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THE NEW ERA OF THE DAVENPORTS TRILOGY
I have some exciting Davenport news to release! As with any author’s first book, there is a level of growth that is missing due to simple lack of experience. We work hard to bring our fiction to the masses, and oftentimes, that first work falls short in so many areas. My first Davenport book is […]
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Thursday Thoughts: Wobbegong (A Mara Prose Poem)
Picture courtesy of Tokyo Ghoul Wiki – Fandom You are motionless in your emotions You give no chase, you only entice Your duality camouflages who you really are You prey on the weak and diminish the strong Your attack is not expected, your victim is left severely wounded And although you are slow to pounce You […]
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Thursday Thoughts: I can’t, I don’t, I won’t (A Mara Prose Poem)…
Picture courtesy of PerfectCloud I could heal you, but I won’t I could fight for you, but I don’t I could make you love me, but I can’t Mostly because it’s unnecessary work, so save your rants Your insecurities are not my responsibility Your emotional baggage will not be my testimony I don’t have time to […]
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Friday Frankness: When Someone Shows You Who They Are, PLEASE BELIEVE IT!
I cannot tell you how many people I have come across who always ignore the signs of someone’s true nature. Then they have the audacity to be shocked when things blow up, all because they never accepted who that person really was to begin with. Why do we think we can change people? Why do […]
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Thursday Motivation: Enjoy the Journey
Yesterday as I was heading home from work, it suddenly came to me to post the following on Facebook: All I want to say to everyone is please just enjoy the journey! Stop overthinking, stop trying to label everything, stop trying to understand everything and just learn to coast! It will all come together […]
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Dating Tales: Mr. Smelly
Well, today’s tale is certainly not a love story like Mr. Perfect. My poor friend has had several bizarre dates and was happy to share with us. Hopefully you will have a chuckle. Enjoy! Giselle was standing in the mirror, preparing for her umpteenth blind date. She was praying this one would be different since she was becoming […]
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Friday Frankness: Role Playing…
Picture courtesy of http://www.globaltoynews.com http://newstalk1290.com/the-feminization-of-the-american-male-continues/ Neutering the Male of the Species: The Feminization of American Society http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/have-women-played-role-feminization-american-male This week I found myself in a very heated discussion about the feminization of males. It is equally disheartening that so many women support this backward mentality. A friend of mine even told me she has a male […]
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#ThursdayThoughts: Bitterness
It is easy to get bitter about many things in life – loss of a job, loss of a spouse, finding out someone is cheating on you, being envious of the success of others. I could go on and on. I am dealing with a difficult, bitter person on a daily basis. Unfortunately, I will […]
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