Monthly Archives: September 2017

Necessary Distractions for Healing the Heart

With the passing of my father, his wake and a funeral, it was comforting to receive hugs, love and condolences from family and friends, and I thank everyone.  On the right is a bouquet from my colleagues at work. Still … Continue reading

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My Thoughts Are With Puerto Rico by Stacy Hoff

Photo above: Hurricane Maria over Puerto Rico, from the National Hurricane Center. My personal relationship with Puerto Rico started when I was five years old. My mother took me on a trip to visit Condado Beach. I was a New … Continue reading

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Wishing Away 2017

I was toward the end of this past week when I realized the end of September was barreling around the corner.  Where the heck did 2017 go? ACK! This year has been one of moving forward. Picking up the fragmented … Continue reading

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Extend a Hand

For anyone who has read some of my blogs more frequently, you may know that my family and I recently moved across the U.S. We are now in a new city, surrounded by different people and while we are closer … Continue reading

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Stay Off Twitter by Mandy Rosko

At least while writing. Or doing anything remotely work related. I’m not even a big Twitter user. The vast majority of my interaction on that platform is my liked Youtube Videos, liked Cat Videos, and liked cartoon strips or gaming … Continue reading

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Shadows Paranormal-Scope

Right now the world is shaken and stirred. Be kind to each other. While I am not qualified in any way to read neither stars nor planets, I am intimately linked to the paranormal in the world in many ways. … Continue reading

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Vampires Don’t Suck…An Interview with LE Wilson By Ripley Proserpina

If you’re like me, when the weather gets cooler, you start looking for something a little darker. Maybe even a little scarier. I was recently introduced to LE Wilson by a friend of mine, and I thought, here are the … Continue reading

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The Year In Review… By Ripley Proserpina

So…Facebook. That time-sucking, worm-hole vortex recently posted a picture at me, waving it in front of my face, and demanded I share it. It was a post I’d made about submitting my book to my editor. It was the first … Continue reading

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A Dark Time

So many weather and environmental events such as hurricanes and earthquakes have affected us all and so many. Texas, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico are still reeling from the disasters and rescues. Other parts of the world too are … Continue reading

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Creating A Book Series by Stacy Hoff

Writing life. Gotta love it. If you think coming up with a plot line for a single novel is hard, try conceiving numerous plot lines for a multi-book series.      What was my initial reaction to writing a series? Yeah, … Continue reading

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