tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84115348242551615772024-03-13T14:20:44.607-05:00Caddy Rowland: Slice of LifeI also write under pen name Sibley Jackson, which has a separate page here to click on and view. Random thoughts about writing books, painting, women, men, love, life, and whatever happens to be on my mind.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18358496408243970148noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-27899574997130425212017-06-27T21:06:00.001-05:002017-06-27T21:08:16.206-05:00NEW RELEASE! BROKEN (A Sibley Jackson M/M Romance)I'm happy to announce the 4th book in Minnesota Males, Broken, is now out! This was sold in serialized form on Amazon a year or two ago, but for those who don't read serials, here is the story in one novel!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This wasn’t supposed to happen. Brice wants to disappear in Northern Wisconsin, tucked away in his secluded lake home. Talon, who grew up in the area, has felt the bitter lash of hatred his whole life, simply because of who he is. If the locals find out he’s also gay he may as well sign his own death warrant.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Brice has money and is from the city. Talon? He gives “poor” a new definition, and all he’s known is the narrow-mindedness of rural rednecks. Then the two meet. Heat. Need. Passion.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Brice wants to go for it, but Talon believes he can walk away. He should know better. Once a flame is ignited, it takes more than willpower to put a fire out.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Andy isn’t planning on a relationship getting in the way of his career. He needs to prove himself invaluable to his boss, Gordy. Things get messed up the minute Gordy introduces him to his son, Cody, who will be working under Andy for the summer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">At first glance, Andy knows the guy is trouble. Cody is a lethal combination of a pretty face and a very rugged physique. Cody makes him achingly hot, which confuses and angers him. He likes rough-looking men, not pretty boys, even if this particular pretty face comes with a brutally sculpted body. Not only that, the dude is his boss’s son!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Cody also feels the same burning desire. It flusters him, as he’s determined to remain in the closet. Cody knows full well being gay won’t be accepted by his family. Besides, Andy is rude and short-tempered from the start. Who needs someone like that in their life?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Regardless, the heat between the two men refuses to die down. It’s going to be a long, hot summer. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Caddy Rowland is a novelist and painter. Her
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17675062717287023295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-1336642079813819282017-06-01T20:40:00.000-05:002017-06-01T20:40:28.522-05:00New Release! Raw Need, a Sibley Jackson M/M RomanceI am proud to announce the 2nd book in the Minnesota Male series, Raw Need. It is the conclusion of Z and Jason's story. (There will be more books about different characters in the series.)<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dreams really can come true, but at what cost?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Z’s tours with his band are getting longer and more frequent. Jason is determined to make it work, regardless. Then he gets the opportunity he’d always dreamed of—before he’d met Z. Jason accepts and goes home to tell Z. After all, he’s always said he’ll stand by Z if his band goes national. It only stands to reason Z will stand behind him. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">But Z has news of his own. And when he tells it, the two lovers will find the most difficult test the couple has ever encountered staring them in the face.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">They believe their love is strong and will get them through anything.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ATTENTION: 2/3 of this story was published in 2014 in serialized form, under the name The Performance Series. 1/3 of this story is new, due to popular demand for Z and Jason. Even if you have read The Performance Series, you will enjoy Raw Need, the conclusion to their story.</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17675062717287023295noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-15755313775864354622017-01-27T14:09:00.000-06:002017-01-27T14:09:23.205-06:00NEW RELEASE: Have you ever been haunted by a song?<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm really exxcited about this one! I've even gotten permssion to use the lyrics from Iggy Pop's song in this book. Cool! Anyway, here's the way this story happened:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In December of 2015, I watched the official video for the song <b>Candy</b>, by <b>Iggy Pop</b>, once again. I found myself replaying it several times. Something about it triggered all kinds of disturbing, creepy ideas. A <b>pyschological thriller</b> began to take shape in my head.<br />Once it did, the story wouldn’t leave me alone.<br />So here it is.<br />-Caddy Rowland, Author<br /><br /><i>Meet Connor Reed: talented, handsome, and <b>criminally insane</b>. He just doesn’t know the last part. Or does he?<br />Connor had been determined to become a rock ‘n roll star ever since junior high. It didn’t matter if no one else believed in him. He had Candy. Beautiful, sexy, faithful Candy. He almost couldn’t believe she was his. She had been his girl since high school. So what if she had only been fifteen?<br />Guys like him never had girls as fabulous as Candy. Hell, he never even had a friend, let alone a girlfriend. In fact, guys like him didn’t get any sort of break. It seemed bad luck was determined to follow him throughout life. From his Jesus-crazy mother to his jealous band mates, betrayal became a common theme.<br />Each time it happened, Connor had no choice but to do something about it.<br />But Candy was the exception. She really loved him. Throughout the years, Candy never stopped loving him; she never stopped believing.<br />Then the unthinkable happened. And, once again, he was forced into action.<br /><b>You know how it goes.<br />After all, life is crazy.<br />But not half as crazy as Connor Reed.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Never underestimate the value of a kick-ass pair of heels. Sexy shoes can make a woman feel beautiful. They can also bring a man to his knees—or worse.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Once John Mickelson slithers out from any blame for the devastation he’s caused with his Ponzi scheme, Jasmine Albertson finds herself barely left breathing. He’s taken everything: her husband, her money, her home, and her child. She can barely see through the haze of pain and hate. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">However, one thing is very clear: John Mickelson is going to pay, and she’s going to be the one doing the collecting.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(Note: Although there is an object tying these novels together, each gritty drama is a stand-alone psychological suspense thriller with a complete story arc.) </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div>
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Buy ebook at: <a href="https://amzn.com/B01HNIOXKO">Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raw-lust-sibley-jackson/1124015501?ean=2940158319907"> Barnes & Noble </a> Will also be available on I-tunes within a day or two, and on kobo sometime this century (my God they are slow). <b>Paperback will be available sometime in July.</b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">*Note: This gay romance contains graphic m/m sex scenes.</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Z: dynamic, in your face sexual rock star in the making. He and his band, Wild Riot, are hoping to hit the big-time, and they’re getting close. He knows a relationship is out of the question if he hopes to make it big. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Jason: low key and handsome, he’s sworn to never care for a guy again—at least not without taking it slow and easy. He chose poorly once. By the time he walked away, his self-esteem had been in shreds. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Then Wild Riot takes the stage at the city’s most popular gay club. Jason has scored a front row table. He’s heard all about the band and their sexy lead singer. Big deal. He’s seen a ton of bands. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">A single spotlight explodes from the darkness, illuminating Z. Their eyes meet—and the heat between them could incinerate the whole damn place. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Before the first set ends, both know they can’t walk away. Not until they’ve had one night of scorching, animalistic sex. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">After all, neither is looking for anything more. Especially nothing as inconvenient and terrifying as love. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">ATTENTION:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"> 1/3 of this story was published on Amazon only in serialized form, under the name The Performance Series. 2/3 of this story is new, due to popular demand for Z and Jason. Even if you have read The Performance Series, you will enjoy the Raw Trilogy. No more insta-love and much more in-depth story about each of the two men.</span><br />
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Buy ebook at: <a href="https://amzn.com/B01HNIOXKO">Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/raw-lust-sibley-jackson/1124015501?ean=2940158319907"> Barnes & Noble </a> Will also be available on I-tunes within a day or two, and on kobo sometime this century (my God they are slow). <b>Paperback will be available sometime in July.</b><br />
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Please let me know how you like it! <b>Reviews are always appreciated at the site where purchased. Thank you.</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-84030990883465592392016-02-03T14:43:00.000-06:002016-02-03T14:43:55.073-06:00NEW RELEASE: SEDUCTION (Book 3 of The Avengement Series)I am very happy to announce my 3rd book in <b>The Avengement Series</b>, <i><b>Seduction</b></i>, is NOW AVAILABLE in ebook formats! The paperback will be available on Amazon by February 1st.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Have you ever done something so completely unlike yourself that in retrospect all you can say is, “What the fuck was I thinking?” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Well, multiply that by about a thousand. At least. Yep. That should tell you something about my story. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">I’d like to plead temporary insanity, but I can’t. I knew exactly what I was doing. The only problem was once I started, I couldn’t stop. I never knew until then how easily a person’s mind can become addicted to whatever their drug of choice might be. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Mine happened to be a man online. I’m married, and the man online was definitely not my husband. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Yeah. I’m some idiot. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">As for the story itself, it’s a story of betrayal, arrogance, innocence lost, and heartbreak. It’s a story about how we never completely know a person—especially when it comes to ourselves. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Most of all, it’s a story about what can happen when you play with fire, not expecting to get burned. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">Before you know it, the whole fucking house burns down. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">-Cassie Stanford </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-60894862236605912292016-01-12T10:09:00.002-06:002016-01-19T17:09:24.212-06:00When Art Itself Dies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On January 10th, 2016, art died.<br />
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Or rather, one of the vessels the creative force chose to use in order to get its message across is with us no more. R.I.P. David Bowie. Once in a great while, a person is born who is used as a messenger. David Bowie was one of the chosen.<br />
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It's rare, it's beautiful, and it's heartless.<br />
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When chosen, the driving force inside the person doesn't take no for an answer. Against all odds, they must create. Break boundaries. Suffer misunderstanding and ridicule. Allow their bodies and minds to be used in an attempt to deliver the message. Because creation has no morals. Its only goal is to create. Change. Make something new.<br />
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If you don't believe me, take a look all around you. Nature knows. The only moral is change or die. Or, rather, change and die, anyway. Because death is rebirth. Create. Change. Live. Die.<br />
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When creation chose Bowie, it chose a winner. Bowie changed the face of music in ways the world had never seen before. He paved the way for new genres in music. But he also forced social change. He WAS art. He was unstoppable. Until the very end, he created. Knowing he had cancer, he did yet one more album for his fans. It came out on his birthday: <i><a href="http://amzn.com/B017VORJK6">Blackstar</a></i>.<br />
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And now he's gone.<br />
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Some people never knew the genius of Bowie. They either refused to see it, or were incapable of understanding. Not because they were stupid, or less than. But because their calling is different. For many creatives around the world, he was a driving force that fed us, motivated us, and implored us to get off our asses, get over our insecurities and fears, and get on with what we were put on earth to do: make art. For others, they simply loved his music, and that's valid, too.<br />
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But for creatives, it doesn't matter if you make music, paintings, fiction, plays, or any other creative endeavor. If you're a creative, you must create or your purpose here is unfulfilled. And, yet, most of us are not art itself. We're just puking out creation because a little tiny bit of that force is in us. It must be shared. It must be given authenticity, regardless of if we "make it" as an artist or not.<br />
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See, for creatives, it isn't necessarily a blessing. It's something that eats at us. It consumes us, and makes us step out, baring our souls—knowing full well there will be many who shame us, humiliate us, make fun of us, and tear our work down. There will be those who use us. And there will be those who say we're fakes.We keep going anyway. We have no choice. It's what we're here for.<br />
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I think Billy Idol sums it up in his song, <i>Can't Break Me Down, </i>from his latest album, <i><a href="http://amzn.com/B00MXIV7YU">Kings & Queens of the Underground:</a></i><br />
<i><br /></i> "It's just my natural reaction<br />
When I hit the floor<br />
I'm the original assassin<br />
I come up for more."<br />
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As I said, we have no choice. Creation <i>is </i>the original assassin, constantly destroying the old to bring in the new. Create. Change. Live. Die.<br />
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But there will also be those who understand, who get the message. And so we create. We find the strength, and we create. Some succeed in a big way. Some keep their creations in the basement. But the force came out, became something, and lived.<br />
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For me, Bowie was a large part of my strength. When he sang, "Gimme your hands", I did. It took years, and many different tries at various forms of art, but I eventually found myself. I never let go of those hands. Only an idiot lets go of the hands holding the creative force inside. They fueled me, took the spark of creation I had inside, and lit it into a blaze. Now I write fiction for a living and paint. The painting? It sits in my basement and hangs on my walls. I've sold some. But I don't have time right now to promote both my paintings and my books. So, for now, it's all about my fiction. Will I ever become big? Who knows? It doesn't matter. I create. I make a living, which is rare. I am blessed.<br />
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"Gimme your hands."<br />
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Yesterday, my world was shattered. One I most admired, one I looked to for direction, was gone. Or so I thought. Now I realize Bowie might not be here on earth, but the driving creative force inside him will never die. It's the essence of life, and I can draw from it anytime I need to. In fact, it insists some do, because creation—or art—can never die.<br />
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Those hands still hold mine. I will never let go.<br />
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For those of you who didn't understand and appreciate Bowie, I cry for you. You truly missed out on genius. It's rare to live during a time when you can witness one who encompasses so much of the creative force. It doesn't happen every day. Not even every lifetime. Sure, artists, creators, are around all the time, but not in that amount of pure creative energy. He was a rare gift for those of us who paid attention.<br />
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Regardless, his message was heard by many. For us who heard, after a day of tears, I laugh with joy. Bowie lived. That's a miracle.<br />
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He still lives. That's a fact.<br />
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And so it goes.<br />
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Art is.<br />
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It always will be.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-17680155179568461112015-08-17T16:46:00.000-05:002015-08-17T16:49:09.143-05:00efestivalofwords awards Gastien: From Dream to Destiny BEST NOVEL AND BEST HISTORICAL!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so thrilled that Gastien: From Dream to Destiny won TWO awards this year on efestivalofwords.com. To be considered, someone in the industry has to nominate you.It can be another author, a reviewer, editor, etc...and you can't nominate your own books. Then each book goes through a review, and some make it to "finalist". Voting then takes place by the public.<br />
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Gastien: From Dream to Destiny who BEST NOVEL and BEST HISTORICAL FICTION!<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">"I am Gastien Beauchamp, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">artist</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and lover. Any </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Frenchman</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> would tell you that a peasant could never own property in </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">nineteenth-century France</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Yet here I am, in my very own studio. The personal cost was horrendous. I barely survived the choices I made, and my sanity was pushed to its limits. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Still, I finally now have security, peace, and freedom. For the rest of my life I can spend time "making love to the color", making love to beautiful women, and enjoying the wild nightlife of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">bohemian Montmartre</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. What more could a man need or want? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Then, one night, I see her. One look at Sophie, and my heart wants to betray me! I try to tell myself that I know better. Who needs </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">love</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, anyway? I am already married-to my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">art</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">No woman would ever understand and accept my lifestyle; nor am I about to give that lifestyle up. Not when I paid so dearly for it! Besides, I am too badly damaged to ever open up my heart...and if Sophie found out about my past she would not want to even know my name. I can't take that chance. I have had enough pain to last me a lifetime." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">This </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">historical fiction novel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> is book 2 of a 5 book </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">drama/family saga</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> for adults (The Gastien Series). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">As such, it contains adult themes and graphic scenes</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Each book can stand on its own, but is most compelling read in order.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br /></span></i> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Here is what some review/blogger sites had to say:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"...the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">amazing story</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> of Gastien...even more captivated by Gastien and all the other characters in this book than I was in the first...so engrossed in everything going on that I read the whole book in a day, laughing, crying and feeling compassion for all of the characters especially Gastien himself...</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">experienced every emotion</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> there was and I was emotionally drained by the end, but emotionally drained in a good way." </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Jenny, Bookaholics blog </b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Caddy Rowland has done such an </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">amazing</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> job with these two books I know that I will ALWAYS make it a point to read EVERYTHING that she writes. Caddy is </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">master of the roller coaster of emotions</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. It will have you crying one minute and laughing out loud the next." </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Christina Irelan, Intoxicated By Books </b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Sophie and Gastien have entered the realm of </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">epic romance couples</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. They prove that </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">true love</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> is unexpected, unconditional, passionate, and flawed."</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Beccie Weaver, Bookies Book Reviews </b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"..be prepared for the </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">parade of emotions</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> you are going to feel with Gastien and his choices. There is definite happiness, a touch of romance, a splash and a rub of lust, and there is sorrow...a </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">gritty and raw </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">look at the life of a young man who has convictions and sticks to them no matter the cost." -</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Liz, Fictional Candy</b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-42425014153608238392015-07-27T20:47:00.002-05:002015-07-27T20:47:57.141-05:00Gastien: From Dream to Destiny a Finalist For Two Awards!I pleased and excited to announce that Gastien: From Dream to Destiny is a finalist for <b>Best Nove</b>l and <b>Best Historical Fiction </b>in the 2015 eFestival of Words!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-31942586975392965322015-07-10T08:47:00.005-05:002015-07-10T08:47:46.694-05:00NEW RELEASE! SOLACE: A Caddy Rowland Psychological Thriller & DramaI'm proud and excited to announce the second book in the <b>Avengement Series</b> is now available! <b><i>Solace</i></b>, a psychological thriller, mystery, and drama! The sexy red shoes continue...<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Where the hell is Brady? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It should have taken about a half hour for him to walk to town and back. As Tory heads out to walk the beach searching for him, a soft smile plays on his face. He can just imagine the ribbing Brady will give him when they meet coming toward each other. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Instead, he comes face to face with his worst nightmare. There is his husband, lying in the water, bleeding and gasping for breath. Brady, petrified and struggling to stay alive, tries to tell Tory something about a boat. Then his frightened eyes stare into Tory’s as he manages to say “I love you” one last time. He’s gone before Tory can even tell him the same. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The police believe it’s a robbery gone wrong. Tory wonders if it isn’t a hate crime. He swears he’ll find the killer, even if the police give up trying. No one is going to get away with gutting the man he loved, leaving him like trash to die alone. Nothing will stop him from getting justice for Brady. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">This book can stand alone. However, Tory plays a very important part in the first book of the <b>Avengement Series</b>, <b><i>Stiletto</i></b>, so if you haven't read it you may want to. You'll get to know him quite well there and really learn to love him by the time you begin to read <b><i>Solace</i></b>. Plus, the main character from Stiletto (Jasmine) returns as a VIP side character in <b><i>Solace</i></b>. Here iis the photo and the buy links for <b><i>Stiletto</i></b>, too:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-28921016019712802322015-06-26T11:55:00.001-05:002015-06-26T11:55:12.490-05:00Today, June 26, 2015 HISTORY IS MADE! Supreme Court Makes Gay Marriage Legal Nationally!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The United States Supreme Court has declared the right to marry for LGBT people in ALL states of the USA. This is a major victory for love, equality, and happiness. Many days lately I haven't been proud to be an American. Today is a day I am proud to be a citizen of this country. Today, the Supreme Court decided to side with decency, love, and equality instead of fear, bigotry, and hate.<br />
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Today they showed empathy. They showed clear-headed equality.<br />
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Thank you to those who voted in favor and got this passed. A country can't stay strong if its citizens are forced to live their lives according to only some people's beliefs and fears, some people's ignorance and lack of understanding.<br />
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Today, our highest court said: No more. No more will states be able to discriminate because of a group of loudmouths who want to shove their false beliefs on others. No more will this country stand by and allow hospitals to ban people from their loved ones bedside just because the state has decided they're not worthy of a simple marriage license. No more will we turn our back on someone's right to love simply because we don't happen to like who they're attracted to. No more.<br />
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Instead, they voted for love. When a country stands for love, all kinds of positive possibilities shine in the horizon. This isn't the end of the struggle for LGBT rights, but it's a good win. It means those possibilities are ripe to turn into probabilities, and then finally fact and law.<br />
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CONGRATULATIONS TO MY LGBT FRIENDS EVERYWHERE ON THIS LANDMARK DECISION!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-40399819572814642292015-06-17T00:30:00.000-05:002015-06-17T00:30:01.280-05:00Blog Tour/Giveaway: Willem of the Tafel by Hans M. Hirschi @hans_hirschi<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have recently become friends with a wonderful writer named Hans Hirschi. He is so considerate and kind it's always a pleasure communicating with him. Plus, the man can write. I've read some of his work and thoroughly enjoyed it. His new book, Willem of the Tafel, is on a blog tour and I'm proud to have my blog as one of the stops.</div>
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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="368"]<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/amberrisme/18073660538" target="_blank" title="Willem-of-the-tafel-book by Amberr Meadows, on Flickr"><img alt="Willem-of-the-tafel-book" class="" height="551" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8895/18073660538_d7063ded66.jpg" title="Willem-of-the-tafel-book" width="368" /></a> <em>Willem of the Tafel</em> by Hans M. Hirschi[/caption]<br />
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<strong>Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, LGBT, Post-Dystopian, Young Adult </strong></div>
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<strong>194 pages</strong></div>
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<strong>Release Date: May 28, 2015</strong></div>
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<em>The world we know is gone, destroyed by greed and ignorance. On a post-apocalyptic Earth, centuries into the future, few have survived the Great War. Some have taken refuge deep inside a mountain. One of them, Willem, is exiled to the surface... Alone and struggling to survive, Willem embarks on an epic journey, making a discovery that could once again alter the future of humanity. Willem of the Tafel is an epic tale of survival, second chances, hope and undying love.</em></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We are currently engaged in an interesting time, where religious minorities are fighting a desperate battle to keep another minority from getting married. The arguments are the same, no matter what country you look at, be it Ireland (where the people recently approved marriage equality with a two thirds majority), the U.S. (where the support in polls is almost as high as in Ireland and where the Supreme Court is expected to approve equality before the end of June), to Germany, where the battle is fought right now. Procreation, children, religious views, are at the core of the debate. What all these arguments don’t take into account is that humanity only knew state sanctioned marriage for, oh, a thousand years? And I think that’s generous. Before that, we’ve gotten married, we mated for eons, simply by declaring to do so. There were no registries, there were no archives. People just decided to do it and that was it. We did just fine, we procreated (from our earliest two ancestors) to the seven plus billion populating the planet today. So marriage and procreation, well, not really, and religion certainly plays no role. Or how many marriages are destroyed around the planet because black and whites can intermarriage these days? The argument is so preposterous it defies being taken seriously. Leaves the welfare of children. The ultimate and final argument that’s thrown into the face of those who approve of equality. I have two things to say: a) kids on the streets, kids abandoned by their parents are always kids to straight parents, any exception would simply validate the rule. b) gays have always had kids and always will, and modern research shows that on average, we make slightly better parents. Why? Because we have to work so hard to become parents, we never take our kids for granted, and we never toss them out into the street because they don’t live up to our expectations. That’s a straight thing…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hans M Hirschi (b. 1967) has been writing stories ever since he was a child. Adulthood and the demands of corporate life efficiently put an end to his fictional writing for over twenty years. A global executive in training and channel development, Hans has traveled the world and had previously published non-fictional titles.</div>
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The birth of his son and the subsequent parental leave provided him with the opportunity to unleash his creative writing once again. With little influence over his brain’s creative workings, he indulges it, going with the flow.</div>
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A deeply rooted passion for, faith in a better world, in love, tolerance and diversity are a red thread throughout both his creative and non-fictional work. His novels might best be described as “literary romance, engaging characters and relevant stories that won’t leave you untouched, but hopeful.”</div>
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Hans is a proud member of the Swedish Writers’ Union and the Writers’ Center in Sweden.</div>
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The giveaway for <em>Willem of the Tafel</em> has 11 randomly chosen winners; 10 will receive $15 Gift codes to the author's shop, but the grand prize winner will receive a free ticket to <strong><a href="https://www.gayromlit.com/" target="_blank">GayRomLit retreat 2015</a></strong>, in San Diego, CA, happening <strong>October 15-18th, 2015</strong>. Ticket value is $175, but if you win the grand prize, you're responsible for travel and accommodations.<strong> Please notify the author in advance should you win and be unable to attend, so we can choose another recipient to enjoy the prize! </strong></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">To find out about her novels visit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005FW8BZE">http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005FW8BZE</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-65715514412140128942015-05-25T21:33:00.001-05:002015-05-25T21:33:04.270-05:00WINNERS SELECTED FOR MY PRIZE GIVEAWAYS FROM HOP AGAINST HOMOPHOBIAI want to thank everyone who stopped by my blog during the Hop Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Bi phobia. I appreciate you taking the time to do so. I hope you enjoyed the hop this year!<br />
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The winners of the four prizes I was giving away have been selected and contacted by email. They are::<br />
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Kimberly for Where There's Smoke<br />
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Trix for The Performance Series<br />
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Lee Todd for There Was A House (Books 1 and 2)<br />
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Sula for Gastien (Books 1 and 2)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-85820259519777137802015-05-16T19:15:00.000-05:002015-05-16T21:37:41.016-05:00Why It's Important to Feature LGBT Characters in All Genres of Fiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As an <b>indie author</b> who writes LGBT friendly historical family saga/drama and psychological thriller/drama under my name (Caddy Rowland) and gay m/m romance under the pan name Sibley Jacskon, I'm proud to once again be a part of the <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify;">International Day Against Homophobia,Transphobia, and Biphobia. To find out more information about this national event,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">(May 17th) visit:</span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://dayagainsthomophobia.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://dayagainsthomophobia.<wbr></wbr>org/</a><span style="color: #333333;"> Please also visit the main page for this bloghop at </span></span><a href="http://hopagainsthomophobia.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #9966cc; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;">http://hopagainsthomophobia.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<b>I do have a couple of different prizes to give away. You will find information about them following my post.</b><br />
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While I know there is a lot of gay romance, m/m romance, gay erotica, and LGBT fiction where the focus is on the issues and problems characters face because of being LGBT, <b>I find it sad and disturbing that more books don't feature LGBT characters where their "gayness" isn't the center of the plot.</b> <b>I have felt for awhile that readers are ready and willing to except characters of all gender preferences, but as long as we continue to keep LGBT characters in their separate worlds, LGBT characters will never truly evolve into mainstream fiction.</b><br />
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And that's not only too bad, to me it's unacceptable. I've blogged before about writing LGBT side or main characters and not lumping those books in the category LGBT. There's nothing wrong with the category if their gender preference is the crux of the story. But what if it's a thriller, mystery, fantasy, etc where the character happens to by LGBT but it isn't the main focus of the plot? Why should a book like that be lumped into LGBT? There isn't a "Straight Fiction" category all books with straight main characters have to lump into.<br />
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And so I decided not to use the LGBT or gay categories for my books unless it WAS the main thrust of my story. I do talk about my gay characters in some blurbs. I did use keywords so that people looking for books with gay characters would find my books. But, I put my books where they should be. For example, <i>There Was House s</i>aga has all four books in various thriller categories and drama. However, a gay teenage boy shares main character status with a straight girl. They're victims of sex trafficking. This plot isn't about him being gay (although he does play up his campiness, and I don't shy away from showing how he is abused.). It's about the horrors of being trafficked and their plot for revenge.<br />
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Then I got to test and see if there would be any push-back from readers by my not having listed it as LGBT. It was the ultimate test. A Bookbub ad. I didn't choose "LGBT". I chose Thriller. I wanted my book sent to 2 million subscribers, not a hundred and fifty thousand. I got accepted on the third try. I knew from their stats I should expect between 11,500 to 38,900 downloads. The books was also free. I would have to count on buy through of the other 3 in the series to make profit.<br />
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And guess what? I got 60,000 downloads for <i>House of Pleasure, the first of There Was a House</i> . That's almost twice the high end of their average for downloads. Better yet, I made royalties any writer would be proud of that same month from buy-through on the other 3. Royalties which made us happy indeed here at the Rowland home. And the gay boy was introduced in the first book. He was very over the top, in your face gay.<br />
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The best part? I've gotten my share of one-stars (it is one story told over 4 books, clearly marked, but some don't seem to read the description), along with my share of 4's and 5's, but <b>not one of the readers complained about the book having a gay main character or his actions, or the scenes. Not one. He isn't even mentioned in the reviews at all. I need no other proof to show me mainstream readers are very ready to accept LGBT characters in all genres without a "special category".</b><br />
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I hope the future brings out more books in all genres with LGBT characters. I hope more writers who write LGBT characters branch out from romance and erotica. I have nothing against romance or erotica. I write it. But people (straight and LGBT) are so much more than their sex lives. We suffer from a lack of LGBT characters in books that aren't romance or erotica or dark stories of gay struggle. (And I love me some good gay fiction filled with struggle.). But we need stories where their gender preference and the ramifications of it aren't the subject matter or the storyline.<br />
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That would be true equality in fiction. It's only right.<br />
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Most of all, it's time.<br />
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<b>To celebrate this event, I will be giving away all six short stories of The Performance Series by Sibley Jackson to one winner, and all six short stories of Where There's Smoke Series by Sibley Jackson to one other winner. These are only available as .mobi or pdf. </b><br />
<b><br /></b><b>I will also give away the first two books of The Gastien Series by Caddy Rowland (historical family saga/drama) to one winner and the first two books of There Was a House Saga by Caddy Rowland (psychological thriller/drama) to one other winner. These can be given in .mobi, pdf or epub. You can click on the books here on my blog to read their descriptions.</b><br />
<b><br /></b><b><u>IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ONE OF THE PRIZES YOU MUST:</u></b><br />
<b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>-LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT WHY LGBT RIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF THIS POST</u></b><br />
<b><u>-LEAVE YOUR FIRST NAME, AN EMAIL WHERE I CAN SEND YOUR PRIZE IF SELECTED, THE FORMAT YOU PREFER, AND WHICH PRIZE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WITH THAT COMMENT</u></b><br />
<b><u>-IF IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH BOOKS YOU WIN, SAY "ANY"</u></b><br />
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<b>THE CONTEST ENDS LATE MAY 24th. I WILL PICK WINNERS WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER THAT DATE. IF YOU DIDN"T LEAVE AN EMAIL AND THE INFO I REQUESTED, I'LL MOVE ON, PICKING SOMEONE WHO DID. :)</b><br />
<b><u><br /></u></b> <b>Good Luck! Please make sure to visit the other participating blogs to have a chance at more prizes. </b><br />
<b><br /></b> <b><br /></b> <script src="http://www.simply-linked.com/listwidget.aspx?l=644125FF-AACF-4A13-A08A-696A562D8FB3" type="text/javascript"></script> <b><br /></b> <b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Caddy Rowland is a novelist and painter. Her social media links follow.</span></b><br />
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<b><u><br /></u></b> <b><u><br /></u></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165713839562645359noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8411534824255161577.post-72599096650746954972015-03-20T19:16:00.001-05:002015-03-20T19:19:24.954-05:00NEW RELEASE! Stiletto: A Caddy Rowland Psychological Thriller & DramaI am thrilled to announce a NEW novel, the first psychological thiller & drama in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Avengement Series. </i>The title is <i style="font-weight: bold;">Stiletto</i>, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it. As always, my work is GLBT inclusive. (I also always feature an artist somewhere in my stories, as I am also a painter.)<br />
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In this new series, victims decide to take the law into their own hands. Vigilante justice at its finest!<br />
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Right now it is only available as an e-book at the below online retailers. The paperback will be coming to Amazon sometime in April.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">To find out about her novels visit <a href="http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005FW8BZE">http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005FW8BZE</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Remember when Hobby Lobby won the court case that they CAN discriminate and not offer certain health insurance benefits because of "religious" beliefs? I had blogged here it was only the beginning, and we would see our freedoms further eroded under the guise of "freedom of religion". What it really amounts to are bigots and sexists finding ways to control women, gays, and other people they just don't happen to like much.<br />
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Think I'm joking? Well, yesterday a federal judge granted the Hastings Chrysler Center (a car dealership) in Hastings, MN (the state I live in) the right to decide not to cover "certain" forms of contraception because they are against his religious beliefs.<br />
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I'm sad, angry, and scared. Next it will be pharmacies not filling prescriptions. Or a nurse in a hospital withholding treatment. Or anything. Because, truly, now that a couple of businesses have paved the way, anyone can put their personal beliefs in motion and ask to be granted immunity from providing the things Americans are supposed to have the rights to.<br />
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It isn't far reaching to assume a Jehovah Witness business owner could be granted the right to exclude blood transfusions from employee insurance. Or a bigot business owner to quote some Bible verse about gays to the court and be granted the right to not cover drugs for HIV.<br />
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Don't people see what's happening right under our noses? While people bitch and moan about how prayer in school should be a big issue, or who should have the right to marry, rights are being stolen from us and we aren't doing a damn thing about it.<br />
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The far right has been very savvy about getting people who have no business voting for the party who is only interested in the very wealthy to actually vote for them. How? By getting them frothing at the mouth about small things like the prayer in school, all the while making sure freedoms we already have are steadily being taken away. Just like with health care. They are dying to take away what little progress has been made, and will do everything possible to block single payer or even government health care. Why? Because they don't give a shit about people. They only care about making money, and they hide behind religion to make gullible people their puppets. They do it by acting like they care about being "Godly."<br />
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In reality, they could care less about prayer in school. But it gets religious nuts voting for them. They only care about abortion because they want to control women. If they did really care about human life, they'd want to support programs that actually help feed those children they're so gung-ho about seeing born.<br />
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It's all about power. And we're allowing them to gradually eat away at our freedom. One business, one blocked policy at a time.<br />
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If ever there were a day where flags should be flying at half mast, I'd say today would be the day.<br />
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America isn't losing its greatness because of a lack of belief in God. America is losing its greatness because we're allowing zealots to control us in the name of religion. Talk about taking the name of the Lord in vain. What a perfect example.<br />
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It's been about seven years since we've bothered to decorate for Christmas. Since we are childless by choice and both of us had been working good paying jobs until I got the crazy idea to write, we always just bought what we wanted and didn't even bother with gifts for each other, except for maybe three times in several decades. Most of those gifts ended up being returned or put on the rummage sale pile.<br />
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But now things are different. As I've mentioned in past blogs. we have a grandson by love. He is now three, and for the first time will be in town for Christmas. Oh, believe me, Christmas is a BIG DEAL to this guy. And it should be. I have happy memories of many a grand Christmas growing up. Perhaps that's why I don't feel the need to do it up as an adult. There is no way I could mimic the perfection of the Christmas's my parents gave me. Think epic Christmas movie in all it's splendor and you wouldn't even come close.<br />
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But now that Gideon knows what Christmas is, and will be in town, we dug out the tree, fibromyalgia be damned. I got it decorated, and it looks lovely even if I say it myself. What few other decorations we didn't ditch at a garage sale several years ago are also displayed. It makes an acceptable Christmas scene. Thank God. As a child I remember going to "old people's" homes where they didn't decorate. It made me sure they were mean and crabby.<br />
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Well, color me Santa, I don't want to be seen as a Grinch. So, the lights on the tree are lit, decor is out and even played with at times under close supervision. Gifts will be under the tree. He always did get plenty of gifts from us, but this time they will be sitting under evergreen branches like they should be.<br />
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Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, or happy whatever holiday you prefer to celebrate, to you. We are really looking forward to seeing Christmas magic again through the eyes of a three-year-old boy.<br />
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Now where did I put the Bailey's Irish Creme? A few slugs of that will make the holidays even merrier, I'm sure.<br />
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This <b>psychological thriller</b> is the conclusion of a 4 book saga about 6 teenagers who are sex-trafficked and plot revenge. The saga features both a <b>straight female protagonist </b>and a <b>gay male protagonist</b> who share main character status by the end of book one- <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/House-Pleasure-Rowland-Psychological-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00J3HDOMW/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1AXHCMP2J0A6FMY3B74G">House of Pleasure</a></b>. As with all books in the saga, this book is available in e-book at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/House-Shame-Rowland-Psychological-Thriller-ebook/dp/B00O5BTWJU/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0SPNRJD8PMK0F0NZ454S">Amazon</a>,<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-of-shame-caddy-rowland/1120455598?ean=2940150463660"> B&N</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id925730949">I-tunes</a>,and kobo (whenever kobo gets done fumbling around with publishing it—hopefully before the end of the century). The paperback will be available by early November on Amazon, also.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Book 4 (Conclusion) of There Was a House saga, a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">psychological thriller</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> about revenge and redemption. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Phoenix has been plotting to devastate her captor and destroy his brothel of under-aged sex-trafficking victims ever since arriving at Rêve. But the beating he recently gave her over some bank accounts fans the flames of hatred into a firestorm. Now, to her delight, plans to accomplish exactly what she’s been hoping for are in place—and the results will be brutal. Even better, every depraved man using them for sex will be revealed for what they are to their family, friends, and business associates. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Phoenix, Jamie, and the other captives know the plans must play out flawlessly. Any unforeseen glitches will likely mean not only an end to escape, but of their very lives. However, perfection seldom exists. Something is bound to go wrong. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">And when it does, Jamie will be left wondering if he’s just signed all their death warrants. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">**Content Warning:</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> This </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">drama</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> contains adult themes and scenes that deal with a difficult topic. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Book 1 of There Was a House saga, a continuing </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">psychological thriller</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> about revenge and redemption. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fueled by rage and disgust, Phoenix runs away from home. The situation there had become unbearable. In fact, things couldn't get any worse. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But they do. Betrayed in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">New York</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> by a boy who she thought was a new friend, she finds herself taken prisoner by a low-class </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">pimp</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. Then, when she thinks she's on her way to her first seedy trick, Phoenix winds up locked in a limo with no way out. She wakes up in an </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">illegal brothel</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">New Orleans</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">. Phoenix vows she will find a way to destroy Antoine, the owner of the brothel. Instead of being Antoine's </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">prostitute</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">, she'll become his lover, his confidante, and pretty soon, his manager. And then, when he least suspects it, she'll bring the entire house down. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">She better be damn good. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There will only be one chance. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">**Content Warning:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> This </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">drama</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> contains adult themes and scenes that deal with a difficult topic. </span></div>
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August was a busy month. Our grandson, Gideon turned 3 on the 20th and I turned 59 on the 26th. We are entering an exciting time in our relationship. Gideon not only talks like crazy, he makes jokes, thinks things through, and is constantly surprising all of us with what he comes up with. His third year is also sometimes a year of rebellion. Still, he's my Gideon Gumdrop, and he's informed me I'm his Grandma Gumdrop.<br />
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His 3rd was celebrated in style. Cake and ice cream were enjoyed and many presents unwrapped. He was thrilled when earlier in the day I called to ask if he wanted to come along on errands and also pick up his birthday cake for the upcoming evening. He walked into the store, up to the counter and said, "I want my birthday cake now, please." We had asked him what theme he wanted, and each time he stated, "Bees!" We couldn't find a bee theme here in town for the decorations, but I special ordered a bumble bee cake. We also, between the two homes, each had a stuffed bumble bee. Those two bees joined the Sesame Street characters to help him celebrate. I don't know what time he got to bed, but let's just say it wasn't early.</div>
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For my birthday, I decided nothing could be more fun than a day at Comotown (a children's amusement park) with Gideon. Just the two of us. We played mini-golf for the first time. It went much better than I envisioned. Then it was off to the rides. He informed me he wanted to go on the swings. After asking, and measuring, it was determined he was big enough to go. He laughed and screamed, yelling, "Hi, Grandma!" each time he spun by. After getting off he looked me straight in the eye and declared, "I AM going on the Leapfrog." It's really called the Frog Hopper, but Leapfrog works for me. It's a smaller ride like the bigger one where about 12 people sit in a row, the ride goes up, then drops down like you will crash to the ground. It stops, goes up, repeats, etc.</div>
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Well, just two weeks prior he had gotten out of line for that particular ride. I was glad because I had my doubts he was ready. This day, though, I've never seen such a look of determination on a child. When I asked if he was sure, he said, "Yes. I am going." The attendant said some 3 year-olds rode it, and he was tall enough. A woman next to me said her child was three and went on it, so I approved it...only to stand there wondering if I was the worst grandma in the world. </div>
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As he got on, I said to another lady also watching a child, "I think I made a big mistake letting my 3 year-old grandson go on this. He's too young." She shuddered and said she felt the same about her 4 year-old. All of a sudden, the ride started. Gideon let out a joyous scream and laughed so hard it made me laugh. The lady asked, "Is that one yours?" I shook my head yes, afraid to speak in case my voice broke. "Well," she laughed, "there's your answer." He laughed and squealed and screamed with the others the whole time. Gideon ended up going on the leapfrog and the swings 3 times each!</div>
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Driving home, I asked what rides were his favorites. "The swings, and the leapfrog," he replied. Then he said, "Grandma?"</div>
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Lat year the leapfrog was scary. This year it's just fun!" More laughter. </div>
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Never mind it wasn't last year, but two weeks ago. I guess in his mind 2 years-old means a year old now that he's 3! How cool that he now faces a fear and conquers it—and oh my, how fast they grow. Every moment I spend with him I think about how precious the time is. It's going too fast, and yet each day is better than the last.</div>
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For me, it's the end of my fifties this year. One more year and then I'll be sixty. Doesn't seem possible, either. My time has gone just as fast as watching Gideon. Next year I'll choose to look at my sixties as just another beginning. </div>
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Tomorrow, Monday, I start having Gideon over most weekdays again. Parents are back teaching for the school year. I have so many fun plans for him! I could blog daily about this kid, but I don't. I have other things to bring up, bitch about, share, dream with you so I try to mix it up.</div>
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When we got home on my birthday we parted ways to change clothes. Then all of us went to dinner to celebrate. One of my best birthdays ever. Something tells me they'll always be magical as long as Gideon is part of my special day.</div>
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But that boy. He has endless energy! When we got home, he told his dad, "We ripped Comotown up!" That we did. </div>
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This was the 3rd year for these awards. The online event gets bigger every year. If you didn't join us this year, I hope you stop by in 2015. It's always in August and there are giveaways, author panels, games, and prizes! You can still read the panels and check things out here: <a href="http://www.efestivalofwords.com/portal.php">eFestival of Words</a></div>
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Okay, this <b>indie author </b>was all set to blog about never underestimating a grandma and all of a sudden an email came. A writer friend mentioned that he wondered if it was good or bad to have people on book covers, as who he finds hot another might not. Well, never one to shy away from thinking (and sharing!) about what looks get me going, I shot him back an email...and decided to blog about same subject.<br />
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So this blog is for fun. It's trite and shallow. It's about looks only. Yeah, we know other things are just as, or more, important. So what? Let's have some fun. It's probably surprising to some that a fifty some year old woman would still even think about this, but let me assure you that never stops. Not according to what I hear from older friends.<br />
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Anyway, I remember reading posts with lots of replies on boards about people on covers. It seemed to end up about 50/50. Some people want them, some want to imagine how the character looks. Most, I'm wagering, still do that even with a picture of the character on the cover. But my friend was right. What I think is sexy in looks may be the opposite for you.<br />
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I am attracted to men and here are my likes and dislikes:<br />
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If a guy has feminine eyelids (Paul McCartney eyelids, the kind most women have) instead of deep-set eyes where you don't see the lid, that is a plus to me. Soulful. Yummy.<br />
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Muscles? Um, no thanks. At least not the kind body builders have. They look bulky and cloddish, and like they can hardly move. Clumsy in bed. Ick. But slight muscles, or swimmer/gymnast muscles are a turn-on. They are muscular, but not big globs of muscle. Long, lean muscles instead of bulky. Yes, thank you.<br />
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And what's with the muscle thingys on body builders that make their neck connect to their shoulders like slumped shoulders. I HATE that look. I like straight shoulders, not an upside down V thing.<br />
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And I do love me some pretty boy. Yup. There it is, out in the open. A guy that looks pretty or androgynous is a huge turn-on to me. He looks creative, kinky, adventuresome, and like he'd be one hell of a lot of fun in bed and out. A little make-up and an earring? All the better. Oh, let's experiment on each other. Please. Yeah, that guy doesn't play by the rules, and I'm so glad he doesn't. "Oh, you prefer men? That's okay. I'll watch and take photos." (Yeah. Another fantasy of mine. I probably should of warned you at the beginning. You're thinking, "Oh my God, Caddy...did she just admit that in public?" Hey, I'm human. We all have our kinks, even if we don't act on them. Sigh.)<br />
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For me, the ass is the sexiest part of a man, with eyes a close second. Give me a nice, firm ass and Paul McCartney eyes with guy-liner on them and you've got a deal. The big deal of the day. And it's all behind curtain three!<br />
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Men in uniform: military, cops or firemen do NOT turn me on. In fact, quite the opposite. I have always fought authority (and just like the song, authority always wins. Usually.) and so those men do nothing for my libido. Suffice it to say we've never played cop in our bedroom. And never will. Unless Dave wants me to be the cop. Then we might talk.<br />
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All through grade school I had this almost rabid fear that I would be sent to boarding school, put in jail, or forced into the military. I knew I would die because I wouldn't fall into line. It would be a slow death, too. When I thought about these things my stomach hurt so bad I couldn't sleep. Don't ask me why the military because "girls" didn't often go into the military then. But I knew males got drafted and I remained certain they'd change it at any time, just to torture me. Yeah, authority figures and I don't get along much. That probably also explains why I was self-employed most of my life.<br />
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Well, I didn't marry a pretty boy, but he did make the grade. He had nice, defined muscles from farm work, but not bulky. He had a slender, slighter build and a damn fine ass. Great, straight shoulders. The sexiest eyes I'd ever seen, even without the Paul McCartney lids. And that smile? Ah, man. When he smiles all bets are off. I'll even put away my police handcuffs then.<br />
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However, the dude won't let me put make-up on him. Ah, well. Nobody is perfect.<br />
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