Over the weekend I learned that a good friend and prolific writer, Caleb Pirtle III, had recently died. I never knew he was sick, so I was just stunned to get the news from another writer friend. When I found out what he’d been dealing with, bone cancer, I was even more stunned and surprised. […]
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Full disclosure here. I wanted to play with ChatGPT again, and I also wanted to share about this new e-commerce platform, Gumroad, that I hadn’t heard about until my publisher notified me that one of my books was listed there for sale. I’ve read a few articles about Gumroad, but it would’ve taken a couple
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Turning the blog over to Slim Randles in a moment, but first a few fun quotes that a friend sent to me with the preamble, “These insults are from an era before insults were boiled down to four-letter words.” They certainly are clever and amusing, and I wonder how they would work in today’s society.
I’ve been reading, A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles and enjoying the story as much as I did one of his other books, The Lincoln Highway. His writing style is most engaging, and sprinkled with witticisms and wisdom. Most of the wry comments in this story come from the “gentleman”, and here’s one that
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First off, I want to share this gorgeous photo that my granddaughter took over the 4Th of July holiday at a beach in NC. It’s just stunning! Recently I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts where hosts and guests are talking about OpenAI and ChatGPT and I decided to give it a try, just for
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As my vacation wound down, it was especially hard to leave the lake after three wonderful days of lovely scenery and wonderful company with my brother and sister. In Memphis, there were two gatherings with the whole family, Friday and Saturday, and I got to visit with brothers and sisters I haven’t seen in years.
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Happy Monday! A good way to start the week is with a smile. Total patient health care. When I worked in the hospital many moons ago, one of my duties was to attend the daily discharge rounds on the floors that I covered as a chaplain. These daily gatherings were attended by nurses from the
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If you’re a writer, you know the unusual ways stories can present themselves. Sometimes it’s with an incident that stimulates creative speculation. Sometimes it’s a need to illustrate some aspect of society in fictional form. And sometimes it’s when a character becomes like a real person in our lives. The latter is what happens to
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BLUE RUNNING byLori Ann Stephens Dystopian Fiction / Coming of Age / SuspensePublisher: Moonflower PublishingDate of Publication: November, 2022Number of Pages: 334 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! In the new Republic of Texas, guns are compulsory and nothing is forgiven. Blue Running is a gripping coming-of-age thriller set in post-secessionist Texas. A fast-paced, page-turning book,
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“SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS” byDINA GACHMAN Grief & Bereavement / Love & Loss / Parenting & RelationshipsPublisher: Union Square & Co.Publication Date: April 11, 2023 – 240 pages Scroll down for a giveaway! A heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating
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