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Wednesday Words:

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Silver James

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! Anybody have big plans? Going to a party or celebration? We’ll be staying in and dealing with nervous pets. Dogs and cats do NOT like “ringing” in the New Year when it includes firecrackers, gunfire, and … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Titles: Rock Chicks and Angels

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Silver James

I have a confession. There’s a very popular author who, by all rights, should drive me crazy. She writes books that wallow in the stuff that makes me want to toss books at walls. She writes in 1st Person POV. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Titles: Christmas Wishes

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Silver James

Today you get a real treat in this title. It’s free! And B.E. Sanderson has created an interesting world full of djinn, wishes, immortals and….maybe some mystery and murder mixed in with the magic. As hinted, I’m cutting back on … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: IYKYK**

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Silver James

There are so many internet acronyms out there. I ususally have to look them up to figure out exactly what is meant. Sometimes not even a “definition” really explains the reason. 🙄 Yeah. I’m Old Skool. In fact, I took … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Suspicion of Guilt

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Silver James

Ah, mid-week once again. And once again, I have new words to share. I also have an announcemnet: I won the Thursday Threads challenge last week. Yippee. The judge likes my dialogue and the way I capture personalities in both … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Talk

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Silver James

We are coming to the end of the year. As I tend to do, I reminisce ove the past year and wonder where time went. In past years, it’s been a satisfying exercise as I considered the books I’d written … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: I Scream, You Scream

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Silver James

Another week, another batch of words and a prompt for stymied writers. Like me. Every day, I wake up, do the morning chores then come in here to my writer’s cave, sit at my desk, wake up the computer, and…check … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Dream

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Silver James

It’s Thursday. I have thoughts. I also have to people today. I mostly stocked up for the Thanksgiving holidays so I could avoid reatail spaces during the post-holiday shopping crowd. If I don’t get out today, the pups will be … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: The Way Things Work

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Silver James

How can it be midweek already? No. I’m not muppet flailing. Much. First, due to Thanksgiving being on a Thursday, there were no Thursday Threads and therefore no actual prompt for this weeks words. That said, here’s a snippet that’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Who’s Afraid?

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Silver James

Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all y’all in the good ol’ USA. Happy news here on the blog–for me anyway. I won last week’s Thursday Threads. Yippee. The prompt was: *”You don’t scare me.*” Again, this is just a snippet that … Continue reading →

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