Author Archives: DMW

When The Remission Ends

Posted on March 20, 2014 by DMW

Forty-seven months ago I received news that would change my life, namely that after nearly a year I would get a life back. Not my life as I knew it or anything that resembled my old life, but a new … Continue reading →

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To Write What You Know Or What You Love To Read? Can I Do Both?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by DMW

I think everyone has heard the phrase that one should write what they know. But when it comes to fiction – that can be a tall order. How would we read genres like fantasy and science fiction? Then there is … Continue reading →

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Picketing Death: The Cost Of Religious Extremes

Posted on March 17, 2014 by DMW

Saturday night I read that Fred Phelps, founder and (former) leader of the Westboro Baptist Church was essentially on his deathbed. I didn’t think anything of it, because I failed to care. I didn’t wish him death (bad thoughts take … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of A Bookaholic: My Guilty Pleasure Reads

Posted on March 16, 2014 by DMW

Everyone has their guilty pleasure reads, and I am no exception. When I look at my friends, however, my secret reading fetishes are not like theirs at all. I have the romance novel friends (and yet I have never read … Continue reading →

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Too Much Blood

Posted on March 13, 2014 by DMW

Tomorrow I have to go in for another bloodletting (phlebotomy). I hate it, mostly because it is a reminder of many things best left forgotten. It will be my fourth time in 44 days. I go too much if you … Continue reading →

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