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writer, poet/artist, editor, reader, reviewer
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      • Justifiable Murder – in under 200 words
      • Keeper of the Shadows
      • Pieces of Jules
      • Prey
      • Phineas Tom
      • Poetry Book 1 – editing
      • Poetry Book 2 – writing
      • Derrick
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      • Village Headline
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      • Seeing Halos
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      • Mama Tell Me Another
      • Epic Prose Story
    • Short Stories
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      • Baby Animal Farm
      • Bairies
      • Comedy of Murders
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      • Protectors
      • Quinn O’Grady
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        • Winter – Santa’s a vampire
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      • What’s an editor to do
  • Romantic Heart
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        • Midnight Find – reworking (Iris)
        • Tina & Patrick x 2 (Iris)
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      • Violet
        • Interference…Ian & ? (Violet)
      • Hazel
      • Myrtle
      • Oliver
    • Short Works – Romance
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  • Heat with Humour
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    • Longer Works – Heat
      • A Year in the Life Of…
        • Connie and Boris
        • Cassie
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      • Experiment/Creating Love
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      • Donna Andrews
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      • J Armin & N Moore
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      • Eve Asbury
      • Jude Atkins
      • Lena Austin
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    • C
      • Paula Cappa
      • Lorna Collins and Larry K. Collins
      • Bruce Cooke
      • Kevin Craig
      • Adam Croft
      • P.W. Cross
      • Crystal Lake Publishing Collections
    • D
      • C.S. Davidson
      • Mark DeGasperi
      • Aaron Dries
      • Anna del C. Dye
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      • Falcon’s Bend – W & S
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      • Dave Stanton
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      • Bradford Wheler
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General: To Be Continued

January 6, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

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General: To Be Continued

January 5, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

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General: Do I…

January 4, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

…really need to schedule my non-review reads? Are any reads non-review reads? TBRs – to be read – those piles…

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General: My Chi

January 3, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

Stop making fun of Chihuahuas. My chi, Sandie, was everything anyone wanted in a dog – loyal, playful, protective, cuddly,…

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General: Looking ahead

January 2, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

Or…are you already there waiting publishing times, upcoming deadlines, prepared. What makes this different from seasonal stories? Anticipation. We know…

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Theadora’s Pet Peeves: To Be Continued

December 30, 2022 christinesteevesspeakman

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Romance is…Enough

December 29, 2022 christinesteevesspeakman

New year’s is just around the corner and one of the times no one wants to celebrate alone in a…

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Personal Share: Dr. Seuss

December 28, 2022 christinesteevesspeakman

My very first book. I had my Nanny read it so many times that I memorized it by age 3.

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Affirmations and Mantras

December 27, 2022 christinesteevesspeakman

It’s the last Tuesday of the year and the season of celebrations with the New Year fast approaching. What fills…

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Photo Prompt

December 26, 2022 christinesteevesspeakman

Hmmmmm, what is going on?

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Notes from Today

May 4, 2026

  • realizing I write cryptically in order to get thoughts out without giving too much privately
  • Internal energy

May 3, 2026

  • glimmer at the end of darkness

May 2, 2026

  • I want to be determined

May 1, 2026

  • Unsure

April 30, 2026

  • Normalcy
  • spring blues

April 29, 2026

  • believe

April 28, 2026

  • slowly getting energy back
  • cold spring day, dull skies & windy
  • confusion and dismay
  • patience

April 27, 2026

  • a bed day

April 26, 2026

  • Sunny and still feeling sick
  • Headcold, what’s worse, the nose or the itchy eyes?
  • Setting up for a better week

April 25, 2026

  • Full-blown cold…oh yeah
  • Remind me not to push myself
  • Must rest
  • I could be stubborn ;/

April 24, 2026

  • Cold or allergies?

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