Hello! I’m

Debra Reynolds

An author and editor residing in northern Pennsylvania.

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    Vintage novels making a comeback

    https://cedarlila.substack.com/p/book-review-death-at-dykes-corner Do you like vintage novels? There are great gems “hidden” in the past, as well as very entertaining costume jewelry. I adore vintage books. If you have read any good ones, please leave a comment and share the love.

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    Sam Robb on Villains

    really excellent piece (I don’t know why it won’t embed the piece [whatever that means] or show more than the link. If you know, please share with me.) https://samrobbwrites.substack.com/p/a-villain-by-any-other-name?publication_id=263377&post_id=156525870&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=h5af9&triedRedirect=true

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  • Update—still so tired

    I’m finally back at the keyboard. I took a few days to go on a (business) trip with someone who dislikes traveling alone. I did take my work with me, but I spent a LOT of time relaxing and reading, which was important. Traveling is exhausting. And we deplaned just in time to see on…

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  • Got a story about a cool device? Here’s your chance!

    https://raconteurpress.substack.com/p/homework-artifact-origins

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  • Book Review: The Carter Files—Phoenix by Lori Janeski

    Book One of Two At 551 pages, this is a BIG book, and the story continues in The Carter Files: Raven. It is absolutely worth the time. A rousing good story, with interesting characters (and good backstories), ratcheting tension marbled with humor and the feel of real life. The love story is also very natural.…

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  • Explaining epilepsy

    Photo by Tara Winstead: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-usb-cable-on-white-and-red-box-7723388/ So, I never thought I’d be here—where my son’s caregivers have never actually seen a seizure, and need some information to proceed. I never thought I’d be able to say that the seizures are so far apart—2 to 3 per year! and very short!—that people who work with him daily…

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    GREAT POST OF HOPE

    I just have to share this, from the incomparable Cedar Sanderson. https://cedarlila.substack.com/p/lift-your-eyes-up

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  • Clearing skies

    Photo by Brett Sayles: https://www.pexels.com/photo/clouds-1431822/ I feel like the skies are clearing a bit. Of course, I still grieve, I have times when it’s painful and I’m down. That won’t stop—I’ve lost those dear to me before, and I know how it goes. But the frantic busyness and worry of the past year(s) has lightened.…

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  • Frustration makes grief worse

    photo by Pixabay After a death, there is a LOT of paperwork to contend with, and it takes months and possibly years to settle an estate. I expected that. I had not expected so many roadblocks to be thrown up in our way. For instance, the medical bills which are outstanding cannot be handled—the account…

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