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A Little Archaeology

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  View of Spread Eagle Mountain, Alberta The more packing and sorting I've done for my trip across Canada, the more I've discovered what an amazing life the kids and I have led so far!  For example, I found a book I kept with photos of my art work from when I first moved to Orangeville. I'd never really painted until moving here and found it a great way to get to meet other people.  I've been blessed to learn from so many talented people: the late Darlene Hassel, Sharon Wadsworth-Smith, Claudia McCabe, and so many more. While I may not be the world's best artist, I sold a couple paintings and created pieces that live in the homes of friends and family. The field and mountains picture above has special significance. It was one I started painting the same day my father-in-law had a heart attack - which I only learned the next day! I couldn't touch it for a week. Once it was complete, I sent it to my brother-in-law, Robyn, because it was a story that really touched

A Bit of Disruption While I Move

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  ROAD TRIP! My life has taken a bit of a turn lately and is currently mostly in boxes. I've decided to return to Alberta where I was born and raised and take my two lovely kitties - aka The Hallellujah Choir - with me. So here I am at the age of 54 getting rid of everything by my cherished possessions, quitting my job (Last day today!) and moving across the country with my cats. Jazz and Ash aren't too sure what's going on. They know what the boxes mean but have no idea they'll be spending 4 nights in hotels and moving to a new home. Over the past two months, I've been scurrying to find a place to live and a new car. Why the car? I've been locked out 4 times by a short in the wiring and ended up crawling in through the trunk, setting off the alarm system, and driving across town with the horn blaring. Not fun! The last time, I gave in. I called a friend whose son works for a local dealership and got a great new car!! One I feel safe and comfortable in AND has a

DAVID A. BOWLES WINS TWO AWARDS FOR THE SHERIFF OF STARR COUNTY

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  TEXAS AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN, DAVID A. BOWLES WINS TWO BOOK AWARDS FOR HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NOVEL, THE SHERIFF OF STARR COUNTY   Texas historian and critically acclaimed author David A. Bowles was the winner of two accomplishments at the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Awards. David’s newest entry in his Westward Sagas series, The Sheriff of Starr County was shortlisted for the Grand Prize overall and the book also received an Honorable Mention Award. The double win is a first for this critically acclaimed author and is the latest highlight in a number of accomplishments including an A plus review at Publishers Weekly as well as a positive review from Readers Favorite.   About the Eric Hoffer Awards:   T he Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher  Eric Hoffer  by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its inception, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international book awards for small,

Daughter of Hades by Mack Little, Winner of Chaucer Award!

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  Daughter Of Hades Telling the Complicated History of the Caribbean Through the Eyes Of Two Sets of Siblings Winner of the GRAND PRIZE in the CHAUCER AWARD category in the Chanticleer International Book Awards 2022 & 2023 Released and published by Inklings Publishing The book is available worldwide in e-format   Mack Little’s sophomore novel traces the fascinating and often painful Caribbean history through the life experience of siblings as they try to escape their homes and strive for a better life. Amazon.com Link:   Amazon.com: Daughter of Hades: Book 1 of the Love & Peace Series: 9781944428686: Little, Mack: Books Amazon.ca: Daughter of Hades: Book 1 of the Love & Peace Series : Little, Mack: Amazon.ca: Books Daughter of Hades first depicts the story of Dinny and Jimmie, twin brother and sister who have grown up as enslaved people on a plantation in Barbados. When Dinny’s life faces more threats as the master’s infatuation with her grows, the siblings ma

Supernatural thriller novelist, JP McLean releases her Gift Legacy Series in Stunning new Box Sets!!

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  Supernatural thriller and Award-Winning novelist, JP McLean now releases her Gift Legacy Series in Stunning new Box Sets!!   Released by Windstorm Press The book is available worldwide in digital and print format   Seamlessly blending paranormal mystery, fantasy, and romance, this beautifully written and deeply resonant adventure will swoop you into a vivid, new reality and leave your imagination soaring.   There is a world that exists within our own. A world brimming with extraordinary wonder and ruthless brutality. A world Emelynn Taylor doesn’t yet know she’s part of. The Gift she naively accepted years ago branded her as one of them. And now, if the Gift doesn’t kill her, one of her own kind might. This boxed-set collection includes the first three books in The Gift Legacy series: Secret Sky Hidden Enemy Burning Lies The Gift Legacy Books 1-3: Secret Sky, Hidden Enemy, Burning Lies eBook : McLean, JP: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store There is a world that exists within our

The Malevolent Seven, a new fantasy novel from Sebastien de Castell

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  “Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We’re going to kill them first.” Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he’s wearing iridescent silk robes that couldn’t protect his frail body from a light breeze. That hat’s a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing, covered in esoteric symbols that would instantly show every other mage where this one gets his magic? Wouldn’t want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect the part of him most needed for conjuring magical forces from being bashed in with a mace (or pretty much any household object). Now open your eyes and let me show you what a real war mage looks like…but be warned: you’re probably not going to like it, because we’re violent, angry, dangerously broken people who sell our skills to the highest bidder and be damned to any moral or ethical considerations. At least, until such irritating concepts as friendship and

Technology and Magic are Revisited in the Relaunch of Catching Hell Part 2 by Marc Watson

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  TECHNOLOGY AND MAGIC REVISITED IN THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE YOUNG ADULT DUOLOGY RELAUNCH OF CATCHING HELL PART 2   Released and Relaunched by Fluky Fiction Available Worldwide in Paperback and e-book formats     The second part of this epic duology! A critical blow has been dealt to the robotic Army of the Old, but at a great price. Broken and weary, best friends Johan and Aryu have been separated while chasing forces from the distant past that they both fear. Aryu, the man with wings, pursues the enemy while he slowly slips into the enticing magic and mystery of the Power, led by the great phoenix Nixon Ash. Johan stands on the steps of Bankoor, a futuristic city full of wonder and mistrust. Here he must make his stand to avenge his destroyed home and find his friend. As the gap between the brave warriors closes, the worlds of technology and magic will clash! Amazon.com: Catching Hell Part 2: Destination eBook : Watson, Marc, Fiction, Fluky: Kindle Store   Catchi