Water As a Theme As I reached for the keyboard, ready to add to my manuscript, I had an opening for the scene ready to flow from my...

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A Complex Anti-Hero A Complex Anti-Hero We finally get to the meat of the antagonist. I know I could have selected a flat, non-textured...

Master of His Realm The Camel, the Lion, and the Child I have been reading essays by Guy Tal, a photographer and writer. In his latest...

Mater of His Realm Lightning Strikes Someone recently asked what triggered a desire to write fiction. I have to admit that is a...

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