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Rainy Season Blues
Read more: Rainy Season BluesAs the season crescendoes to its finale, most of us fulltimers cry out with a sodden optimism, “Ojala! The sun will shine soon.” Sure, we love the opulence of the lush forests, the delicious panoply of the greenest greens on the planet, the extraordinary diversity of wildlife, not to mention the healthiest air on Earth.…
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Bury My Heart…
Read more: Bury My Heart…So, I’m supposed to be working on my Thematic Threads Spreadsheet this morning, which is an amazing writer’s tool that turns out to be quite arduous. Then, against Karl’s wishes, I turned on the news. Big mistake. I try not to be too political on my Blog because we get enough of that on TV…
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Lightning Never Strikes Twice
Read more: Lightning Never Strikes TwiceRight?! Whoever said that never lived in a rainforest. So far, in 2025, our property has been struck by lightning four times. Four!! We’ve lost one camera, 4 video intercom cameras, 3 gate motherboards, 2 gate programming boards, and one gate remote receiver board. Oh yeah, and one video intercom screen. Seems like a lot,…
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Forgiveness
Read more: ForgivenessWhen I was a child, forgiveness seemed so uncomplicated and straightforward. And it was always a two-way street. No self-righteous absolutisms existed back then, except for divine ones or Mom’s discretionary punishments. Forgiveness and repentance went hand-in-hand to the ice cream social of human decency. Idealistic? Maybe, but it sure looks good in hindsight. So…
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“While the world burns…”
Read more: “While the world burns…”Writer/poet/artist Sabyasachi Roy’s book has ignited my creative energies at a time when my spirit is spiraling. As multiple regional wars gain traction and famine thrives, the world is teetering on the brink of one massive, global war. I guess that would be World War III, for those who are counting. “Somewhere, right now, a…
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Killin’ It
Read more: Killin’ ItBeing in crowds these days, whether large or small, puts me in a schizophrenic state of exuding charm while scrupulously plotting my exit strategy. It wasn’t always like that. In my Hollywood days, being on set was usually a hive of intense activity, with dozens of workers buzzing around on missions known only to them.…
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Silver Linings
Read more: Silver LiningsAn artist’s life is fraught with arduous obstacles, usually generated by interaction with others who are not of like mind, for whatever reason. For me, as an intuitive empath who best expresses herself through writing and painting, such issues can send me into a tailspin, leading to self-doubt, questioning everything, and retreating to my safe…
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When Ya Gotta Cheat to Win
Read more: When Ya Gotta Cheat to WinI try to keep my head above the onslaught of toxic, destructive behaviors of modern-day swamp creatures, whose malign misconduct is taking root and sprouting like weeds throughout the world. But it’s hard. Really hard. Especially when those very autocratic, narcissistic, deceitful, and self-serving behaviors—that were once rare (or at least minimally visible)—have been normalized…
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Just Beat It!!
Read more: Just Beat It!!Now that the fun and games are over, and I do mean that euphemistically speaking, the hard part of preparing my novel for querying begins. Writing and revising my manuscript was arduous at times, euphoric at others, and simply put, in totality, good old-fashioned, mind-numbing, hard work. My beloved, beleaguered K has suffered through every…
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THE MURDER BOARD
Read more: THE MURDER BOARDThere is so much craft to learn when writing a debut novel, it’s sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. Should I ignore all that noise and disruptivity and write my story, my way, from the heart? Or, should I listen to all the published writers and the experts who made their dreams…
Judy Richter
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Judy Richter 