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Christine Steeves Speakman
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Month: December 2020

Eroticism…a dirty word??

December 18, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Erotic…devoted to or tending to arouse sexual love or desire…according the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Sexual desire, sensuality, romantic arousal. That which…

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Posted in: General - Heat With Humour Filed under: erotic, Theadora Mitchell, write, writing

Thank You and I’m Sorry

December 15, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I owe this to an elementary schoolmate from grade 1. She was extremely quiet. For me, another shy and awkward…

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Posted in: Current Life, Past Life Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, current life, LifeBecomesUnderstanding, past life

Writing exercise experience

December 14, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I have a book. This book offers me 600+ subjects/ideas to write about. It’s a random thing for me as…

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Posted in: General - Chris Writer Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, writer, writing

I’m making my author blush

December 11, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

You know, I am a pseudonym. It’s all a mental game for my creator/writer. She says it’s to keep my…

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Posted in: General - Heat With Humour Filed under: Heat with Humour, Theadora Mitchell, write, writing

Romance is…

December 10, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

…everyday life …tears caused by life …hugs …being taken care of by loved one(s) …taking care of loved one(s) …reading…

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Posted in: Romance Is... Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Melody Hew, romance, Romance is..., writer, writing

How did I start?

December 9, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

Dang, I’ve been reviewing for 25 years. Didn’t realize it until I did the math. Wow. I’ve been part of…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Reviewer

The Post About Nothing

December 8, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

I’ve sat for ten minutes thinking nothing; looking at nothing; coming back to my thoughts to wonder what to type…

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Posted in: Current Life, Reflections/Quotes Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, current life, LifeBecomesUnderstanding, Reflections

Giving up?

December 7, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

No, I’m not giving up writing, although sometimes I feel like I should as I’m not happy with how it’s…

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Posted in: General - Chris Writer Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, writer, writing

Takeover…Prudes

December 4, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

To continue from Melody Hew’s posting yesterday, I do swear and sometimes love just gets in the way, Patrice here,…

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Posted in: General - Heat With Humour, Mistress Patrice Filed under: chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, erotic, Mistress Patrice, Theadora Mitchell, writing

Raymond Benson’s The Black Stiletto: Stars & Stripes

December 3, 2020 christinesteevesspeakman

About, From the Black Stiletto Website The Black Stiletto returns in the third book of the thrilling new series. It’s…

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Posted in: General - ChrisChat Reviews, Reviewing - Mystery Filed under: Black Stiletto, chrischat, Christine Steeves Speakman, Raymond Benson, Reviewer

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I first came to the internet to figure out how to get published and ended up a reviewer, copy editor, editor, blogger, writer, still reviewing.

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The truth is…it doesn’t. It doesn’t matter if 1 or a billion sees me, or you, I’ll/you’ll always see myself/yourself. What’s that line…wherever you go; there you are. We all carry our own baggage.

There’s no escaping who we are…I don’t want to escape myself. I want to be me and with that, here I am, all of me.

 

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