August 2010 Blog Posts (16)

Hey all.

With advent of Free Clinic's publication, to print in the next two weeks, I humbly submit for your perusal the first bits of the second book in the Free Clinic Trilogy: Immunity Effect. This draft so far has been well recieved by my editor and publisher, but still has a way to go. The third book, Kiss The Sky, is in purely outline now, though I have written some parts of it. I hope that those of you who have read the Free Clinic teasers that I have posted have saved them to…

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My book, "The Starving Man: First Encounter" is available at lulu.com for purchase and download.

It takes you on a journey in the mind of a bipolar schizophrenic who is fueled by self hate & self loathing, while barely holding onto the hope of someone loving them one day.

the url is:…

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When I teach writing classes, give book talks, or generally discuss strategies for improving written communication, I often get this question: “What are the best strategies for writing well?”…

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I woke in a fright, sweat beading my forehead. It was that dream again. That recurring dream of death and destruction. I looked at the clock, midnight. Time I was up. I raked the fire till the embers glowed, laying kindling and a slice of peat on top.

I lived deep down under Farmer O'Connell's chicken coop in a burrow. At first it was just going to be somewhere to sleep; somewhere…

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Remember that my Mama takes care of all these animals. The story Thirteen Dogs and Nine Horses is from the book Biscuits With Archie. The book is available online everywhere. Look for it today!!

In the streets
I'm left there to wonder
to think of the many possibilities
that the shadows give
Not knowing where these cold pavements guide me
I just know I am going
Hoping
Believing
that everything will be okay
my choices will be good
even though they may bring tears and fears
I'll never regret
In the streets
Where I'm left to wonder
Forever thinking of the possibilities

Like an old grandma on her chair,
I became wiser.
Like a small rat against a snake,
I became a fighter.
Like a child on his birthday,
I became happier.
But most importantly;
Like a soothing breeze,
waving gently above the sea,
the day I walked away,
I became free.

I wrote your name on the sand;
tears rolling down my face.
I wrote your name on the sand;
a salty breeze giving way.

I wrote the date we met on the sand;
for that I will always remember.
I wrote the date we met on the sand;
that cold and old December.

An innocent wave erased your name.
An innocent wave erased our date.
I secretly smiled inside,
and silently walked away.

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I wish this time could last forever.

And I wish for the days to last just a little longer.

I promise I'll never forget you.

Even when the wind starts blowing,

or when the leaves start falling,

or when turkeys become everyone's menu.

Even in the snow,

or when the cold overwhelmes me,

or when every house is lighted by tiny-little stars.

Even in the middle of the blossoming flowers,

or when the green starts appearing everywhere,

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I. Memory (of Dried Marsh at Merauke)



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Here is a scenario with many POD publishers.

Your upfront fee to publish could be as low as $14! However, PODs rarely offer the author free copies of their book. Also, your book (as an electronic file) remains with the

publisher. POD means print-on-demand. The publisher gets to keep a file of your

book and prints the books as needed. It is a fast and easy method…

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