Protectors of the Water Monument

  Photograph – © Christena Stephens  

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Hiking Upper Canyon Trail at Caprock Canyons

Yesterday, was a fantastic day for Sharla and I to hike at Caprock Canyons State Park in Texas. We hiked the Upper Canyon Trail. A constant breeze was present with the temperature being in the mid-80s in the canyon. Creeks were running with water with two crows cawing and soaring over the ridgeline. The trail…

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The Crying Angel

  Of all the cemetery angels I have come across this one haunts me.  As I wander around a cemetery I never know what I will encounter along my path.  I saw this tall angel at a distance and started walking towards it.  When I reached her – my breath was stilled as I paused…

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Fuming Fodder – A Shitty First Draft!

Every writer has had a shitty first draft they thought was perfect and I’m no exception. I’m openly admitting it. I was under the impression my first draft of the Hunt murder story was better than it was and after discovering that even my basic editing techniques were not even applied to this finished first…

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