tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75994214370496499612024-02-19T05:31:24.872-06:00...........To Read, Read and Reviewed............Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-8530168180427217732018-12-02T15:08:00.002-06:002018-12-02T15:12:23.665-06:00Hi all! I haven't been around for a while. My crafting business is taking off so I haven't even had a chance to read much. I do love audiobooks and do listen to them while crafting.<br />
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Hey want to enter for a chance to win some fantasy paperbacks by Autumn Brit. Click here and it will tell you how: <a href="https://www.autumnwriting.com/giveaways/holiday-signed-paperback-giveaway/?lucky=3000" target="_blank">Books 1-4 of Autumn Birt's Epic Fantasy series</a> Good luck!<br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-18115307193400641712018-04-04T17:41:00.001-05:002018-04-04T17:41:38.844-05:00Do you read horror? I do some. I am a fan of King, Koontz and a few others but I wouldn't call myself a die hard horror fan. If you are, do you read any female horror authors? <br />
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<a href="http://www.unboundworlds.com/" target="_blank">Unbound Worlds</a> has compiled a list of the the 21 best female horror authors. Check and see if any you read are on the list or you might find some new ones to check out. <a href="http://www.unboundworlds.com/2018/03/best-horror-novels-women/?ref=PRHD4B946C800&aid=randohouseinc20403-20&linkid=PRHD4B946C800" target="_blank">21 of the Best Horror Books written by Women</a>Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-69631996081705381612018-03-04T09:38:00.006-06:002018-03-04T09:48:52.092-06:00Have you ever wondered what was going through an author's mind? What all they faced? How they did things?<br />
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Well author Chris Cannon wrote a blog post to let us know. You can read her post here: <a href="http://www.chriscannonauthor.com/inside-an-authors-brain/" target="_blank">Inside an Author's Brain</a><br />
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Chris is a great person and a great author. I've known her for over a year and met her at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/PennedConFanPage/" target="_blank">Penned Con </a> in 2016. Check out her books on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=chris+cannon+in+kindle&sprefix=chris+cannon%2Caps%2C478&crid=3O424Q3RHRZDM&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Achris+cannon+in+kindle" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-85278636164240358262018-02-14T16:08:00.001-06:002018-02-14T16:08:55.681-06:00<a href="https://muckrack.com/anika-burgess/articles" target="_blank">Anika Burgess</a> who does articles for Atlas Obscura did one on maps of the fictional world and it is kind of interesting. I thought I would share it with you. Just follow this link: <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mapping-literary-worlds" target="_blank">Charting the Geography of Classic Literature</a><br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-37373671588179810922018-01-20T13:53:00.002-06:002018-01-20T13:53:14.662-06:00We are having a very cold winter till yesterday and today when it has been a real heat wave in the 50's. I love it. If you see a lot of reviews being posted by me it is because I'm playing catch up.<br />
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Growing my craft business has been keeping me very busy so I'm not really reviewing any more other than books I get from the library. I really appreciated my time meeting new authors and reviewing their books but I love doing crafts and have found an outlet for them so that keeps me busy these days. <br />
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I'm not going to quit blogging about books and such but maybe not so frequently as before. <br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-34414928335311174952017-12-05T19:28:00.000-06:002017-12-05T19:28:07.575-06:00Did you vote in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards. I did. In case you have been wondering who and what won, click <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-fiction-books-2017" target="_blank">Goodreads Choice Awards 2017</a>. Have to say I haven't read any of them but I may have to check some out. <br />
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Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-53642768310412555222017-11-22T15:51:00.000-06:002017-11-22T15:51:50.488-06:00I have 2 reviews to write and 2 books to read for review but I wanted to stop by and tell everyone: <br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-68149061064420617632017-10-31T12:23:00.000-05:002017-10-31T12:23:28.049-05:00I have been so busy getting my craft business at an antique/craft mall going that I have only read two books this month. I know it is shameful but crafts=money so what can I say? Anyway I wanted to stop in and say:<br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-21466747299987907472017-10-18T14:03:00.001-05:002017-10-18T14:03:28.296-05:00This is an older interview with Lincoln Child and Douglas Preston, 2 of my absolute favorite authors. I found it on their website. Check it out if you are a fan or if you are interested in new authors to read. Even though the interview is a few years old they answer a lot of interesting questions.<br />
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Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-22271540015943513382017-09-08T19:57:00.004-05:002017-09-08T19:58:37.987-05:00AAAACCCCKKKKK! Life is very busy around here right now. I am watching my 3 year old great-nephew, making craft items for my store, <a href="https://www.scottsmarketplace.com/store/funfunkyncool/?order=newest&page=0&page_size=12" target="_blank">Fun Funky n Cool Creations</a>, and making swag for my sister because she will be publishing her first book soon. She will have a table at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pennedcon/" target="_blank">Penned Con 2017</a>. Her name is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debbie.browdy" target="_blank">Debbie Browdy</a> and I am so proud of her.<br />
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The 3 year old is her grandson and he was my assistant today working on her swag. <br />
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Bumps in the road. Everyone has them. One of my “bumps” turned into my first novel ever—<b> <a href="http://loisdbrown.com/cycles/" target="_blank">The Saros Curse</a></b><a href="http://tracking.loisdbrown.com/tracking/click?msgid=UxOB214UYHbDU1R4bPZMrQ2&target=http%3a%2f%2floisdbrown.com%2f%3femail_id%3d15%26user_id%3d17541%26urlpassed%3daHR0cDovL2xvaXNkYnJvd24uY29tL2N5Y2xlcy8%253D%26controller%3dstats%26action%3danalyse%26wysija-page%3d1%26wysijap%3dsubscriptions&v=BjXEqTbj4Eq1gB8T5fH9vg2&lc=884477543703634022" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: #4a91b0; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"></a></div>
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In 2009-ish I was diagnosed with having Simple Partial Seizures. These kinds of seizures don’t affect motor skills, but they can affect all five of your senses. In addition they caused me to have MASSIVE déjà vu where time slowed to a crawl and everything around me faded in and out (not to mention my muffled hearing, a metallic taste, and the bright lights). Yeah . . . it was weird.</div>
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The diagnosis left me feeling low. It meant medication (probably for life) and the memory loss I’d experienced was permanent. After getting a bunch of tests at the hospital, I went to bed thinking about my situation. That night I had the most vivid dream. It was about a teenage girl who had these frightening feelings of having already experienced things before . . . but in another lifetime.</div>
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I woke up and knew I was going to write a book. A novel. For me, that was something new. I had been a journalist and non-fiction ghost author for twenty years. I had always told myself that fiction was out of my league.</div>
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Writing the book <i>The Saros Curse</i><em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-weight: 700;"> </span></em> was therapy for me. Sure, the story is fake. Sure, things that happen in the book aren’t real, but in a weird way it helped me come to terms with my own “bump” in the road and move on. Better yet, I learned I LOVED writing fiction. Twenty years of being afraid of writing a novel were gone.</div>
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I don’t mean to turn this into a sermon, but if you’re going through a hard time, do what you can to embrace the challenge. For everyone that is something different. For me, it was writing a book.<br />
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Lois has kindly offered my readers a free short story: <a href="http://loislane8.wixsite.com/landingpagefordeath/new-page" target="_blank">Death in the Air</a>. Just click the link.<br />
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Where you can follow Lois:<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lois-D.-Brown/e/B004S3QUY0" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
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Where you can find her books:<br />
<a href="http://loisdbrown.com/books/" target="_blank">Lois D. Brown</a></div>
Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-86628183322056876402017-07-22T13:32:00.001-05:002017-07-22T13:32:32.990-05:00Did you know the Japanese word tsundoku means:<br />
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I found this out from <a href="http://www.jaandrews.com/" target="_blank">J.A. Andrews</a> newsletter. Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-4394194489991212602017-07-21T21:47:00.001-05:002017-07-21T21:53:50.552-05:00I have news. My friend <a href="https://daniellebannister.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Danielle Bannister</a>, author (she has been featured in 2016 here with an awesome article on the cost of publishing books) and author <a href="https://amymilesbooks.com/" target="_blank">Amy Miles</a> have co-authored a book: <b>Netherworld, Book 1 of the Hallowed Realms Trilogy </b>in the Fantasy/Mythology genre. She shared with me the cover reveal that was released on 7/11. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Amy
Shojai, CABC calls herself an "accidental writer" because she took a
detour on her way to Broadway and stayed to write books. She earned a
double-major in music and theater performance, and sings, plays piano
and cello, as well as composing/producing musical comedy plays. </div>
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Amy is a certified animal
behavior consultant (for dogs and cats) and a former vet tech. All of
these topics inform Amy's "pet-centric Thrillers With Bite!" <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499906598155_5866" style="font-size: 10pt;">She
is also the award-winning author of more than 30 nonfiction pet care
books, and has appeared frequently in the media as a pet care expert,
including Animal planet. </span></div>
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Once Amy accepted the
commute from her mid-west home to New York theater was outside her gas
budget, writing became her creative outlet. She fell in love with
advocating for pets through her articles, blogs and books, and
co-founded the Cat Writers Association in 1992 (catwriters.com). She's
also a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, International
Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, and an honorary life member/past
president of Oklahoma Writers Federation. </div>
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Today, Amy lives in North
Texas with an 11-year-old wise-ass German Shepherd, a delinquent
four-year-old tabby cat, and a 21-year-old Siamese wannabe who rules the
whole house.</div>
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In her spare time, Amy
volunteers with local school programs and community theaters teaching
young thespians, as well as offering professional cat and dog behavior
consults to help solve "pet peeves." Oh...and she loves bling,
especially pet-theme jewelry, hence the name of her blog, BLING, BITCHES
& BLOOD.</div>
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Amy's critically
acclaimed September & Shadow Thriller Series, set in North Texas,
are high-octane domestic thrillers praised by James Rollins, J.T.
Ellison. Jon Land and others. They feature an animal behaviorist who
plays cello on the side, and her German Shepherd service dog (he has his
own viewpoint chapters!) as well as a trained Maine Coon cat. Of
course, her "furry muses" keep her honest and on track writing both
fiction and nonfiction that empowers pet lovers with life saving
info-tainment.</div>
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Learn more about Amy:<br />
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<a href="http://amyshojai.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a><br />
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<a href="http://shojai.com/" target="_blank"><b>Amy Sojai, CABC</b> (certified Animal Behavior Consultant)</a><br />
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Where to get Amy's books:<br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Amy+Sojai" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br />
<a href="http://amyshojai.com/" target="_blank">Bling, Bitches and Blood - her blog</a><br />
<a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/amy-d-shojai" target="_blank">Bookbub</a><br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-51804222091139662092017-04-14T14:35:00.000-05:002017-04-14T14:35:20.727-05:00Just for fun here is a quiz "How Well do you know your Synonyms?" Here is the link: <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/metonym-quiz?utm_term=.nbyMOYK7Jp#.xwWzEaBgDx" target="_blank">Synonym</a><br />
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ROBERT EGGLETON</div>
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<a href="http://www.doghornpublishing.com/wordpress/books/rarity-from-the-hollow" target="_blank">Dog Horn Publishing</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lacy-Dawn-Adventures-573354432693864/" target="_blank">Lacy Dawn Adventures on Facebook</a><br />
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Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-41246218449393320872017-02-22T17:43:00.003-06:002017-03-28T22:31:46.856-05:00Scott Bury who was featured as an "Author of the Day" 1/2/17 is having a launch party on facebook for the last book in his WWII Trilogy - Walking Out of War - Check it out here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/615075788676559/permalink/616811605169644/?notif_t=event_mall_reply&notif_id=1487806054072656" target="_blank">Launch Party 5p - 9p EST Scott Bury</a><br />
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You can get the first book in the series: The Army of Worn Soles on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Army-Worn-Soles-Walking-Book-ebook/dp/B00L3CNE0M/ref=zg_bs_10332436011_f_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RBKEVPEQWEX96YVYPNK8" target="_blank">Amazon - free Kindle version</a><br />
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<br />Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-51983973545421451392017-02-14T17:40:00.001-06:002017-02-14T17:40:25.215-06:00I love some of the articles at <a href="http://bustle.com/" target="_blank">Bustle</a>. Today I found one by <a href="https://www.bustle.com/authors/892-maddy-foley" target="_blank">Maddy Foley</a> regarding George Orwell's 1984. In this article she points out quotes in the book that was published in 1949 that are relevant today. <br />
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Check out the article <a href="https://www.bustle.com/p/13-quotes-from-1984-that-are-horrifyingly-relevant-in-2017-33324" target="_blank">here</a>. I noticed that the first link that says: "1984 quotes that are horrifyingly relevant in 2017" goes to a site that only shows where Kellyanne Conway used one. If you scroll down the article on Bustle you will find all of them. <br />
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You can get the Dystopian novel 1984 on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/1984-George-Orwell-ebook/dp/B003JTHWKU/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487115327&sr=1-1&keywords=1984+by+george+orwell" target="_blank">Amazon</a> (Kindle edition) or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/B00817NW2M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1487115482&sr=8-2&keywords=George+Orwell%27s+1984+paperback" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> (HB or PB) if you haven't read it yet.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRickieBlair" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rickie-Blair/e/B013EKV0O2/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0" target="_blank">Amazon author page and her books</a><br />
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This is a postscript from me: I've read 2 of Rickie's mysteries and they are fantastic. You can see my reviews of recently From Garden to Grave and early last year, I think, Dangerous Allies. You can find my reviews on my the <a href="https://2readreadandreviewed.blogspot.com/p/mystery-psychological-thrillers.html" target="_blank">Mystery/Psychological thrillers page</a></div>
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Diane of Fun Funky n Cool Creationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14576685835303462501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599421437049649961.post-88107773121196942482017-02-08T17:03:00.002-06:002017-02-08T17:04:49.350-06:00Danielle Bannister's Doppelganger was released yesterday. Here is an excerpt and if you head over to her facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BannisterBooks/" target="_blank">Bannister books</a> she is having a giveaway.<br />
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Julie Green was <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">not</i> having a midlife crisis.<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></div>
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Her move across the country from sunny LA to the unsuspecting town of Bucksville, New Hampshire, was <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">not</i> about her being up to her eyeballs in fake people and even faker tits. It was <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">not</i> about hating her job as a temp and it most definitely did <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">not</i> have anything to do with her ex-boyfriend or his wife getting pregnant with kid number three.<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></div>
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No, this move was going to be her chance for a ‘do over.’ A quiet life in a quiet town.<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></div>
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Or, at least, that was the plan.<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></div>
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A case of mistaken identity thrusts her into the public eye, tossing her into a world of flashbulbs and shadows. Not the ideal situation to me her potential Mr. Right, but her newest temporary gig was unlike any she’d ever held. The chance of a lifetime…Will it get to be too much, forcing her to cut and run<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; font-family: "symbol";">-</span>or will she find out that love stories aren’t just for the silver screen?</div>
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I was not having a mid-life crisis no matter what my friends might have said when they found out I’d left. The decision to pack up and leave everything behind wasn’t irrational. It was going to be the most logical thing I had ever done, in theory.</div>
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Everyone has a breaking point, and I had reached mine. Enough was enough. I was done. Done with the commute…done with the smog…done with the crowds. Done with fake people and the even faker tits that basked in the LA sun and I was most definitely done with my former boyfriend, Anthony, and his perfect wife getting pregnant with kid number three.</div>
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There it was; the straw that broke the camel’s back.</div>
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So, I left. It felt good, too. For once in my life, I was taking charge of my own destiny. At least, that’s what I kept telling my mother’s voice each time she popped into my head during the twenty-three-hour drive across the country.</div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486591313080_75426" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Julie, honey, what are you running from?<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></i></div>
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Really bad choices, Ma.</div>
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<i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1486591313080_75429" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">When are you going to settle down and make me some grandbabies?<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></i></div>
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Um, never.</div>
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<i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Maybe you could go back to school and finish your degree this time? It’s so hard to explain to people what it is you do.<span style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;"></span></i></div>
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Tell them I work in an office. I’m a temp. It’s not that hard.</div>
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<i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">Why don’t you move back home? I heard Daniel Howards got divorced.</i></div>
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Thanks, Ma, I’ll pass.</div>
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Those are the types of questions my mother would ask if I called—which is precisely why I didn’t when I left. I chose to avoid the lectures and reminders that I had failed in life, yet again. I just wanted out.</div>
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My mother, of course, had no idea about my affair with Anthony. If she had discovered that I was the <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">other woman</i> she would have gotten down on bended knee and prayed for my soul, even though she hadn’t been to church in years. The fact that her daughter had been sleeping around with a married man for the last three years, however, might be enough to send her back.</div>
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I’d send her a text whenever I landed someplace. When it was too late for her to talk me out of it.</div>
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The plan had been to end in Maine, the literal farthest away I could get from LA, but I ended up pulling over somewhere in New Hampshire to ask directions from a woman who was putting up a For Rent sign in her yard. We started chatting, and I decided, on the spot, I needed to live in <i style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">that </i>house.</div>
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New Hampshire was just as a good a state as any, as far as I was concerned. Now all that was left to do was unpack. Not that I’d brought much. Only as much stuff that fit in the rented SUV. The rest, I’d left behind, along with a note to my landlord letting him know not to expect a renewal of my lease. But before I began unloading the car to officially start my new life, I needed wine. And maybe some Doritos. Okay, and some ice cream too.<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZ73A0E/" target="_blank">Amazon US</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MZ73A0E" target="_blank">UK</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01MZ73A0E" target="_blank">AU</a><br />
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/book/doppelganger/id1192780134?mt=11" target="_blank">ibooks</a><br />
<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/694638" target="_blank">Smashwords</a><br />
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/doppelganger-danielle-bannister/1125456267?ean=2940153949840&st=PLA&sid=NOK_DRS_NOOK+EBooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP25580&k_clickid=419x25580&utm_source=Google+PLA&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=NOOK+EBooks" target="_blank">Nook</a><br />
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