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One-minute Romance: An Interview

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One-minute Romance features 800- to 1000-word short stories for the young at heart and for those who believe life can be beautiful. Happy endings reign! INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR JON RIPSLINGER. 1 What made you want to become a novelist? As a high school teacher and a wannabe writer, I always felt I could write something worthwhile for teens. I'd been trying to write short stories for girls' magazines like Seventeen. Still sits in my file drawer. How has it remained the same? The main character has tried t...

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Spocktastic: July 2015

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Erin Kane Spock is an author of paranormal, contemporary, and historical romance. This page was formerly known as Hold On to Your Bloomers and Spock Writes Romance. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Words, Words, Words. I remember using the "n" word as a child (the 1970s) with my friends when " eeny, meeny, miny, mo. Today I used the word " tinker. The question this brings to mind is: should I? Should I aim for historical accuracy despite the potential for reader reaction? Thursday, July 9, 2015. This brings me ...

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Spocktastic: October 2014

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Erin Kane Spock is an author of paranormal, contemporary, and historical romance. This page was formerly known as Hold On to Your Bloomers and Spock Writes Romance. Thursday, October 16, 2014. There a recent RWR article about the value of diversification in writing. There were a lot of good points made, that the market need is always changing and a steady brand might limit a good writer from bringing in a broader readership. When I branched into paranormal stories in contemporary settings I redefined my ...

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Texas Forever!: Here we go again. Sigh.....

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Thursday, January 12, 2012. Here we go again. Sigh. So for the past several months, I've been dealing with cysts in my breasts. For the most part, these cysts have been harmless. In November, I ended up having a suspicious looking cyst biopsied. Thankfully, the biopsy showed no malignancy. The diagnosis was typical hyperplasia, which is good news. My doctor told me to follow up in May or sooner if there were any concerns. Well, guess what? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Texas Forever!: October 2011

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Oh what a night, Texas style! The musicians were incredible that night. Wednesday, October 5, 2011. When I was about five, my older brother got a toodloop radio for his birthday. I remember it was blue and I was jealous that my brother could listen to music any time or anywhere he wanted. Back then, the only thing we had was WABC. After growing up, having music was was still a huge part of my life but it was limited to my car. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Texas Forever!: April 4th 2003.

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Friday, April 4, 2014. It was eleven years ago today that my son Benji had surgery to remove a brain tumor. I spent the last precious preop moments memorizing Benji and telling him how precious he is and how much we love him. How happy he makes everybody who meets him. I sent him to surgery knowing that I said everything that needed to be said. The OR nurse would call every hour or so and update me. Each call would keep me going for another hour or so, so I never panicked. Then Dr. Shapiro came and s...

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Texas Forever!: March 24, 2003

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Friday, March 23, 2012. March 24, 2003. It started out like a normal Monday. We were stationed in San Angelo texas and I remember the weather was gorgeous that spring. Lots of rain made for a spectacular display of our state flower, the bluebonnet. That morning was bright and gorgeous. Thank you, God! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Benji's Relay For Life Page. March 24, 2003. A bitter sweet time of year.

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Texas Forever!: July 2013

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013. My Good News Shoes! I brought these shoes home, with thoughts of my wee bitties showing me their light up shoes, while I showed off my sparkly Vans. I was just waiting for the perfect time to wear them. That time was this past Monday night. The shoes twinkled at me as I was getting ready for work, almost as if they were saying, "hey, what about us? So I put on the shoes, gathered up my enthusiasm and headed to work. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Texas Forever!: March 2011

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Thursday, March 24, 2011. Eight years ago today. Eight years ago today. It started out like a normal Monday. We were stationed in San Angelo texas and I remember the weather was gorgeous that spring. Lots of rain made for a spectacular display of our state flower, the bluebonnet. That morning was bright and gorgeous. Thank you, God! Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The lump that won't leave. So I made a mammogram appt. The soonest I could get seen is April 5th. I figured by then, the lump would be gone. Please k...

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Texas Forever!: September 2011

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Saturday, September 17, 2011. A special day, today! Twenty five years ago, I started the rest of my life. Today was the first day of basic training for the United States Air Force. People have many different reasons for joining the military. the reason that i joined was simple. I wanted out of New Jersey. By the end of my first week of basic, things became more complicated. As I sit here, I'm struck by what a different time we live in. When i was active duty, war was just an exercise in a hangar....160;T...