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Blackberry Pickn' by Granny.

Blackberry Pickn’ by Granny.

Sometimes in late spring or early summer blackberries begin to ripen in South Ga. When I was growing up my family felt they had to get there share. They grew wild everywhere. At first we would pick from the blackberry bushes right around the house, along the garden fence, and behind the barn. We could get enough for a pie easily.

Granny was always close by cautioning us about snakes and at some…

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Whosoever finds my resting place Whosoever finds my resting place Is charged with the tasks Of planting flowers on my grave…

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The Fairy Godmother

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In this ingenious retelling of Cinderella, Elena Klovis is abandoned by her stepmother and left to mind the house.  Seeing her chance for a better life she attends the local mop fair in search of a job with fair wages and a kind master.  What she finds is so much more.  Her fairy…

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A Court of Frost and Starlight Book Review

A Court of Frost and Starlight Book Review

A Court of Frost and Starlight

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Frost and Starlightgives a small glimpse into the Night Court following the aftermath of the war.  With peace finally in view, Feyre and Rhysand struggle with their own horrors while trying to hold on to those oh so fragile threads.  As the winter solstice approaches we get to see into their lives and on occasion the lives of those they…

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Updates and Upcoming

I’ve not been writing much lately, unless you count a research paper or two.  Finally, finals are coming to a close and I can breath again.  Even though I haven’t been writing, I’ve been reading.  One of the things I’ve been reading is instructional daily emails from Reedsy.  Each series is 10 emails devoted to a topic.  I hoard them in my Scrivener Writers Notebook and work through them when I…

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Trying to get myself together… I have been super busy of late, between work, school, and life in general I have not been writing anything that isn’t school related. 

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Finding a New Reality

This post is in response to DIY MFA Book Club Prompt #2 I sit at my desk, iPod on the never ending shuffle and try to decide what to write for this DIY MFA prompt.  How do I honor my reality when I am still trying to find it?  How do I write a post like this without sounding like a whiney teenager?  (#Firstworldproblems)   [tweetshare tweet=”How do I honor my reality when I’m still trying to find…

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How Did I Become a Writer? I have always been a writer.  Even as a child I had a vivid imagination.  I would day dream and play pretend all day.  

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At The Water's Edge: A Novel

At The Water’s Edge: A Novel

**This post contains affiliate links, I will receive a small percentage of your purchase should you purchase this book following the links below.** I started a weekly book reading challenge at the first of the year with some friends. The first book for me was At the Water’s Edge by Sara Gruen.  I have friends who love the novel Water for Elephants that she also wrote but the blurb doesn’t speak…

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I was getting pretty fed up with links and generators with very general and overused weapons and superpowers and what have you for characters so:

Here is a page for premodern weapons, broken down into a ton of subcategories, with the weapon’s region of origin. 

Here is a page of medieval weapons.

Here is a page of just about every conceived superpower.

Here is a page for legendary creatures and their regions of origin.

Here are some gemstones.

Here is a bunch of Greek legends, including monsters, gods, nymphs, heroes, and so on. 

Here is a website with a ton of (legally attained, don’t worry) information about the black market.

Here is a website with information about forensic science and cases of death. Discretion advised. 

Here is every religion in the world. 

Here is every language in the world.

Here are methods of torture. Discretion advised.

Here are descriptions of the various methods used for the death penalty. Discretion advised.

Here are poisonous plants.

Here are plants in general.

Feel free to add more to this!

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An Ode to My Notebook

In my little notebook Can be found strange new worlds Little pearls of wisdom Lots of squiggles and some swirls In my little notebook Who is the truest of friends I scratch down my feelings I pour out my sins In my little notebook All smudged and abused You can find the pieces of me That I don’t want to lose

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Scared as Hell

              Twist and turns alone the way follow the path for another day -oh look! Whats that? A trail through the wood -I’m going to take it I don’t think you should -It could be a short cut, it could be fun It could be a death trap, I think we should run. Run right past it, stick to what we know. -I’m going to take it, adventure awaits. -I might learn something about who I am. I will at…

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I'm still Here

I’m still Here

I just wanted to drop in and say I’m still here. I haven’t forgotten about the blog. I am in the last couple of weeks of the semester and between work and school I’ve had little time for fun. I will be back with more book reviews and more poems soon.   Lynn

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Obsidian Son: A Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller

Obsidian Son: A Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller

by Shayne Silvers (This post contains affiliate links, while you won’t pay more, I may receive a commission if you click them.) Nate is not your typical billionaire, he has no desire to take over the family company, he runs his own book store instead. Oh and he’s also a Wizard. Shaken by the death of his family, sent on to find a nameless book by a mysterious young man, attacked by multiple…

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The Oracle's Dilemma Vol. Fifiteen, An Isle of Mist Short

The Oracle’s Dilemma Vol. Fifiteen, An Isle of Mist Short

  The days drug on as I wandered around North Georgia. I decided to go spend time in the mountains there. I really did love the place. I stuffed myself with good food, spent my days hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail, and my nights drinking hot chocolate by the fire in the back of my cabin. I was lonely. I missed the clan. While I rarely included myself in clan activities, I was always able to…

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The Oracle's Dilemma Vol. Fourteen, An Isle of Mist Short

The Oracle’s Dilemma Vol. Fourteen, An Isle of Mist Short

I felt mildly bad for leaving him in Savannah but I knew he had the ax and could get home. It would just take him longer to get here than for me to flash us back. It would undoubtedly give me plenty of time to stew over the meddling with my powers. I could forgive everything else but not that. They made me question who I was and my abilities to serve my purpose. That took things much too far. As…

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The Oracle's Dilemma Vol. Thirteen, An Isle of Mist Short

The Oracle’s Dilemma Vol. Thirteen, An Isle of Mist Short

  I was only half right, Keyne loved the pub but instead of being in the middle of everything he took us to a table in the back corner, out of the way of everything. After settling in beside me he leaned over, “I know you wanted to talk last night but you fell asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow. Here we can talk and no one will pay any attention.” I was puzzled but touched. “It’s OK, if…