Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Right Food

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Toni Kelly

Have you ever noticed that you can sit at your desk the entire day, only to feel completely exhausted by the time five o’clock rolls around? This week has been a bit like that. I’m in the midst of tax … Continue reading →

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First Set Of Stickers by Mandy Rosko

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

So I put together my first sticker set, it’s kind of ridiculous, and definitely amateur work, but it was totally fun 🙂 These are just the first real batch I’ve put together. The previous stickers were a test on label … Continue reading →

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Gray Rainy Day Paranormal-Scope

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

“Into each life, some rain must fall” is a line from a poem called “The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The important thing to remember is that the sun will always shine. If it didn’t rain, we’d miss the … Continue reading →

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Commencing Countdown, Engines On… by Ripley Proserpina

Posted on February 25, 2018 by ripleyproserpina

In t-minus two days, Shadow of Thorns, the second book in my vampire series, Midnight’s Crown, releases. I’m a ball of anxiety. I want to know what people think—will they like it? Will they hate the ending? Will they love … Continue reading →

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Deep in a Book? What’s the Insiders’ Circle?

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Where have I been? What book am I deep in? That is Moldoveanu Peak, the highest mountain in Romania. It’s grand to look at, but then so is the whole country. My research led me through history and places and … Continue reading →

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School Break by Stacy Hoff

Posted on February 23, 2018 by stacyhoff

This week my kids have enjoyed a late-winter break from their respective schools, high school and middle school. Both of them used to get a full week off from classes. Now they just get a four-day weekend. Four days is … Continue reading →

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The Crazy World We Live In

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Toni Kelly

We live in a crazy world. I know there are so many ways you can take those words. We are crazy busy, crazy growing, crazy dangerous in some ways and crazy cutting edge innovative… I can keep going in some … Continue reading →

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Preparing Swag for Romancing The Capitol by Mandy Rosko

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

So in my never ending question to figure out how to go shopping for some awesome gear and write it off as a business expense, I’ve been watching a few Youtube videos lately where ladies who own their own Etsy … Continue reading →

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Presidents’ Day Paranormal-Scope

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Today in the USA is Presidents’ Day, where we honor George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. 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 … Continue reading →

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The Second… By Ripley Proserpina

Posted on February 18, 2018 by ripleyproserpina

It could all be in my head, but I have this worry about the second of anything in a series… When the first of something (movie, book, slice of pizza) is good, what happens when the second one comes around? … Continue reading →

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