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• Currency of Tomorrow

  by Donna B January 22, 2023
  Time: Tomorrow? Scene: Part of the country is swampland - all rain, no sun. The other part is arid - no rain, all sun.  

• Crystal Ball

  by Donna B September 4, 2022
  The crystal ball sat on a dust filled shelf in a far corner of the attic, covered in cobwebs. The house had long been abandoned and claimed by time. Throughout the main house, partially disintegrated wallpaper clung to the walls in desperation. Spider webs, some abandoned and some inhabited by...

• Hate or Fear?

  by Donna B September 3, 2022
  Hate lives. Hate consumes. Hate mesmerizes. Hate deceives. Hate is a shapeshifter. Hate destroys. Hate is fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of the perceived danger. Fear of being wrong. Fear of change. Fear of being left out. Fear of being different. Fear of not being in control. True leaders shine...
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• Tempest

  by Donna B August 27, 2022
  She stood alone as the tempest swirled around her.Wind and waves whipped against the bow, relentless.Angry seas, in ebony, stretched out it seemed foreveras pleas for help were swallowed in the tempest. Merciless rain, icy spears, struck unprotected skin.The tempest wails echoed and pierced her...
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• Turning Around the Vitriol One Book at a Time

  by Donna B August 27, 2022
  Most of us are aware of an event that happened at a race when a driver named Brandon won and the crowd was chanting something. The announcer mistook what the crowd was saying. This resulted in "Let's go Brandon" being born from something far different. It was then grabbed by one political party and ...

• Values - The Disappearing Act

  by Donna B August 27, 2022
  This was written in 2016 but it is still pertinent today. From Oxford Dictionary(values) A person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life: they internalize their parents' rules and valuesI don't know when it happened. Not sure if it was a ...
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• Publishing a Children's Book

  by Donna B April 2, 2017
  This will be for things I've found when publishing my children's book. I'm using Amazon's CreateSpace. I've been told it's cheaper and the quality is good. From what I see of my own proof copy, the quality is the same as other children's books so it's a good choice for me. Images come out much da...
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• Ethereal Light

  by Donna B August 16, 2016
  Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil for you are with me. For those I left behind, fear not for it is but just a moment in time til you see me again. Though your lives will fill the years with memories do not despair that I am not with thee.    

• In the Monster - A Horror Writer's Perspective

  by Donna B July 2, 2016
  As a non-violent person, it's sort of funny that I gravitate towards horror stories, movies and writing. I just like to go where the dark things are and explore that realm to see what I can bring into the light, and see what other writers have created. It's just so interesting to go places and see ...
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• Announcing LiterarySocial's Lit Wit Writing Contest!

  by Donna B December 30, 2015
  Have you ever wanted to stretch the boundaries of your writing, to join one of the many writing contests around? You're not alone, but the biggest and most well known requires a level of commitment that can be terrifying. Being a writer is an amazing thing, but it does take sitting down and actual...

• A Muse by any Other Name

  by Donna B June 14, 2015
  Yeah, ok, play on words. Maybe you're groaning, screaming at the monitor "How could she!!". I could because it's before 6am and at only 1/4 cup of my hazelnut coffee so it sounded like a good title to me. :P I've been musing about muses. I've heard people talk about them like they are real beings...
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• Innocence by Dean Koontz

  by Donna B March 25, 2015
  I received Dean Koontz's Innocence as a gift and loved it! I almost couldn't put it down. This was so well written that it played out beautifully in my mind. The scenes were painted in my mind as real as though I was actually there. The characters were alive. From the very start, I was there with th...
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