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About Silver James

I like walks on the wild side and coffee. Lots of coffee. Warning: My Muse runs with scissors. Author of several award-winning series--Moonstruck, Nightriders MC, The Penumbra Papers, and Red Dirt Royalty (Harlequin Desire) & other books! Purveyor of magic, mystery, mayhem and romance. Lots and lots of romance.

Wednesday Words: Not Wrong

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Silver James

As I mentioned in Monday’s blog, I won the Thursday Threads challenge last week. And for once, I know where the snippet belongs–or I will once I find the scene I want to attach it to. Anyway, things are slowly … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Half-Price Chocolate Peanut Ice Cream Bars

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Silver James

Who’s ready for ice cream? 🙋🏼‍♀️ These ice cream bars are easy, tasty, crunchy and perfect as a snack while reading a good book–preverably one of mine which you bought at half-price from Smashwords during the Summer/Winter Sale. You have … Continue reading →

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Monday Mutterings

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Silver James

It’s Monday once again and July is sliding inexorably toward August. We’re due to this the dog days of summer this week with temps in the triple digits. We did get a smidge of rain last week. It was welcome … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Enchanted

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Silver James

W. Ed Harris is a musician and composer I follow on X. He follows me too. I discovered him years ago back when it was Twitter and creative types managed to bump into each other on the feed. When I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Math

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Silver James

First, math is not my strong suit but we’re talking about the Universe so I’m going to see if I can make the message add up. And yes, I probably have not had enough coffee for this so bear with … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Fancy Meeting You Here

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Silver James

There are no “new” words this week as I was the judge for last week’s Thursday Threads. Instead, I pulled a section–which is slighly longer than my usual Wednesday entries–from a chapter I just finished up. This is about 1/3 … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Sale & Lemon Blueberry Pie

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Silver James

I know it’s hot in our half of the hemisphere and you might not want to heat up the kitchen but it bakes at only 350 and not for very long. You end up with a creamy, summery delight that’s … Continue reading →

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Monday Mishmash

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Silver James

Hello. It’s Monday calling. You might wonder why I keep track of the days of the week on the blog. It’s simple. Doing so ensures that I might actually know what day it is without having to look at a … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Stick It

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Silver James

I’m a big fan of WeRateDogs on X. They also post to YouTube. They share fun dog picks and videos and also have a foundation to fund medical costs for shelter dogs through merchandise (Tell Your Dog I Said Hi) … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dreams

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Silver James

Remember when you were a kid and time just seemed to drag? The first day of school and you thought Christmas vacation would never come though you dreamed about it coming. Then suddenly it was Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New … Continue reading →

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