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The Outsider: A Short Story

The Outsider is one of my favorite stories by H. P. Lovecraft, so I thought I’d share it here. Enjoy!

Introducing: Pango Books!

I've started purchasing books on Pango Books, and I enjoy the process, knowing I'm buying from avid readers who appreciate...

Announcement: New Blog Section – Free Ebook Downloads!

With my years of experience publishing books, and working as Publications Manager back in the day, I decided it only...

Hell or High Water: A Short Story

Hell Or High Water was very fun to write, and subsequently became one of my favorite stories included in my...

A Bearable Darkness of Being: A Short Story

I had this idea bouncing around in my head for quite some time before I finally penned it for my...

The Ritual: A “Flash-Fiction” Story

Back in March of 2020, my flash fiction (1500 words or less) story The Road Home was a finalist in...

The Road Home: A “Flash Fiction” Story

My flash fiction (1500 words or less) story The Road Home was a finalist in Crystal Lake Publishing's monthly flash...

Studying Multiple Scriptures Side By Side

Often a book in my studies will have footnotes or references to biblical scripture. Well, I own a Parallel Bible,...

Mindset Shift (UPDATED X2)

I started to become overwhelmed, even knowing I have the whole month ahead to work on it—but then, something clicked...

Live Not By Lies

Upon reading Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Live Not By Lies, I decided to publish it here, since Truth is a core tenet...

Tommy’s Homer: Another Short Story Challenge

One night I gave myself this writing challenge: Could I conjure a random opening scene tonight, then turn it into...

The War Prayer by Mark Twain

Mark Twain wrote The War Prayer in 1905, in response to the Spanish–American War and the subsequent Philippine–American War. It...

17 Life-Learnings from 17 Years of The Marginalian

NOTE: The following article by Maria Popova was originally published at The Marginalian (formerly known as Brain Pickings), and really...