So here’s what happened. I shut down a couple other sites that my older posts called home and imported them here. Well, that isn’t as simple as it sounds because the imported pieces looked dreadful for the most part. What that means is that I needed to do some additional housecleaning up in here. Now, you may find some posts with still iffy links and such, and I cry your pardon on that. Feel free to leave a comment and I’ll come in and address it. What I did was go through all 422 posts and mark private those that…
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I’ve decided I want to write more. I know: If you’ve been around any of my blogs, you know I’ve written those (or similar) words before. But as the saying goes, one must put one’s coins where one’s piehole is, since that’s a sure way to keep the fires burning. Or something like that. I’ve joined Medium — you’ll find an RSS feed in the sidebar, but I encourage you to follow me over there. In case you don’t want to go fishing, here’s a link: https://medium.com/@andreekoehler C’mon past and set for a spell. I’ll likely be doing more over…
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I just re-took the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment in preparation for a webinar this weekend. I hadn’t taken it in several years and was curious to see if my results were in alignment with the old ones. They were pretty different. But then again, so am I. Life has taken many twists and turns, professionally and personally, since … 2007 or 2008, which is about when I last did the StrengthsFinder. I would say it’s pretty accurate to where I am now. My primary identified strengths include ones that relate to creativity and thought, which is completely me. I was able…
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Now there’s an interesting word … People of faith tend to poo-poo the notion of revenge. You know what the Scriptures say: Revenge is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. That is very true, however … there’s more to it. 5 Now you know what Zeruiah’s son Joab did to me. You know what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel. He killed Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether in the time of peace as if it were in the time of war. He put the blood of war on…
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Photo from ppetn.com You likely know that I love technology. However, I wasn’t always in love with it. When the internet first arrived in our homes, buzzing and whistling with those interesting connection noises, I was not interested. I avoided it for quite some time, much like those ‘old timers’ who said telephones were going the way of the dodo. But here we are, right? I’m all about tech. I work online, basically spending 300 hours a day in front of a screen. Once social media came into play, I was hesitant and didn’t dive in quickly either. I am…
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I couldn’t recall if I’ve ever written about courageous conversations before. Of course, I paused to search and nope, no hits. I guess it’s no surprise since a person must be … courageous in some way … to have a courageous conversation. I’ve been voraciously watching Michaela Coel on ‘I May Destroy You’. Michaela Coel is amazing. Photo from Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/07/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you-interview I had to write in my personal journal about one bit of one episode that had my mind reeling for days. Actually, they all do, but this one … in it, Arabella (played by Ms. Coel) tells her…
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I would say that I am too excited for words, but if you are one of the News Ninjas and you looked at the latest newsletter, you know that is simply untrue.However, since writing and sending it, I have fewer words than before, meaning that this will be a short post. The newest addition to the publication list is titled \’Knowing Abbie\’ and it will be in print very soon! I received the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) day before yesterday and the Ninjas have it in their hot little email boxes (because it is a .pdf, so unless they print…
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No, not that Amazon — the one that sells everything.Yeah, that one.So a couple years ago, my book After was published. Fast forward to now and the publishing agreement is done, which means I was set free to publish it as I saw fit. However, since I have advertisements out there (shelf cards and all), I didn\’t want to wait. So I put it back out there myself. Take a visit to my \’The Quill Has Landed\’ page and click on the cover.Then I remembered: yeah, the shelf cards … that had a QR code and link.That needed to be…
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The one and only Charlene Perry!What did she win? Her very own copy of Life in the Floating City!Why? For this: She awoke to find herself perched in a precarious position near the top of a tree. She steadied herself and had a look around at her surroundings. It looked like she ended up in a jungle this time. It was an improvement over the frigid cold snow covered planet she’d found herself in last time. The polar bear that she’d seen there had been fascinating though she was still puzzled over why someone would have built an igloo on…
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… because it helps put a few cash monies in the hands of writers.To that end, I invite you to check out the following sites to purchase your copy of Life in the Floating City!The first two links will take you to electronic versions and the BBS site will feature the paperback soon (keep checking back and visit the Facebook page for updates and questions as well) in addition to the e-version that\’s available now. UPDATE: It is also possible to get a pre-order on paperbacks here!AmazonKoboBlack Bed Sheet Books