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The Risky Reunion
When 13-year-old orphan Jack Mac Paidin learns he and his siblings descend from magical ancestors who come from another planet, his adventure intensifies. The Dark Cabal gains power and influence as Ethan, Jack’s…
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Card of the Day – Thursday, May 16, 2024
Temperance Temperance is a card of integration and finding balance. Now is a time of adjustment. Two or more things are coming together to create something new. You may be integrating your life…
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Card of the Day – Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
Page of Pentacles The Page of Pentacles represents a youthful, dependable, practical person. He is willing to work hard to gain new knowledge and skills, and he is often a student. He is…
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Card of the Day – Tuesday, May 14, 2024
The Queen of Cups nurtures intuition and is sensitive to the emotional states of those around her. She helps people connect with the subtle currents of life’s flow and advises on relationships, compromising,…
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World Building for Isabella the Invisible
Book One Starts in the Ancient Land of Sumer You might be surprised to learn how much research is required to write fiction. At least _good_ fiction. I do a LOT of research…
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End of Month Newsletter
Indie Author Promotions and a Sneak Preview of Book Five Indie Author Books I’ve Promoted This Month This month has been filled with some great Indie Author Promotions! Fiction, Non-Fiction, Memoir, Teen, Self-Help,…
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Etsy Surprises
My Experience Selling on Etsy I purchased TracyJDesigns dot com in July 2011, so I’ve owned the internet address for over a decade now. My primary email used to be at that domain,…
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Red River Girl: BOOK REVIEW
Red River Girl is a gripping account of the unsolved death of an Indigenous teenager, and the detective determined to find her killer, set against the backdrop of a troubled city. As soon…
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Sunday Musings: New Series, Moving Onto Our Land, etc.
I’m Trying to Think About Writing a New Series But it’s a challenge to think about anything else with our impending move on the immediate horizon! As you probably know by now, I’ve…
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New Year’s Ritual for 2024
My Focus for the New Year I like to perform a special little New Year’s Ritual, and 2024 is going to be kind of a pivotal year for me, numerologically speaking. And I…
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New Year’s Resolutions
What are you resolved to accomplish in 2024? Two years ago this coming New Year’s Eve, Jeff and I looked at one another and came to a firm decision: We were leaving our…
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Deck the Shelves
❄️ Bestselling authors unite for a festive treat! Claim your free teen books now. Hello, Book Lovers! The festive season brings with it the magic of stories, and this year, I’ve teamed up…
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Rump Roast Dilemma
Does anyone have suggestions for successfully baking a Rump Roast?? I normally choose Pot/Chuck Roast (it’s what my mother always made), and it is pretty reliable for producing a tender, juicy, ‘fall-off-the-bones’ –…
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CARD OF THE DAY – Saturday, Sept. 16th, 2023
The Magician KEYWORDS: personal power, intention, will, resourcefulness, manifestation, creativity, skill, concentration, brilliance, synchronicity, flexibility, convention, fresh start, selected destiny, success, learning, conscious awareness, action, transformation, origination, confident, intense, active. TODAY’S MESSAGE –…
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CARD OF THE DAY – Monday, Aug. 21st, 2023
The Hanging Man KEYWORDS: surrender, new perspective, waiting, sacrifice, release, humility, patience, biding time, renunciation, suspension, accepting destiny, mysticism, redemption, rethinking your identity TODAY’S MESSAGE – Try to look at things from a…
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CARD OF THE DAY – Saturday, Aug. 12th, 2023
FIVE OF SWORDS KEYWORDS: defeat, loss, failure, anxiety, greed, shameless opportunist, discord, infamy, self-defeat, arguments, irritability, feeling attacked TODAY’S MESSAGE – Watch out for the need to win or be right today. Though…
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CARD OF THE DAY – Friday, Aug. 11th, 2023
Eight Of Pentacles KEYWORDS: meaningful work, precision, commitment, stocking up, repetition, training, learning, selling something, economy, cunning, practical success, commissioned work, vanity TODAY’S MESSAGE – Today is a day to focus on your…
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CARD OF THE DAY – Thursday, Aug. 10th, 2023
KEYWORDS: strategy, mental tests, deception, gathering information, breaking agreements, partial success, sneakiness, confidences betrayed, trickery, element of chaos, hidden motives, subversion TODAY’S MESSAGE – This is a card about doing what serves your…
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Healthy Aging: Tips and Advice on Maintaining Good Health as You Age
THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY AGING If you believe in the power of embracing life’s later chapters with grace, vitality, and a zest for living, I celebrate that remarkable journey with you. Healthy aging…
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Carnivore Diet Weight Loss – Down 4 Pounds in One Day
I LOST FOUR POUNDS IN ONE DAY ON THE CARNIVORE DIET True story. This morning when I weighed myself…as I do every morning…the scale reported I was down fully FOUR POUNDS from what…
