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University of Oklahoma Officially Joins The SEC by Jon Benton
Photo by Alex Batchelor on Unsplash It has been a very long wait for all of the athletic teams at OU and the day has finally arrived on the OU campus in Norman, Oklahoma. OU has finally become a member of the vaunted Southeastern Conference in all college sports. On July 1st. 2024, it became official and every
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The Book Launch: However Small and Hidden by Alan Caldwell
I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the 200 or so amazing people who attended my book launch party today. I love you all! Apologies for not getting pictures of everyone—if you have any, please post them in the comments. A special thank you to 4:10 Eats & Sweets for the delicious food!
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The University of Oklahoma Women’s Softball Team Completed the Four-Peat By Jon Benton
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash In any sport winning back-to-back championships is one of the most difficult things to accomplish. In Women’s college softball, this has been done more often than you might think. However, to take it to the next level and win a championship back-to-back-to-back takes a special kind of team. That is what the
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Vince McMahon and the WWE by Jon Benton
Photo by Claudia Raya on Unsplash Vince McMahon, the former owner and CEO of WWE has had a tumultuous time with sexual allegations and monetary payoffs as of late, enough now that the Department of Justice is involved in investigating him essentially putting all the latest sexual allegation lawsuits on hold. Everyone and their brother who has heard
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Walking the Talk — 100% By Dan Klefstad
Every day I tell my fellow authors to partner-up with independent bookstores. After all, indie shops are more likely to stock books by indie authors, especially local ones. Then I realized my actions undermined my words. Let me explain. I recently rebranded myself as an author who helps other writers find readers without spending money
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SGC Writer Alan Caldwell has been Published: However Small and Hidden
Support your local authors!! In Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau wrote that he required that every writer offer, “a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men’s.” However Small and Hidden does just that, initially through essays and first-hand accounts, and then through reality-based short fiction and finally through
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The Nameless Girl by Whitney McShan
When I reflect and examine my life up until the events which I will detail here, I have great difficulty relating to the girl who I once was. I feel as though I am straining to make whole a shattered image, all refracted light, and distorted angles that I cannot piece together. The only tie
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Fullerville: On the Path to Helping Veterans
Fullerville is the brainchild of Kevin King, whose dream has been to establish a nonprofit organization to help homeless veterans get the services they have earned serving our country, by providing housing, transportation, and other assistance. The organization will initially be based in and service veterans in Sterling Heights, Michigan and the surrounding area. In
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The History Behind The Breakers by Deneen Azzolino – Part Two
One of the best things to do when you’re visiting Newport Rhode Island is to visit The Newport Mansions. It’s by far one of the most amazing sights to see. I have been there quite a few times and every time I go, it just astounds me. Even if I been to that one mansion
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The Breakers by Deneen Azzolino – Part One
Part One: Newport Rhode Island happens to be one of my favorite go to places to visit. It’s about a hour away from my home so when I want a quick break from everyday life. That wonderful salt air is usually what helps me rejuvenate. When you go to Newport, you go back to the
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Get to know our Artist: Donald Talonen
I was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and raised in Holland, Michigan. I have a positive attitude towards life, and I always try to learn something new every day. This mindset has allowed me to experience many interesting things in life, from bagging groceries to building log homes and spending time as an industrial painter.
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Super-Heroes in Allegan at Tardy’s Underground By Donald Talonen
Tardy’s Underground Comics & Collectibles is the perfect place for you if you’re a fan of new and classic comics or a toy collector looking for rare toys. With experienced staff and a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, you’ll feel right at home. Located in Allegan, Kort Johnson is always available to help you find any
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Authors: Let high tops & hotels unlock your brand By Dan Klefstad
Marketing expert Seth Godin got me thinking about the difference between logo vs. brand. Most of us understand a logo as an identifier, like McDonald’s golden arches. You see it and know what they sell. Branding, on the other hand, goes beyond a transaction. It’s a promise that your life will be enhanced when you
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Southern Gothic Creations: Dan Klefstad: So, You want to be published? (Video)
This episode of Southern Gothic Creations (SGC) focuses on Dan Klefstad and his new book, DIY Book Promo. Dan talks to SGC hosts, Joseph St John and Deneen Azzolino about the process needed to get your book out to the general public and increase sales. Dan is a longtime radio host and newscaster. His latest
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Indie Bookshops Matter — Let’s do the Numbers by Dan Klefstad
Independent Book Store Day will soon mark its 11th anniversary — when’s the last time you shopped indie? Many readers count themselves as supporters but still buy books from national chains or Amazon. Hey, I get it: Large corporations can afford to charge less in order to gain market share. And few things beat the
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Classic Poetry: O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart!
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Get to know our Artist: Meg Sanger
Meg Sanger – Midwest hopeful writer with Chicago roots turned happy West Michigander near Lake Michigan in the same perfect tourist town where she grew up spending perfect summers with her grandparents. Married, proud mother of three children who encourages creativity and motivation to live with purpose and sincerity. Fierce advocate for justice and imagines
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Fair-haired Boys Of Innocence By Joseph St. John
Photo by Gaurav Gupta on Unsplash Fair-haired boys running through the summer afternoon laugh at the whirlwind as it topspins and tumbles to the ground. Men and boys alike stare as the days of glories past tremble and renew. Pristine, bold and brave they lumber to the lake carrying their hopes, dreams and visions.
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Life’s Little Inconveniences by Deneen Azzolino
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash One thing I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older (I’ll be fifty eight this year) I’ve noticed I have a harder and harder time dealing with what life throws at me. You know all those curve balls or those inconveniences; those ironic things life seems to throw at you all
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Going South by Bella Azzolino
Everyone always says they love to travel. Who wouldn’t love to travel? I’m sure everyone would be traveling all the time, if they had the money. For me, traveling halfway across the country to see my best friend was better than a regular vacation. Doing this trip with my boyfriend so we could see our
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The Sorrow Equation by Meg Sanger
Photo by Noel Nichols on Unsplash Many of us, if not all, have experienced pain. I am not referencing the type of feeling that is mildly annoying or bothersome though. Some of us have felt a deep ache for so long we begin to wonder if there ever was a time this slow pulse didn’t
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Get to know our Artist: Pam Martin-Lawrence
A lover of sandstone and chocolate, Pam lives on a small island off the south coast of England with a collection of local fossils, assorted book-boyfriends and a long-suffering partner. She is currently querying her debut novel while working on her second plus a rom-com. For relaxation she practises Swedish and Norwegian, writes poems, flash
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Get to know our Artist: R. I. Károly
R. I. Károly is a Hungarian author currently based in Germany. She lives with her loving husband and small son, fostering a shared passion for stories. Inspired by a lifelong love of books, she began writing during her teenage years, exploring both poetry and prose in both Hungarian and English. Read her story here.
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Announcement: The Phantom is here daily!!!!
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Get to know our Artist: Thomas Shaner
Thomas Shaner is a Writer, Artist, Stand-up Comedian and disability rights advocates from Cape Girardeau, Mo. This is his first horror story published. He is the author/ illustrator of a children’s book called The Adventures of Pizza Dog, coming soon to Lulu/Amazon/Barnes and Noble. He has taken classes from Clarion West online, Cat Rambo and a
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The Newest Popeye is Edgy!
Southern Gothic Creations has licensed this product through King Features. Since December 2023, SGC has been featuring the newest daily Popeye cartoons. I have been a Popeye fan for as long as I can remember and I have a great respect for all the Popeye animation especially the Max Fleischer features from the 1930s. Those
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Get to know our Artist: Jon Benton
Jon Is a 58-year-old US Navy veteran living in Oklahoma, OK for the past 30 years. He is married to his high school sweetheart and they have three adult children. He is heavily into politics, the Detroit Lions, and the Oklahoma Sooners (BOOMER SOONER BABY). Jon is an IT Support Specialist by day and a
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Get to know our Artist: Bryant Poss
As an undergrad, Bryant worked as a correctional officer for four years. He transitioned directly into education where he taught high school English Language Arts for fifteen years. He has been a media specialist for the past seven, and he blends his experiences and childhood into his fiction. Read Bryants stories here.
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Get to know our Artist: Dan Klefstad
Dan Klefstad is a longtime radio host and newscaster. His latest book, DIY Book Promo, helps his fellow authors find readers without spending money. It’s based on lessons from the previous campaign for his novel, Fiona’s Guardians, plus his broadcasting career. Dan will speak about his unique approach to book marketing this July at the Imaginarium Convention in
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Get to know our Artist: Bryan Law
Greetings Southern Gothic Creation Community, My name is Bryan Law. Some of you may remember me as an SEC Football and NASCAR sports writer for Real Media several years ago. I also wrote for the now defunct Boneheadpicks.com for four years up until mid 2018. I had briefly wrote for Fansided.com afterwards. Due to lack
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Get to know our Artist: Alan Caldwell
Alan Caldwell is a retired veteran teacher, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and, most recently, a writer. In only two years, his work has been featured more than fifty times in literary journals and magazines. Two of his short stories have been nominated for the Pushcart prize. He spends most of his time at his
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Get to know our Artist: Deneen Azzolino
Hi, I’m Deneen Azzolino, I started writing at the advice of my uncle Joseph St. John to help deal with the loss of my son Matthew. Once I started writing the words started pouring out of my body and soul. I found a passion I never knew I had! I love to write about everyday
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Dark Angels by Joseph B. St. John
Image by 3530416 from Pixabay “$12.50 a day. First day in advance.” His voice was thick, southern and coarse. He pushed a registration card across the counter with one puffy hand. The girl from New York City signed the name, Marie Martin and reached in her purse for a twenty. She noticed the difference in her voice as
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Fellow writers, this book is for you By Dan Klefstad
Ready to announce your forthcoming book? Congratulations! Now brace yourself for an onslaught of emails offering help with promotion — for a fee. Just this morning I got one offering three packages ranging from $29 for their basic service to $69 for “Pro.” Basic will get you ten daily tweets about your book for five days, plus
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Commander of His Fate by Joseph B. St. John
Image by Marc Pascual from Pixabay The year 2090- Biff Treadwell is a soldier in the American North Army. In the course of his many battles, he became a transparent soldier, always there at the beginning and end but missing in the middle. Treadwell’s gift was his ability to create beautiful tales of bravery and
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2024 Clash At The Coliseum by Bryan Law
Image by 12019 from Pixabay With the 2023 SEC Football season over, it is finally time to switch gears so to speak to the NASCAR Cup Series. What has most likely become a fan favorite the last couple of seasons will take place in Los Angeles. It is the third annual Busch Clash at the
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Ms. Schilinger by Alan Caldwell
Image by naeim a from Pixabay My Papa told me that coons were bad to have rabies, or hydeephobia, because they was always fighting over whatever they were eating and spreading it by biting each other. Papa said that it was in their spit. I told that to Ms. Schillinger when our class was talking
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Classic Poetry: Christabel by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge is the premier poet-critic of modern English tradition, distinguished for the scope and influence of his thinking about literature as much as for his innovative verse. Active in the wake of the French Revolution as a dissenting pamphleteer and lay preacher, he inspired a brilliant generation of writers and attracted the patronage
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Popeye Turns 95 in January!!
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Captain Marvel Adventures #29
Captain Marvel Adventures #29 – November 1943 See original here.
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Classic Poetry: When I Was One-and-Twenty by A. E. Housman
When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, “Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.” But I was one-and-twenty, No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again,
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December By Alan Caldwell
The Heflin general store sold fine calico fabric, peppermint candy, oranges, and Barlow pocket knives. These goods would make a fine Christmas for Zachariah’s family. Dawn was just breaking. Heflin was a three hour mule ride from Macedonia, so Zacharia wanted to get started just after breakfast. Almost a year to the day earlier, Zachariah
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Plastic Man 2 – August 1944
From Plastic Man 2 – August 1944 See original comic here.
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Bowl Skipping Has To Stop by Bryan Law
Picture by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay For the last several years there have been hundreds of underclassmen from college football leaving early for the NFL Draft, which I do not have a problem with. My main problem is how they are now skipping bowl games, not only to prepare for the draft but also from
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Florida State, I’m On Your Side by Bryan Law
Image by Ernie A. Stephens from Pixabay While the media has turned their attention to another controversial matter in the NFL, it’s no surprise that the riot seems to continue in Tallahassee after the CFP snub. As I said before, I was not expecting an SEC team to make the cut since Alabama upset Georgia.
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Popeye is Back!!!
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You Wanted CFP Chaos? Thank Alabama by Bryan Law
Image by Keith Johnston from Pixabay Before the 12 team expansion next season, there had to be total chaos with the old 4 team system. If you wanted chaos whether or not you liked the SEC, you can thank Alabama for winning the conference championship. If it’s anyone who has played spoiler the last several
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Stepping on the Next Stone by Deneen Azzolino
As it comes upon the tenth year anniversary of my son Matthew’s passing, I’ve given myself a challenge. It’s a very hard one but it’s a challenge I had to do. Matthew’s birthday is right at the end of Thanksgiving on November 30th and then right after that comes the Christmas holidays. When you see
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Elko Brings Different Mindset To A&M By Bryan Law
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay It goes without saying that the higher ups at Texas A&M have learned their lesson the hard way. Signing Jimbo Fisher to a 10 year, $95 million contract that cost them $77 million just to fire him for not providing the expected results and leaving a blank national championship plaque
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“DIY Book Promo” Scales Up for the Convention Hall by Dan Klefstad
Recently, I read a book by a friend who attended one of my sessions called, “DIY Book Promo: How to Get Your Book into Readers’ Hands Without Spending Money.” I was looking for new examples deserving all-out promotion and this novel ticked all the boxes. The prose? Brilliant. Compelling characters and airtight plot? Check and
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What Jeff Lebby Will Bring To Mississippi State by Bryan Law
Image by Emmanouel from Pixabay As usual, you may go ahead and throw my theories out. Most of the time they’re never right anyway. Neither Jimbo Fisher or Dan Mullen will be taking over at Mississippi State. Mullen is reported to interview for the head coaching job at Syracuse while Fisher is nowhere to be
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Who is the best OC in the SEC? by Bryan Law
Image by Mathias Eriksson from Pixabay The list of fifteen semifinalists for the Broyles Award was released on Monday, three of those from the SEC. It’s not too surprising, they are all offensive coordinators (OCs) and should gain some recognition. Most offenses were off to a slow start, but picked up steam at the end.
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All True Detective Cases 2 – April 1954
From All True Detective Cases 2 – April 1954 – “Pretty Boy” Floyd; The Baby-Faced Killer True Crime has always been with us. See original comic here:
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The Future of Mississippi State Football: Jimbo Or Mullen? You Decide by Bryan Law
This is by far the most bizarre turn of events in SEC history, if not the entire college football history. Jimbo Fisher was fired by Texas A&M on Sunday and now the higher ups must pay him over $70 million over the next several years. It is no doubt the biggest buy out in all
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Greetings Southern Gothic Creation Community by Bryan Law
Greetings Southern Gothic Creation Community, My name is Bryan Law. Some of you may remember me as an SEC Football and NASCAR sports writer for Real Media several years ago. I also wrote for the now defunct Boneheadpicks.com for four years up until mid 2018. I had briefly wrote for Fansided.com afterwards. Due to lack
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Re: Your Intern Who Rejected My Book: Satire by Dan Klefstad
Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Dear Publisher, Many thanks for responding to my manuscript query. Even though it took 11 months, two weeks, and three days for your reply to arrive, I’m grateful that your college intern took the time to read my sample pages while watching TikTok videos and snapping Instagram images of
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Consecrated Ground by Bryant Poss
Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay A large Coca-Cola from the Tastee Freeze sat on top of the game, and it was sweating a stream of water onto the control panel. I gripped the red ball of the joystick, flicking it back and forth in a flurry, alternating between the jump and hit buttons. Ghosts and Goblins wasn’t
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Intersect by Joseph B. St. John
Image by Marisa Sias from Pixabay Intersect Close your eyes and think. Think of what gave you the greatest pleasure. The touch of a man or woman? The smile of a child? The excitement of money? Something bought or found? Now, think of what caused you the greatest pain. The humiliation of suffering? The
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Misty Hills by Joseph B. St. John
Image by Suhas Rawool from Pixabay A fire once burned brightly like a beacon in the night. A nova of a super joy cut the lunar satellite. Up upon the misty hills ten thousands eyes did shine. Looking for the valley’s peace and eyesight to the blind. Questions of eternal truth cannot go
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Softer by Alan Caldwell
Jim Maun’s voice became softer, slowly, incrementally, imperceptibly at first as if he were turning away as he spoke. One wet afternoon in late March, Jim returned home from his office, and as he recounted his day to his wife, Sara, while she stirred the soup, she asked, “why are you whispering?” “I didn’t know
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Firecracker by Bryant Poss
Image by KoLa Entertaiments from Pixabay It was too cold to be walking barefoot in the creek, but children tend not to concern themselves with the weather like old folks. They also maintain some nescience to the pain and mortality of this world and so let their feet numb in the water without wasting another
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Anse By Alan Caldwell
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay The last time I saw my uncle Anse before all this happened, he showed me a finger, not his finger mind you, but the severed finger of some poor bastard that owed him fifty dollars for some of his homegrown Alabama high test. I told him that I didn’t know
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The Angler by Alan Caldwell
Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay Almost daily, after all the corn was all laid-by and left to fend for itself in the sweltering South Georgia sun, Hugh took his boy, his only boy, Earnest, fishing. Earnest didn’t love fishing like Hugh but he sure loved his Papa, though whenever he called him papa, Hugh would
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The Concerto by Thomas Shaner
Thomas Shaner (Pictured Above) Devil’s Grove. Maine. August 22. 9:00am. Present day. On the street corner, he fumbled with the strings of his instrument, quickly adjusting it to his version of Wagner’s violin concerto. The way it had been tuned sounded horrible to him, he imagined that he must have been drunk or stoned
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PERFECT DAY By Pam Martin-Lawrence
Image by F. Muhammad from Pixabay Wake up, sleepyhead.” His soft voice tickles my ear as he hugs me hello. My favourite wake-up call, and he knows it. His arms warm and hard-muscled wrap even more tightly around me. He drags his stubbly jaw over my bare shoulder, rough like sandpaper, and only stops once he’s drawn an
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When You Just Learn to Deal with Pain by Deneen Azzolino
Image by Gan Telya from Pixabay As a kid growing up I’ve always had those body aches and pains. My mom always said, “they’re just growing pains” and I would just go along with it. As a teenager my knees would give out and hurt, almost constantly every single day I would be in pain. I did soccer
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Never Meet Your Idol? By Deneen Azzolino
Photo by Deneen Azzolino I’ve always heard the saying “Never meet your idol. They might not be what you expect.” I always wondered what would happen if I did. Would they let me down and be total jerks, and crush my whole perception of them, or would they totally be all that I hoped and
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Whimper By Alan Caldwell
PublicDomainImages by Pixabay A typical 12 gauge quail-load shotgun shell contains around, or slightly more than, 400 #8 tiny, lead, spheres or pellets. I know this cause I’ve cut them open and counted. Four hundred tiny pellets gives you four hundred chances to hit your bird. Many people, even frequent shooters, harbor a misunderstanding about
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NASCAR Season By Jon Benton
Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Now that we have made it halfway through the NASCAR 2023 season, let us take a look at how it has gone so far. Out of 18 points-earning races, there have been 12 different winners, including Shane Van Gisbergen who won the most recent inaugural Chicago street race and is not a regular
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An Immovable Object by Bryant Poss
He could smell the bleach on the wind as soon as the door opened. Whole place stank of cleanliness. Stepping out onto the sun-faded asphalt, he turned to see if she had anything to say, but she just looked ahead, eyes squinted to the rising sun, with a cigarette hanging from her lip. She drove
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Not Dead Enough by Dan Klefstad
Image by Khusen Rustamov from Pixabay I make a point of not interrupting someone’s meals, especially the vampire I protect. Why she won’t respect my dinner time, I’ll never know. Tonight, her text arrives just as I’m putting last night’s chicken into the microwave. I only have time to twist off a cold drumstick and
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Viburnum by Alan Caldwell
Image by Alicja from Pixabay I have a story I want to show you. It won’t take too long to read, a few minutes at most. It’s a story about trains, coins, Coke bottles, firefighters and hidden treasures. It’s about a flourishing Snowball bush and floundering family. It’s about summer, boyhood, and loss. It’s about
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80s music and a whole lotta black: my meeting with The Louisville Revenant Appreciation Society By Dan Klefstad
The atmosphere was what you’d expect: muted lighting, clothes the color of a moonless night, and cocktails with fog rising from each glass. One pleasant surprise was a low fi recording of Siouxsie & the Banshees that I’d swear was from a cassette tape. “So, you’re that author.” Lilith Lamia, president of the LRAS, greeted
3 in a row for Oklahoma Softball why are they so dominant? by Jon Benton
By Jon Benton Image by Cheryl Holt from Pixabay A couple of days ago, the University of Oklahoma Women’s Softball team became only the second team in NCAA DIVI Women’s College Softball to back to win back to back Women’s College World Series Championships. This is OU’s 7th overall softball championship and it matches the number
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In August 2021, I had the opportunity to visit the Virginia War Museum in Newport News, VA. Founded in 1923 by the Braxton-Perkins Post #25 of the American Legion Museum, it was established as a World War I (WW1) gallery but, over the years, it has grown to become a full-fledged war museum, covering the
DOLLS by Ron Parlato
Amanda Leigh, like most little girls, liked to play with Barbie dolls. She liked to dress them, comb their hair, and strut them around in their high heels. “Barbie sends the wrong message,” said a feminist critic. “She symbolizes everything that is wrong with gender roles today.” Amanda Leigh turned out fine. She created for herself
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Jela by Alan Caldwell
Image by Md Abu Musa from Pixabay Jela walked between the railroad tracks. He inhaled the amalgamated scent of the creosote and the chilled mid-December rain. He timed and measured his pace so as to avoid the shifting, and uneven gravel between the ties. The tracks traversed the dismal, decaying, industrial fringe of town and
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The Moon’s Crimson Valleys by R. I. Károly
Image by kie-ker from Pixabay Clara used to say the weirdest things. To any other, they would seem silly, outlandish even. But to Bill, they always seemed special. To him, she was perfection. He saw her stand out from the crowd, seeing things so very differently than others. He felt she saw a little more,
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Dog Walker by Alan Caldwell
Image by Dann Aragrim from Pixabay I saw her walking her dog every morning, at, or near, the corner of Elm and Main; every morning, come snow, come rain, come heat, etcetera. She invariably wore dark blue factory pants and a light blue polo, a uniform of some kind. She looked like the manager of
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Walking by Alan Caldwell
Image by Brent Connelly from Pixabay Yeah, I have owned cars, trucks, ATVs, bicycles, boats. You name it. Hell, I even had a damn horse when I was a kid, at least my grandpa said it was my horse. I’ve never had an airplane but I’ve been on enough of them. Having said all that,
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Campus Cop by Marc Huckless (The Video)
From My Great Friend, Marc Huckless!!! I encourage everyone to pre-order Marc’s new book! Campus Cop – This story is about a police sergeant’s experience of being a law enforcement officer and supervisor at a large state urban university for 27 years. The reader will learn about the authority, duties, challenges, and experiences of a
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Campus Cop by Marc Huckless
From My Great Friend, Marc Huckless!!! I encourage everyone to pre-order Marc’s new book! Campus Cop – This story is about a police sergeant’s experience of being a law enforcement officer and supervisor at a large state urban university for 27 years. The reader will learn about the authority, duties, challenges, and experiences of a
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