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Fiction is Now My Main Squeeze

Last month on July 29, I wrote Fiction is My Mistress.  I have now decided that for the time being, until my new project is complete, I have to put CJPPhotoNews and Wisdom and Life into hibernation.  Up until last November, I didn’t think I would return to writing fiction again.  Now though, I have found that fiction […]

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Snippets From Random Acts

This column contains Amazon Affiliate Links!   As with last week’s column, Fiction is my Mistress, I’m again sharing snippets from short stories I’ve written in the past and am continuing to write as you read today’s column.   This week I’m sharing snippets from my short story collection: Random Acts: Stories of Redemption This snippet […]

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Fiction Is My Mistress

I’m still writing my Block Island stories and I’ll share some fragments from the new story I’m working on at the moment. Image from: Pixabay From Arrivals and Departures: In no particular order, here are four fragments  1.     Sean strolled away then.  He walked to the far end of the property and sat near the […]

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Back To Fiction

Last November at my Book Launch, someone in the audience asked if I would ever return to writing fiction  At the time of the event and for years before I’d given up on fiction. I spent my writing time devoted to my two blogs: CJPPhotoNews and Wisdom And Life.     Image from: Pixabay Since releasing […]

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Stop Looking

This column contains Amazon Affiliate Links!   Are you single?  Do you want to find a long term relationship?  I have one piece of advice: Stop looking!    Image from: Pixabay What?  You may be asking.  How will I find anyone if I don’t look.  I’m sure you’ve heard it before that it’s only when […]

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At First Sight

How many times in your life have you run across someone and knew instantly that you’d be lifelong friends?   At first sight usually connotes Love.  In this instance, I’m using the phrase to reflect meeting someone and knowing immediately that you’d be lifelong friends.  Has it ever happened to you?   Image from: Pixabay (Words, […]

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Guidance and Control

If you guide through anything other than your own example, it crosses over into the category of control. If you say, “This is what I’ve found that works for me, try it if you like.” That’s guidance. If you say, “This is what I’ve found works for me, and if you don’t follow it, you’re […]

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