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The (non-physical) Benefits of Running
I remember the dread that filled me on the way to school. Every year in middle school, these terrible physical tests in PE reared their heads and one of those fearsome monsters was the mile run. I never did well, hated every moment of it, and was embarrassed by my lack of athleticism. Frequently, it…
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Wednesday Wanderings
So I’ve just started submissions on a story entitled “Different Drummer,” and I know – I just know – that this one is going to give me trouble with editors. It was written for a challenge to write about a character who isn’t a hero, which I inter…
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Arekan’s Blog: MORE Laundry Problems
Arekan: So the scribe is still writing the trash that “pays the mortgage” but since it seems to keep her in coffee and milkshakes, I won’t complain too much, though I’ve heard there a bit of clamor for her to finish the Arekan’s War Series. [scribe, um Beth:] One reader is hardly a clamor. Arekan:……
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Growing All The Time
After living in an oasis for three years, where even the greenery is often covered in sand and a dull yellowish color suffuses everything, the green of Penang was overwhelming when we first moved here. This jungle paradise is rich with plant-life, birds, insects, larger animals, streams, mountains and ocean. The greens and blues stood…
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Wednesday Wanderings
Like many others, I’ve been sucked into the phenomenon that is Stranger Things. Not everyone is a fan, and I’ve heard complaints both from people who find the horror elements dull and would rather just watch the kids interact, and people who are …
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Idea Anatomy
I’ve had two stories published lately, Traveling By Starlight: A Journey of Two Ways, and Before Their Time, and I wanted to talk about where the ideas came from. Since the respective magazines are both for-purchase, and Outposts of Beyond …








