Who Was She?

My friend June and I were told by the tour guide this was the women’s holding cell on the second floor of the Brown County Jailhouse in Texas. I took two steps into the room and knew. Knew that death had occurred in this room. There is an unknown unseen presence of someone who died…

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Hidden Respect

Can you see it? Can. you see the head of the bullsnake? This babe had just slithered off into this underbrush with its meal of either a rat or a baby cottontail in its mouth. I tried getting a good photo of it. But with a new phone in hand, the picture came out blurry…

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Blue Running – Excerpt

BLUE RUNNING by Lori Ann Stephens Dystopian Fiction / Coming of Age / Suspense Publisher: Moonflower Publishing Date of Publication: November, 2022 Number of Pages: 334 pages  Scroll down for Giveaway! In the new Republic of Texas, guns are compulsory and nothing is forgiven. Blue Running is a gripping coming-of-age thriller set in post-secessionist Texas.…

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Wildlife Wednesday Smiles – Lark Sparrows

I have never understood why sparrows are so jumpy when all you want to do is take their photograph. They are so hard to capture because they simply refuse to stay still. Finally, with the increasing wind of this day, these Lark Sparrows paused long enough for me to take this photo. This species is…

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