This is me trying to make a funny face at the CVS after my first Pfizer shot yesterday. I ended up looking deranged, hehe. The saga of shots. Unlike other states or even other areas of our state, getting vaccinated against COVID is a nightmare of virtually standing in line, refreshing, refreshing, refreshing, finally getting
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The Barn Castle
Still working on the project that won’t end. It is almost twice as long as it needs to be now, but I guess it will be fine. Today I bring you a unique home from Pennsylvania. Behold, the Barn Castle. From the Zillow’s description: This remarkable historical structure, formerly a stone barn from circa the
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Evil Americans
Do you remember any funny moments from your first visit to US? Oh boy. Okay, so I originally came over to US with a group of 4 other students and 5 teachers, and after a short stop in Washington, DC, we split our time between Western Carolina University and Western Kentucky University. At some point
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A Good Provider
“Why are you dripping with sweat?” Haider asked. “Your faces are flushed. What have you two been doing?” “Excuse him,” Damien said next to him. “He has no tact.” “We’ve been dancing,” Ramona told him. “They’ve gone wild,” Haider said to his husband. “It’s the isolation. First, they hunt, then they start engaging in weird
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Professional Jealousy
Do you get professional jealousy often, and if you do, is it over ideas or style? Mod R is getting hardcore with selecting blog prompts from your comments. Yes, we do get professional jealousy. No, it’s not over what we wrote or how we wrote. It usually is related to the popularity, money, and perceived
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Beautiful Fan Art by Sophia
Today we are bringing you beautiful BLOOD HEIR art by Sophia. I highly reccomend clicking on the individual images to enlarge them because sometimes the detail doesn’t come through in a smaller image. Heart Ripper Sophia says: Derek ripping out the sphinx’s heart and being a badass. Drawing this was fun. Derek and Julie Sophia
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Lake Research
One of my friends is trying to do some writing research, so I am asking on her behalf. She is looking for a lake in US, preferably somewhere warm, so it can be a summer home. The lake must be swimmable and have clear to semi-clear water for story reasons, so it can’t be completely
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Weak Sauce
Just wait until closing and you need to sign everything. William Ha! Who do you think signed thousands of collector editions you have in your hands or the fifteen hundred bookplates that went out during the last two book releases? My signing game is strong. Here is a tiny snippet for you. We really enjoyed
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House Buying: Paperwork, Thy Name is Pain
Documents you need to obtain a mortgage when you are conventionally employed. tax returns pay stabs or w-2 bank statements gift letters, in case you’re borrowing money from family photo ID Documents you need to obtain a mortgage when you are self-employed and you are a writer. And now it is your turn to tell
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Low Threshold
On Facebook, there was a discussion of “The 5 Finger Fantasy Rule: a Plea For Mercy from SFF Authors.” To summarize the article, the author would like to read SF and Fantasy, but after a few tries they found the jargon of the genre difficult to understand. Therefore they pled for mercy and suggested that
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Tiny Snippet
The world slowed as they moved through it, too fast. The pair of troops before them had no time to react. Ramona slashed, slicing the man in front of her in half. Matias thrust his blade into the neck of the trooper before him. The seco encountered no resistance. It never did. Blood wet the
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On Football Fans, Unexpected Gothness Of
This treasure comes to us courtesy of Jessi from the comments on the previous post. When you are a football fan but also a vampire. Additional pictures available on Redfin. I have to say, the dedication to the theme is truly impressive. The backyard is so on point. The description of the house is equally
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