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In today’s world, most people have an email account. And in each email account there is a spam folder where all of the junk mail is supposed to go. But just as no human is perfect, neither is any email account.
What does Appalachian English have to do with a wheelbarrow?
Like Catalina in my novel πβπ πππ‘ππ’π πΉπππ, I love the ocean! Although until I learned to scuba dive, I was somewhat afraid of its mysterious depths and what could be lurking below the waterβs surface.
Catalina, a scuba dive master, has an exciting life traveling the world. The ocean is her passion. She gets to experience firsthand the beauty of the ocean and all of its inhabitants while sharing it with the experienced and inexperienced divers she is taking beneath the water.But when one of the people under her watch decides to commit suicide, her life spirals into turmoil.
The residents of Barrow, Alaska, don’t see the sun for the 67 days of polar night, but during the summer months, the midnight sun gives them 80 days of continuous sunlight. What is it like to live in this city at the top of the world?
The past holds secrets just waiting to be told that will reveal the truth about what really happened when two men disappeared. Will Dylan and Letty be able to clear their great-grandfathersβ names?
Would you prefer to have a picnic in the leas or in the lees? Do you look through a lends or a lens to take a picture? Would you play a liar or a lyre? Does a levee or a levy prevent flooding? Does lichen or liken grow on rocks and trees? Which one accompanies a thunderstorm: lightening or lightning?
Enchanted is a world of magical items, sprites, fairies, and good witches. All should be peaceful and wonderful here, but the wicked witches who live among them won’t allow that.
Is bacon served with every meal in Bacon Level, Alabama? Was Deadhorse, Alaska named after a dead horse? Is it always Christmas in Santa Claus, Indiana and Santa Claus, Arizona? Is it a crime to eat your meals without ketchup in Ketchuptown, South Carolina?
When I was in my twenties, I worked as a receptionist in downtown Pittsburgh. At lunchtime Iβd browse through little shops and big department stores, and I soon discovered there was a bookstore just a couple of blocks from my office.
If you love mysteries but donβt want to read one that will give you nightmares or scare your socks off, then this cozy mystery by Anita Kulina is just what youβre looking for. The mystery is sound, suspects abound, it is possible a crime has been committed, and Mrs. B. is involved up to her eyeballs.
Top Shelf Editing has created a new writersβ group on Facebook! I know what youβre thinking – there are so many groups for writers on here, why do I need to join another one? Well, this one is slightly different.
A close friend of mine in his eighties sent me his memoir in manuscript form. I found it fascinating as Iβve known the man thirty-five years. I had suggestions for him on perhaps reshaping it for a larger audience.
π΄ π·πππ‘β ππ πππππ takes you from the casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to the wineries of Sonoma, California. It is a story of a normal man with usual problems caught up in a situation where he has to break the law in order to remain a free man and prove he isnβt the guilty one.
Have you ever known anyone who when they talk just talk? They don’t gesticulate with their hands. Their eyes don’t roam around the room. They don’t pet their cat or dog. They don’t look through their mail. They just talk. They stare into your eyes and talk, their mind not going elsewhere. Thatβs just not normal under most circumstances, is it?
Imagine finding out that youβre dead, but you find this out while youβre alive. Kind of twisted, right? In this psychological thriller, Neve lives the last week of her life time and time again, trying to find out who killed her and to stop it from happening again.
Secrets. Everyone has secrets.
Theyβre out there just to confuse you. You can find them in your workplace, your school, the places where you shop, the restaurants you eat at, maybe even in your home. Their mission in life is to leave you wondering what they said and what they meant by it.
US Marshall Devon McKenzie and NYC Detective Chris Gates do not get along with each other. They are transporting a prisoner from New York City to the state of Washington. One night while they are passing through Nebraska beneath a bright Aurora Borealis, they wreck and their prisoner escapes. This is the least of their problems though.
When someone says itβs raining cats and dogs, they donβt mean that cats and dogs are falling from the sky. That is another way of saying that the rain is extremely heavy.
While reading and writing historical romance is definitely a passion for me, itβs not the only passion that stirs my heart. Working in prison ministry is another of my passions, a calling I feel strongly about.
The stories in this book take place in a variety of settings: the ocean, a futuristic Earth with a toxic atmosphere, a medieval castle, a shoe store, a childβs bedroom, etc. A passage of darkness is waiting in each setting for someone to experience.
What would you wish for if you were granted three wishes?
The initial inspiration for πππ’ πππ β was a series of questions.
