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The Spill of Sangria Blood: As Ornamental As a One-legged Flamingo. 

[Following the murder in the zoo, Torely Stone faces new questions and an attempt on his life. He comes close to chasing down the murderer, but must settle of finding an important clue. Oh, and, someone threatens to kill him for good in Part 2 of The Spill of Sangria Blood.] Eli and I moved as fast as he could shuffle to the lion’s enclosure. The zoo was quiet except for the loud crash, the…

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Three Ways to Use Words to Grab Attention and Make Your Story Stand Out

We all want to reach readers, influence others, and become known for impactful writing. We write our stories and blog posts with these goals in mind. Writers often write to roll off words for ourselves. But, the things we want people to read come from our heart and our intended to touch the reader.

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Prairie Dog Town – Prompt: hill of prairie dogs

Incessant.Yip, Yap, Yip, Yip, Yap, Yip.Such a loud bark for such a little dog. The town crier finished his speech and dove under flipping up dirt with his tail. He popped back again for another retort. Yip, Yip, Yip. I had been warned. The small hill of prairie dogs spread out over two acres in the middle of town walled off from the children climbing on the stonewall. The dogs didn’t like visitors. Especially, ones…

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