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Read The Cancer Chronicles
Three little novellas make up The Cancer Chronicles, Ill Will, Beauty Full, and Winning Wishes. These three books follow a woman through...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
Wrestling with Making the Right Decision
How do you know if a decision you are making will be the right decision? Have you researched the pros and cons of each possible choice?...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Once you choose hope, anything is possible!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this month, the focus is on detection, treatment, and healthy lifestyle changes. These...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Sep 27, 2020
- 1 min
What If
What if life had no warts And fewer quirks and quarks To manage and finesse, No pimples on the days, No pustules on the nights, No dreams...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Sep 19, 2020
- 1 min
When wonder and hope wane, it is time to replenish.
Footing once secure Now misses a step here and there, A heartbeat now and then. Spirit moves in swiftly, Silently, To quell the loss of...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
Have you ever thought about how kaleidoscopes mirror our lives?
In the prisms of our lives Flutter the faces of our familiars - Maid, maiden, crone, Lad, warrior, and denizen alike Visit the white, hot...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Nov 8, 2019
- 1 min
A Time To Be At Peace
Old age should be a time for both relaxation and exploration. It most certainly should be a time for joy. For far too many of our...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
The Power of Hope Is All We Need!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Celebrate the beauty of hope by reading, or rereading, the inspiring novellas, Ill Will, Beauty...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Sep 14, 2019
- 1 min
The Importance of Factual Research to Fictional Reporting When Preparing a Novella
My little novellas have each been thoroughly researched. For the trilogy - Ill Will, Beauty Full, and Winning Wishes - I traveled to over...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Jun 22, 2019
- 1 min
Where Does One Find Happiness?
If a person looks around them, happiness can be found. It may not be exactly as they imagined, but it is there. Consider Penney Divan in...
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deathdefyingdiva
- May 4, 2019
- 1 min
Believe in You Along the River of Life
I was thinking about my characters, Penney Divan and Sidnei Jewell. They had to face turbulent waters, as well as peaceful streams, along...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Mar 30, 2019
- 1 min
Choices - We All Have To Make them!
It seems to me as I get older, my choices become more wrenching at times. In every instance though, I know that I must be true to myself,...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Mar 2, 2019
- 1 min
The Promise of the Seasons
The mighty bite of winter will soon give way to the first delicate buds of spring. New beginnings, new outlooks will take shape. Hope and...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Nov 17, 2018
- 1 min
Be True To Your Word
A clear indicator of character is whether or not a person can follow through on their word. Not to keep a promise, not to keep a...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Nov 14, 2018
- 1 min
Beauty Swirls All Around Us
Ever wonder why the ice clings so tenaciously to the fading beauty of the environment? I think it is to seal a final seasonal memory of...
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deathdefyingdiva
- Nov 3, 2018
- 1 min
Autumn Gold Fills my Spirit
Have you ever thought about how strong life really is? Life lasts forever, and we are all a part of it. It is up to each one of us to...
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