Journal

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events, news, travel, research, mythology, and musings.

Listen & Fall in Love

Listen & Fall in Love

Find them here at Kobo: Hollystone Mysteries LURE: Jesse & Hawk https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/series/hollystone-mysteries-2https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/audiobook/lure-14

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Blessings this Spring Equinox

Blessings this Spring Equinox

spring colour palette Happy Spring Equinox! I am a Spring. I was also born in the spring. Perhaps that's why I awaken at this time of year when birds call to their mates, creeks overflow their banks, and buds burst from branches. Years ago, when Carole Jackson first...

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Singing & Soul-Searching with Sinead / Shuhada

Singing & Soul-Searching with Sinead / Shuhada

I spent the last two nights reading Sinead O'Connor's 2021 memoir, Rememberings. I'm not going to write about all the things this amazing woman's said and done. You can pick up the book and read it yourself. What I will say is that I felt like I was listening to a...

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A Little Lure Anniversary Love

A Little Lure Anniversary Love

First, let me say, I'm excited to announce that LURE is a finalist in the 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Awards in the Adult Fiction category. There were 155 entries and 58 finalists. Congratulations to my friend, JP McLean, who also made finalist with her supernatural...

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ChatGPT Reviews My First Novel and Scores Big!

ChatGPT Reviews My First Novel and Scores Big!

Alright. I had to do it, With all the hype about AI, and particularly, this bot, I had to see what it would say about my first novel, To Charm a Killer. As most people know, I'm a book reviewer, and I was curious how this new intelligent writer could help me out. Is...

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When Mythology Marries Psychology No One is Safe

When Mythology Marries Psychology No One is Safe

Creating this book list was much harder than it looks. First, I had to choose books that had a similar bent to my own book, To Charm a Killer. Then I had to craft a short review to introduce each story in the light of the overarching theme. It had been so long since...

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