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This month, I’m donating all proceeds from my novella, The Poet Heroic, to the Patient Assistance Fund for Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, which is a  local facility that helps people with counseling, detox, etc.  Absolutely 100% of this fund goes towards helping people pay for treatments they might notContinue Reading

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Here’s what’s been going on with me:  *** A few weeks ago while in the shower, I thought I got shampoo in my eye because I had sudden patches in my left eye’s vision.  This stupidity seemed very typical of me, and I didn’t think too much of it.  AfterContinue Reading

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One of the reasons I love reviewing books is that every once in a while I take a chance on something I never would’ve picked up on my own.  Memoirs aren’t my usual thing.  But, I’m so glad I agreed to read this one, not only because most of itContinue Reading

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Last night, many gathered to say goodbye to one of the best people I’ve ever known.  As I said to someone, “This is the first thing I’ve ever not liked about Jeff.”  If you know me at all, you know it’s really significant that I never found anything I didn’tContinue Reading

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I don’t have it in me to write a #TheFourFriday today.  Last night, my closest group of friends received the worst possible news you can get about a friend.  We sat around for a few hours together, shellshocked, trying to individually and as a group process what it meant thatContinue Reading