Join The Blog-A-Licious Directory 2012 & Win A Kindle

Updated 30 October 2011 With more than 2,450 blogs already listed at Blog-A-Licious Blogs, the 2012 Blog Directory will be released on December 1, 2011. If you would like to be a part of it...

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Orangeberry Book Tours - Guardian Of Time

It’s the near future, and society is government controlled. Technology tracks everyone, personal privacy does not exist, and even food supplies are being monitored. The hope for freedom lies in the...

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Self-Publisher’s Diary – Favorite Authors

By ES Lark  If you’re a writer, you’re bound to have a long list of authors you buy from. Nothing beats the feel of a new book, no matter if it’s hardcover, electronic or a paperback. So, what does this have to do with favorite authors? I don’t have just one. Now, if you ask what authors (among...

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Orangeberry Book Tours - Terri D

What Secrets Do You Keep From The One You Share Everything With? Secrets. Lies. Half-Truths. A poignant tale of a circle of close knit friends whose lives are more intertwined than they realize....

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Orangeberry Book Tours - The Choice

Marcie Hollis is a Wiccan, who’s always played by the rules. That’s until she meets Dan McKenzie, a man who she believes to be the knight in shining armor she’s been searching for all her life....

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All About You - Or Me?

By Paula Renaye A reader sent me a really good question the other day and I wanted to share it with you because I have asked myself this question many times. Here it is: “When you feel like there are too many "all about me" people in your life, how is that a mirror back onto you? Does it really...

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Last Call - Blog Directory 2012

With more than 2,450 blogs already listed at Blog-A-Licious Blogs,  the 2012 Blog Directory will be released on December 1, 2011.  If you would like to be a part of it and stand a...

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The Old Mule In The Well

Author Unknown A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer's well. The farmer heard the mule 'braying' -or-whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the...

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Falling Trees

By Robert Fulghum In the Solomon Islands in the south Pacific some villagers practice a unique form of logging. If a tree is too large to be felled with an axe, the natives cut it down by yelling at it. (Can't lay my hands on the article, but I swear I read it.) Woodsmen with special powers creep up...

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What Have You Changed Today?

By Pandora Poikilos Anyone who's been with the blog since it started will know that one of the people to inspire me the most was Steve Jobs. No, this post isn't entirely about him and yes, his death knocked the wind out of me. I'm not an Apple fanatic, I've never owned the iPhone and probably never...

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The Seven Ups

Author Unknown Wake Up Decide to have a good day. "This is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24 Dress Up The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at the things man looks at....

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Words

By Shiny OommenMake them loving, make them calm,Never let them do any harm,They make a difference to ones near and far,Let your words be kind never to make a scar.They decide your life's journey,They get you friends so many,Speak your words thoughtfully,Let them make your world a melody.Use your words...

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The Dark Side of Joy

By Paula Renaye  When I was working at a job I hated, Friday couldn’t come soon enough. I couldn’t wait to have two full days to devote to what I really wanted to be doing—my real work and passion, which is exactly what I am doing as I write this. And as you can probably tell, I absolutely love...

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Book Launch Festival - The Traveler's Telescope

Granny McQuirky uses the traveler's telescope to teleport into another world. While she is away, Ruby's house-proud mother gives the telescope a polish and knocks the settings out. Ruby and her friends...

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Book Launch Festival - Hazardous Choices

After surviving life in a violent Chicago street gang through his high school years, Darnell Jackson’s future appears promising. A football scholarship gives him the chance to escape the thug lifestyle.  During...

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Orangeberry Book Tours - The Last Prophet

Would you believe it if someone told you that you were one of the last two prophets mentioned in the book of Revelation? It is the End of Days. The power of the Antichrist and his grip on humanity...

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Words Don't Come Easy

By Pandora Poikilos I've had to fight off some demons this week. This time of the year is usually when I lose strength and I feel like Superman on Kryptonite. Eight years ago this time was when my life changed and when time literally stopped. To this day, I've stopped using a watch because what is...

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What Is Cathy's Secret?

In conjunction with the upcoming release of my second novel, Frequent Traveller (that is a wee bit of the cover, by the way), here's a chance to guess Cathy's secret and win a $15 Amazon.com gift...

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The Piano Lesson

Author Unknown Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took the small boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the opportunity to explore the wonders of the concert...

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Lunch With God

Author Unknown There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies & a six-pack of root beer, and he started his journey. When he had gone a few blocks from home, he met an old man. He was sitting in the park...

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The Princess & The Rebel

By Paula Renaye Sounds like a hot romance novel, doesn't it? Can't you just see the plucky princess, her hair billowing in the breeze as she waits for the strong-willed but good-hearted rebel rogue to approach? (Insert sound of fantasy coming to a screeching halt.) The two characters I’m talking...

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Keep Your Dream

Author Unknown  I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events to raise money for youth at risk programs. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying, “I want to tell you why I let Jack use my horse....

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Where Is Your Dream Destination?

Today's post (which I actually wrote eons ago and am sharing again) is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour 11 a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. In tomorrow's hop, the blog featured before Peace from Pieces is Lorhainne.The...

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