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On being a writer

Friday Sinema: Still Feelin’ It

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Silver James

Okay. I almost did a double post last Friday (the day after Independence Day–and how many watched that movie last week? LOLOL). Anyway, earworms. So I went hunting hoping to get rid of the earworm and instead, I find this … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Message

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Silver James

Time keeps going by in a blink. I have good days and bad days. I have momentss of clarity and moments with a foggy brain. I have times when I’m impatient as hell and times when I know I have … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: You Can Stay

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Silver James

Guess what!?! I won the flash fiction challenge last week. Woo to the hoo! I’ll admit, it was another good Thursday Threads prompt: **“Then you can stay.”** I’ll admit, it took me a bit to figure out a scenario and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Summer Edition

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Silver James

I thought I’d do something a little different for today’s Treats and Titles. Yes, I have books to hawk. In fact, ALL of them (but more my Harlequin or Wild Rose books) so I should probably amend that to all … Continue reading →

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Monday Morsels

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Silver James

And no, it’s not abouyt food today. “Morsels” refers to small tidbits of news from the weekend. There was a weekend and stuff happened. For a change. 🤣 Last week was a decent writing/editing week. Check the bottom for the … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema: Courtesy of Toby

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Silver James

When I think of soundtracks for the 4th, there are two at the top of my list: Lee Greenwood’s “Proud to Be an American” and Toby Keith’s”Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue. I’m a big Toby fan and I … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Let Freedom Ring!

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Silver James

Despite the division, I still have to believe that I am blessed to live in the most amazing country in the world. We have the freedom to disagree, to speak our truths, to worship, to work, and to pursure our … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Why?

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Silver James

Another Wednesday rolling around and that means time for a snippet. Last week’s prompt got me an easy 250 words–and another Thursday Threads honorable mention for the week. And it also go me more words as I expanded the scene … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Let’s Get Patriotic

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Silver James

The patriotic part of this is for the USA but the sale part is for everyone! That said, here we go, knocking out a bunch of stuff with three birds. Yes, that’s a paraphrase because using the original “old saying” … Continue reading →

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Monday Mop-Up

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Silver James

When I sat down to type this for today, I was thinking, “Huh. Last day of the month. Time to mop up things.” Except, it’s not. The last day of the month. It’s the first day. Of July! How did … Continue reading →

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