From time to time,I think about you. Not in depth,but I do. Your stories. Your characters. Your time. Your dedication. Your genius. Why should I think of authors?You're deities in your own right,giving us giftsthat we don't always deserve. Then again,that's how benevolent deities are,aren't they? But you're different. You were in my lifebefore I knewwho you were. Before your...

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Tap Tap TapTapTap tap tap. That's my worldwhen I write. When storiesfall from my fingers. When a world wants lifeand characters want to live there. Tap. Tap tap tap. Tap. Tap tap tap. The keyboard must hate me. It must want me to stop. I can't. The storydoesn't want me to. It's not done. The charactersare not whole. Not done...

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I turned down the lights and watched out the window as the snow came down on the slanted and sparse yet lively forest behind the window of my rundown, and snowed in a-frame rental cabin I got in solidarity from the howls of my past and present life. I also wanted to learn how to cross-country ski. We were at...

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Red of chest and dark of wings, The robin softly chirps and sings. The gentle songbird swiftly flies, To rugged branches where it lies. The barren woodland stands so tall, As the snow begins to fall. A simple dusting coats the trees, The ground below begins to freeze. While other birds may travel south, The robins will remain in scouth....

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There was something in the air that night at Casa Del Mar. Something that told me that I was gonna score. Maybe it was the steady, confident beach breeze that whipped the gasping curtains around the grand open floor pillars of the venue. Or the perfectly shaken cocktail the bartender slid my way. I don’t quite know what it was,...

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I am very aware of the fact that I find a new favorite book each time I write a book review, a quality which understandably takes me out of the running for the title of “Best Unbiased Book Reviewer.” But I have once again found it. Yes, the best book I have ever read. And I truly urge you all...

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As we come to the end of Valentine's season, I can not help but admit how badly I have needed a new book to take out on coffee shop dates, to spend time with, but mostly, to love. With all jokes aside, there is truly nothing like that fictional book boyfriend who ruins any living, breathing man’s chances in real...

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Kimberly has always had a sophisticated palate, and she has always known what she wants. She’s loved raw sushi since the early age of five, discriminating against anyone who dares to order a California roll at Nobu. By nine she’s been able to tell the difference between a strawberry Moscato and a rose champagne with a single swirl of the...

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I never thought about how I would want my body prepared after death. I didn’t think my husband did either, but upon reading his will, I realized that I didn’t truly know him at all. Sure, we have always loved our beach house, but I didn’t think Desmond loved it enough to have me spread his ashes there. I never...

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If you have read any of my past book reviews, then you would know that I have been on the hunt for a gut-wrenching, oddball book that will sit with me through the holidays and ruin my appetite. A book that will resurface in my brain at the most random and inappropriate of times, like when I am washing the...

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