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Sometimes—A Miracle
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Sweet Success with a Sweet Deal
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Author Spotlight: LAURA DiNOVIS BERRY
Hot Chocolate and a Fast-Paced Thriller
Fall into Reading
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White Horse Stampede
AUTHORS BOOK FESTIVAL
Left Coast Crime Reads, Part 2
Hot Summer/ HOT HOUSE
America: Standing Strong
Privilege—Power or Happiness?
Left Coast Crime Reads, Part 1
The Putin Effect
Welcome to the Block Party
Author Spotlight: ANA MANWARING
Cybercrime Suspense
A Plague of Traitors
Puppy Picture
Cute Dog Pictures
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Up Against the Firing Squad
Puppy Pics
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On the Eve of Election by Charles Bennett
The Homeless Question by Mark Pavlichek
The Puzzle by Betsy Roman
THE COVID CHRONICLES by Aletheia Morden
Covid Clyde by Donald Turner
Predictions of Election Failure by Leona Rice
United We Stand by Cliff Zyskowski
Stain on the Soul
Pet Picture
Summer Reading
The Virus and US by Russell Hvolbek
Hope and Determination
My Lockdown by Dina Corcoran
These Days by Donald Turner
Hug The One You're With by Cliff Zyskowski
My Happy Crusade
Shelter In Place, A Poem
The Dilemma of the Quercus—or—Oak Erotica
The Joy of Aging
Expect Betrayal—Print version now available!
Growing Down with Barbra Hana Austin
Sunday morning in the shadow of Sonoma Mountain
Newly Old
Unraveling
How to be Old
Young Again
The Child Garden
Reunions and Other Insults
Blogger Recognition Award
Are You One in a Million?
Dead in the Water
New Class Starting!
Jane Cleland is Coming to Town!
To Blog or Not
Bye Bye National Poetry Month—For Now
If you thought college was killer, well—it just might be!
My First Trip to Mexico
It Was a Set Up from the Start
In Her Own Words
Absolution
One Year Later
Storm Clouds
ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Just a Little Sky
Firestorm
On Crime And Punishment
True Crime
Forgiveness
The Pain That Dogs my Heels
On Writing and Writing Classes
Open Your Heart to Compassion
Part 3 It's a Miracle
Part 2: The Soda Canyon Store stood like a beacon at the bottom of the road.
Miracle at Soda Canyon part 1
THE WHOLE WORLD IS A TELEPHONE BOOTH
Charcoal
Battle Lines
Thicker Than Smoke
EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
Blessings in Ashes
From Hell
Fanny Newcomb and the Irish Channel Ripper
Fling!
Writing Rituals: Terry Shames
The Dating Bender
Re-inventing Aging
A Life for a Life
The Secret to Happiness and Productivity
Another Half-Year Older (And what do you have to show for it?)
Until Further Notice, Celebrate Everything!
The Empty Bee Box
In Memory, With Love
Oink
Dying on the Vine
When Will We Ever Learn?
Green Grass, Yellow Mustard
Small Town Lies
My Valentine
Modern Misterios Set in Silicon Valley
Tell It Like It Was
Corpse Pose
Scheduled to Death
Semper Fidelis
Piece Me Together
I Am Providence
Saturday Morning Heroes
RULES FOR COMMA USAGE
English Teachers
Expect Deception
Colon Alert: Something's Coming...
You Are Never Gonna Be Written
An Agent's Take
An Agent's Take
Must Enter To Win: Guest Post by Jan M. Flynn
Terror in Taffeta
Contests: A Career Launch Pad?
WREN AND THE POD
Jan Burke Event in Oakland
Want Some?
It's all extra credit now baby!
PARIS
Class Prompt
I Can Really Pick 'em
Art and Crime—A Perfect Pairing
A Dangerous Game in a Mysterious World
The Right Wrong Thing
Turn to the Sun
Sisters in Crime Fall Showcase
Witch's Tea/Blog Party!
The Killing Vote
IN EXTREMIS
Book Review: Jack of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates
Guest Post: Ann Gelder, author of 'Bigfoot and the Baby'
Making Connections
Lentil Soup
Recklessly Tangle Thunder and Blossoms
Come on baby, float my boat
The To-Do List by J.C. Miller—A 5 Star Read
On the Edge—The Aqus Literary Speakeasy —189 H Street Petaluma—January 29th 7-9 PM
Take Your Inspiration Where You Find It
Dashing Through Your Manuscript
Ruta 175
Your Story: the Macro View
Stymied, Stumped and Surrendered
Eat local. Shop local. Read local.
Publishing Principles: Cornerstones of your Writing Career
DIY? Some like Createspace
How do I get on Oprah?
Copyright 101
Why We Improve Our Craft—A Humorous Look at Bad Writing
The Hydra Effect
Nanowrimo Has Officially Begun
Journey to Nanoland
A Close Third
The Third Person Continuum: Omniscient
Pick a Narrator
The Prose Poem
Stripping the Veil—The Modernists
Changing Goals and Emotions
Some Knowledge of Poetry Will Sweeten Your Tongue
Mixed Emotions
Values, Desires, and Choices
Reveal Character through Dialog
Character Desire
Re-Visioning Our Approach
Characters Drive Plot
Some Ways to Reveal a Character
Surprise Your Reader
Mary Jo Doig Reviews: Wisdom Has a Voice: Every Daughter's Memories of Mother
Patsy Ann Taylor Reviews: Week by Week--A Year's Worth of Journaling Prompts & Meditations
How to Keep a Journal
Outgrowing your Guru
Expose Yourself for Art
Honesty in Memoir--Start by Journaling
Tension, Suspense and Conflict in Your Writing #1
