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AN UNEXPECTED HONOR
I’d like to thank #AllisonBruning at http://www.allisonbruning.blogspot.com for nominating me for The Lighthouse Award. Never heard of it, but love what it stands for: #bloggers who like to help...
View ArticleYOUR CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
BOOK RELEASE EVENT ON FACEBOOK March 19-26: https://www.facebook.com/events/770876499591749/ LOTS of fun and PRIZES! DON’T MISS OUT! YOUTUBE LINK READ FOR ANIMALS, anthology by authors, poets, artists...
View ArticleNEW BOOK RATING SYSTEM–BETTER THAN 5 STARS
AYA’S BOOK RATING SYSTEM (1 to 10 Stars with 1 Star the highest rating–so busy reading can’t take time to hit more than one star!) ( no response to a four-alarm fire in the trash can next to reader)...
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DARRINGTON PARTIES!
Darrington sprawled beneath a partly cloudy sky this July 4th as parade participants gathered in the Community Center’s parking lot. The Timberbowl Rodeo Queen, Lindsey, chatted with a woman before...
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THE RETURN
THE RETURN Time moves on, sometimes far too quickly. I left Hidden Springs Campground and meandered north on Highway 101. I swung off my course long enough to visit Ferndale once again, enjoy the old...
View ArticleTHE CHAMELEON’S LEGACY
Chapter 1 By age 5, I–Cas Redner–had seen a number of flying saucers…sometimes, they even landed…on my stepfather’s head. My mother’s aim was very good, whether the object was a saucer, a Vick’s jar or...
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5 GREAT THINGS HAPPENING!
Each day I try to find things to celebrate in my life. On some days that is easier to do than on other days. Recently, I have been blessed with a serendipitous turn of events. 5 GREAT things are...
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FIVE THINGS I’VE LEARNED AS AN AUTHOR
As an author, I have learned many things. Here are five of them: The Reader is the most important person in a book’s life. Next to readers, the most important people in the creation of a novel are Beta...
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MEET THREE REMARKABLE WOMEN
I have known many remarkable women in my life, starting with my mother and grandmother. Grandmother was a spiritual woman who reached out and touched lives; my mother rescued animals. As an author, I...
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6 TRAITS OF STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER
6 TRAITS OF STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER 1. Does she make things happen? Does she make choices–good and bad–that move the story forward? Will her choices make a difference? A #strongfemalecharacter doesn’t...
View Article2 INTERESTING #BOOKS ,REGARDLESS OF READER’S AGE
Books shaped my life, both as a child and now as an author. Girls have had to struggle with the restricted abilities and often uselessness of female characters–all too often Manic Pixie Dream Girls...
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4 IMPORTANT LESSONS
Three days ago, last Saturday, I participated in Cross Creek Alpaca Rescue’s Holiday Bazaar. I planned to dash off a quick blog post about the experience as soon as I could access my computer at home....
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5 WAYS TO OVERCOME #HOLIDAY BLAHS
5 WAYS TO OVERCOME HOLIDAY BLAHS Holidays are difficult–whether you celebrate them or choose to ignore them; whether you love them or dread them. Stress is high, fuses are short, and even the happy...
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JUST FOR YOU!
I love to read. Of course I would love to read…after all, I am a writer. What I love even more than reading is to share stories. Give you a little background: Both my mother and grandmother were oral...
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COPS STEALING FROM MOTORISTS!
Gangs and criminals are no longer the biggest worry for innocent travelers. It’s the #cops. During research for Backlash, Book 4, Special Crimes Team series I needed to find out under what conditions...
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THE GIFT (A #CHRISTMAS STORY)
THE GIFT By Aya Walksfar Sixty-eight-year old Marybelle Brown pushed the rattling grocery cart filled with plastic bags of aluminum cans through the square next to the #Seattle Aquarium. That summer...
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Through The Fires of Hell
Every story that I tell is rooted deep in my soul. I pull them from the years of growing up with the cramps of hunger and the queasy feeling of never knowing when the next meal or the next blow will...
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4 Ways Journaling Heals
With the first anniversary of the Highway 530 Mudslide looming ever closer, emotions are intense. Words are powerful and can help us deal with emotions. This is why keeping a journal can be a healing...
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BACKLASH, BK 4, COMING SOON!
BACKLASH! Chapter 1 On the day that Ellen Delaney’s carefully constructed world shattered, she crossed December first off the desktop calendar, signed off her laptop and placed it in its black leather...
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#3/22/14: When the Mountain Fell
On March 22, 2014, at 10:37 a.m., the side of the hill above the #Stillaguamish River gave way suddenly. It crashed into the river, scooped up the river’s water and became a mud tidal wave that...
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