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Writing historical fiction, maybe with ghosts and vampires and criminals. My debut novella FELICITY, https://xitter.cf/t.co/0qR7NwWIZC

Inner suburb of Philadelphia
Joined August 2021
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Today is the day. My vampire novella is now available.
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😈 You can leave your family behind. Escaping your destiny is another matter entirely! Raised by prominent Satanists, Alexandra Bathenbrook has a dark inheritance she'd rather forget. 📚 Missteps Mending Devilish Ways by J. L. Michael. books2read.com/u/bwe989 @waggishauthor
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My current read has this line. "I left for the land of the dead on All Hallow's Eve."
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Going out for a walk and buying a soft pretzel. Because life needs balance.
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It's the end of days and yet we still have to pay rent and do the dishes The demon in the machine wants to give you life advice and diagnose your mental illness #vss365 #poetry #poetryprompt #vsspoem
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I find it odd that I have to explain this, but clearly there is a need. Hegseth's willingness to livestream an execution has nothing to do with the sentence. Whether you are for capital punishment or against it (like I am), Nidal Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death by a court-martial. There is no ambiguity about the sentence, and in a country that permits capital punishment, it is legal and, given his crimes, perhaps even justified. An execution that is livestreamed, however, is a government-produced snuff movie. It can inure us to state violence and feed our worst instincts and bloodlust. It is not the hallmark of a civilized country. Indeed, we have previously condemned countries that carry out public executions. We have a justice system to maintain public order, protect rights and liberties, deter crime, and punish wrongdoing. It is not about revenge, humiliating prisoners, satisfying a public baying for blood, or providing material for watch parties with popcorn. Pete Hegseth is dragging us back into medieval times, where civilization and empathy have little meaning. Nidal Hasan committed horrific crimes and was sentenced to death, but do we have to make ourselves worse people in the process?
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Dolly the doe. Apparently she grew up in a petting zoo.
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Cat using the general clutter as a bed. It’s the way of the cat.
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At more than 60000 words for my WIP, Undone in Sorrow. The narrative still has room to grow.
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After multiple bee stings and poison ivy, now I'm diagnosed with shingles. All the better to empathize with the misery of my characters. How fortunate for me. 🙄
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This morning hit 55,000 words on my WIP. Not much more to go.
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Today hit 50000 words on my WIP.
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The Red Sox are baseball revenants. Left for dead (by me for example) they have come crawling back out of the wilderness.
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MIDNIGHT MASS X WILD REVERENCE when a pantheon of gods is dy!ng, a goddess falls to the earth for salvation, only to find that no one remembers her 🌙 gods facing dëath 🌿 mortal x deity 🏛️ religious trauma 🕯️ worshipper vs worshipped 🍃 horrid visions #questpit #A #H #F #Q
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He wants her heart. When Circe receives a mysterious letter from her dead father, she travels to Paris and strikes a deal with a monstrous patron hungry for blood—her blood. To save her father’s opera house, and herself, Circe must sing for her life. #Questpit #W #YA #HF #F
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A bookstore owner hides her immortality while providing curated tea & books, until a storm leaves a man with amnesia & a damning photo of her at her door. 🍄 magical creatures 🕸️ cute spider named Edward 🌸 field dancing ❤️‍🔥 when she's in danger he runs for her #QuestPit #A #F #W
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♠️ACE OF SPADES X THE HOUSEMAID🏠 NO LOVE IN THIS CITY is a fast-paced YA Thriller featuring: 👩A morally gray female protagonist 🤯Shocking twists 🏡Elements of domestic suspense 🌆 A gritty fictional city setting 💕Romance 🔪Intense action #Questpit #Q #YA #T #M
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THE EIGHTS x WHAT WE TRIED TO BURY GROWS HERE Every side claims to fight for Spain. Lola sets out to tell the truth. But as a journalist reporting on the Republican side, she discovers that truth is often the first casualty of war. WHEN OLIVE TREES BURN #QuestPit #HFic #U #A
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GRAVES X THE RAVENHOOD SERIES What you can expect to find inside this dark, why choose romance. 🥀 Small Town 🖤 MFM 🥀 Multi POV 🖤 POC FMC 🥀 They Fall First 🖤 Healing Arcs 🥀 Found Family 🖤 Slow Burn 🥀 Why Choose 🖤 Swoony Declarations of Love #questpit #Q #A #R
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