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Award-winning writer of SF, Fantasy, Paranormal, and more. Member HWA, NFPW, Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. If away from computer, then probably fishing.🎣 πŸ₯Ύ πŸ–οΈπŸ‘£πŸͺπŸš€πŸ‘»πŸ‘½

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Coming soon: Tales of Steel and Sorcery A collection of fantasy tales, and the newest anthology from Oddity Prodigy Productions!

Excited to have my story β€œThe Torch of Clarity” accepted by Oddity Prodigy Productions for their upcoming anthology Tales of Steel and Sorcery. Kickstarter will be firing up later this month. Check out the campaign and thanks for supporting small press publishers!

steelandsorcery.com

05.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

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It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

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#worldwildlifeday

03.03.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Went with my wife and her sister to see the new documentary, Elvis Presley in Concert. I respect Elvis, but was never a fan as much as they are. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the film. Well done!

01.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watching now. Excellent documentary. #paulmccartney #lindamccartney #beatles #wings

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It’s almost time for the Smashwords β€œRead an eBook Week” Sale running March 1-7, 2026.

Thousands of eBooks will be on sale, including my novels Testing the Prisoner and By Your Side ($1.49 each).

Check it out: www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos

#booksale #Smashwords #ghoststories

28.02.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Scenes from an early evening walk. #outdoors #nature #coveredbridge #wintervibes #endofwinter

27.02.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finding out a week late that author Dan Simmons died. πŸ˜”

27.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With all of the blurbs now in, I finished the interior layout for Dreams from the Edge of Reality. Will review the entire package over the next several days. Then it’ll be time to lay out the cover. Progress!

#shortstories #shortstorycollection #paranormalstories #fantasy #mystery #ghoststories

27.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And the SF story is out with my amazing critique partners. Now to get crackin’ on the steampunk story. #amwwriting #steampunk #sciencefiction

21.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations that make it seem the sender (always with a Gmail address, always presenting as a marketing or PR expert) has really read the book,Read More

Writer Beware: Marketing Scammers Targeting You
#bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #authors #fiction #author #writing #amwriting #amediting #writer #booksky #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory
writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/...

19.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And with 859 words, the new SF story has begun. It’s already strayed a bit from my outline, but that’s fine. It’s off to a fantastic start. Soundtrack for tonight’s writing session provided by Close Encounters of the Third Kind. #sciencefiction #amwriting #shortstory

11.02.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#writingcommunity #authorsky #writesky #author #amwriting

10.02.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday sunset. #sunset #nature #wintersunset #outdoors

10.02.2026 22:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Tales of Steel and Sorcery A collection of fantasy tales, and the newest anthology from Oddity Prodigy Productions!

Fantasy readers, check out the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Tales of Steel and Sorcery by Oddity Prodigy Productions. This fantasy anthology includes my story, "The Torch of Clarity." We appreciate your support for small press and indie writers!

#swordandsorcery #fantasybooks #kickstarter

05.02.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday and Saturday at Farpoint SF convention. And yes, there were bunnies. (2/2) #sciencefiction #fantasy #cosplay #startrek #starwars

01.02.2026 06:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday and Saturday at Farpoint SF convention. (1/2) #sciencefiction #fantasy #cosplay #startrek #starwars

01.02.2026 06:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Sanford and Son' Star Demond Wilson Dies at 79 Following Cancer Complications Demond Wilson, the actor best known for starring in the NBC sitcom 'Sanford and Son,' has died at age 79. His son, Demond Wilson Jr., said his father died at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., on Frida...

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Catherine O'Hara, award-winning 'Home Alone,' 'Schitt's Creek' star, dies at 71 Catherine O'Hara, the award-winning star of "Schitt's Creek" and film classics "Home Alone" and "Beetlejuice," has died at 71.

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I have arrived at Farpoint SF Con! #sciencefiction #writerslife #cosplay #fantasy #startrek

30.01.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#givegrace #peace #hope

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Tales of Steel & Sorcery - A Fantasy Anthology from Oddity Prodigy Productions Want to be published? Now is your chance! Submit your writing to Tales of Steel & Sorcery - A Fantasy Anthology from Oddity Prodigy Productions

I'm excited to announce that my sword and sorcery tale, "The Torch of Clarity," was accepted by Oddity Prodigy Productions for their upcoming anthology, Tales of Steel & Sorcery. More details to follow! #amwriting #fantasy #swordandsorcery

www.oddityprodigy.com/steelandsorc...

29.01.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So put em back up

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Microsoft down β€” live updates on outage affecting 365, Office, Outlook, Teams and more Multiple Microsoft services aren't working

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22.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pew Research Institute (2023):

β€’ Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

β€’ Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

β€’ Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.

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Happened to me at least once about 10 years ago. The editor told me in person that while he liked my story, he wanted β€œbig name” writers in the anthology even though he, as a writer, was not well known either. I should have asked him why he bothered with an open call versus invitation only.

13.01.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I look forward to returning as an author guest to Farpoint SF Convention in Towson, MD. Jan 30-Feb. 1, 2026!

#sciencefictionbooks #fantasybooks #cosplay #writinglife #writerslife
#startrek

www.farpointcon.com

10.01.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster in black and white and red saying "Fuck Ice" with middle finger raised.

Poster in black and white and red saying "Fuck Ice" with middle finger raised.

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