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Ten years of my life, I gave to my country through Navy service. Not because I was honorable, courageous, or committed, but because I...

I rarely capture the moment a new idea for a book comes to be, but this was genuinely fascinating as ideas go, and it all stemmed from a...

The salt of the sea tickled Kat's nose as she raised her head from the sea. The sky above the beach was darkening, and the moon was...

It is said that consistency and staying on course is a virtue. Cowards say this. One who subscribes to the sentiment of staying true...

One of the worst things about setting a goal for the year is that feeling if you can't do it. I gave myself a goal to finish a book every...

I'm looking up into the loving, scared eyes of Helen as she fusses with a ribbon around my neck. Sweet, naive Helen. I'm hamming up my...

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I – Sweet Dreams   It was near impossible for Linda’s lungs to acclimate to the freezing sensation of Ortera’s thin atmosphere. It took...

Thursday, April 6th, 1995 Night One I One knows no fear like a loaded gun aimed straight at one’s face. This is a sensation few living...

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I just finished my first short story, a companion piece to my latest novel, Free Drifter. It was my way of dealing with the negative...

This afternoon, I found an email in my inbox from Olympia, the group I talked about earlier this month. They have stated their interest...

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