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On being a writer

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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Friday Sinema: Don’t Get Mad…

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Silver James

So. Yesterday was a bit of a writing day because…Thursday Threads flash fiction challenge. Then I realized that today is Friday and needed a post. “Ah ha,” says I to me and myself. “Find a music video for inspiration. It’ll … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Puzzle

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Silver James

So…yesterday happened. And then I couldn’t get inspired. I have lots of notes of the Universe in my files but nothing jumped out at me this morning. And yes, I normally set up the day before so the post goes … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: It’s About Time

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Silver James

Here it is Wednesday again. I didn’t post here yesterday because I’m still trying to figure out what to blog about on Tuesdays. Instead, I posted a cat meme on my FB author page, where these posts also end up … Continue reading →

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Monday Meanderings

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Silver James

I love the expression on this pup’s face. Just sayin’… Baby, it’s hot out there. You folks east of here have really been sweltering considering what y’all think of as normal. Around here, that’s just July. But yeah, it’s hot … Continue reading →

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