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Apr 24
5 min

Spectre of Love, a short story

It had been twenty-four years since she’d last seen it, but the place looked exactly the same. The same pain, the same fear, the same...

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Jun 8, 2020
5 min

Excerpt from Wings of Affliction - Part 2 - Better Off Dead

Getting out of Soppel is harder than getting in. The Trolls are watching every street and alley along the edge of Helssund City, so it’s...

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Jan 16, 2020
4 min

Rejected in Good Company

I was rejected today. Not me personally, but my first novel, Oceana, received its first rejection today. I say first because I expect...

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Sep 13, 2019
4 min

Edit or Shred It

Oceana - Edit or Shred It “Lori, the good news is Oceana is original and commercially viable. The bad news is it needs some major work to...

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Jul 30, 2019
14 min

Excerpt from Wings of Affliction - Part 1 - Life Ain't a Cliche!

Here is an excerpt from Winged, my story about Linden, the angsty norse maiden. Hope you enjoy it.

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Jun 23, 2019
3 min

On Your Marks . . .

I’m a runner, when I’m not a writer. I’m not a fast runner. I think the words fly across my screen faster than my legs can propel me down...

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Jun 14, 2019
2 min

So You Wanna Write a Book...

I thought I’d need a broom to sweep the shattered remains of my husband’s lower jaw off the floor when I told him I wanted to quit my job...

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