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Monday Motivation: Start Small

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Good morning and Happy Monday! Boy, things are pretty crazy these days, aren’t they? The US government thinks it’s a good idea to force China to give up TikTok just so the wealthy can own your data. Several states (including my own) are doubling down on taking away women’s rights to bodily autonomy. And there’s…

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Recipe for Romance: Mug Cakes

Recipe for Romance Two champagne glasses against a purple sparkly background with bells and ribbons at their base

Welcome to Recipe for Romance! Let’s get started. I’m sharing a snippet of CRETACEOUS CRUSHES, a LGBTQIA gatecrashing Charity Anthology, coming on March 19 2024. My story is FOSSIL BEDS BED & BREAKFAST and it’s a sapphic, dinoshifter romance. Persia Walker is reading about an impending meeting where some fossil sites will be destroyed for…

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#ThursThreads – Week 601 – Winners

Week 601 of #ThursThreads, and y’all never disappoint. We’ve made it 11 years! Well done and thank you to everyone who writes each week. You made this happen. If you’ve just found us, welcome to the crew! You’re in good company. May you come back again and write more great flash. A thousand thanks to…

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 601

Welcome back to the home of #ThursThreads for Week 601. Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing on #ThursThreads, the challenge that ties tales together. Want to keep up each week? Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook and the Group on MeWe. Need the rules? Read on. Here’s how…

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Monday Motivation: Be Beautiful & Strange

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Good morning and Happy Monday! You are here. You are amazing. You are beautiful and strange in all that you are. Feels good to be acknowledged for just being, yeah? One of the things that bothers me most about living in a Capitalist society is this idea of being a ‘productive’ member. ‘Productive’ means literally…

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Recipe for Romance: Nutmeg Carrots

Recipe for Romance Two champagne glasses against a purple sparkly background with bells and ribbons at their base

Welcome to Recipe for Romance! Today, I’m sharing a snippet from FOSSIL BEDS BED & BREAKFAST, a sapphic romance in CRETACEOUS CRUSHES, a dino-shifter LGBTQIA charity anthology, coming on March 19 2024. Maya is the owner of the Fossil Beds B&B, and she’s relaxing with a cup of tea as she considers her current world.…

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#ThursThreads – Week 600 – Winners

Wow. Six Hundred Weeks of writing flash fiction. I’m blown away! Well done and thank you to everyone who wrote this week and writes each week. You made this happen. May you come back again and write more great flash. A thousand thanks to George Varhalmi for judging this week. Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group…

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#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 600

Welcome back to the home of #ThursThreads. Wow, y’all. We made it to WEEK 600. SIX HUNDRED. My glory, that’s amazing! Today is Thursday and that means it’s time to start flashing, like we have for the past 11 years. I had no idea when I started it would keep going! This is Week 600 of…

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Monday Motivation: 20 Things to Stop Wearing

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Good morning and Happy Monday! Happy Women’s History Month! This is a great time to focus on the great things about being a woman (even if the world is on fire). Being a woman in this world isn’t easy. There are plenty of places where being a woman is the hardest person to be –…

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Recipe for Romance: Vanilla Almond Milk

Recipe for Romance Two champagne glasses against a purple sparkly background with bells and ribbons at their base

Welcome to Recipe for Romance! Each weekend, I share a snippet of a tale that either takes place in the current month (in this case, February) or is coming out in the current month, and a recipe that either goes with the tale or goes with the month. Confused yet? Excellent! lol Let’s get started.…

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