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#FindOut Friday Answers 42
So far, so good. March is starting out ok. But something more exciting - the #TuesdayTrivia answers! Which ones did you get right? Let me know in the comments! "Sharia" Law - Explained in the Quran and the Hadiths, Shari'a isn't the extremist form we associate with it. Shari'a is the path society takes to implement Islam. It emphasizes taking care of the poor, providing money for education, being environmentally conscious, etc. What we associate "Sharia Law" with is the suppr

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Mar 62 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 40
It's Friday, and you know all know what that means! It's time for the answers to #TriviaTuesday How many did you get? Comment below! The Pirates' Code - Pirates of the Caribbean caught my imagination as a teen. No, I did not write fan fiction for that particular storyline, but the idea of sailing the open seas with a random bunch of men and women was an escape from reality. Having a moral code made the idea even better. That was where the Articles of Agreement in From Across

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Feb 62 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 39
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the first edition of #FindOutFriday of the year! Here are the answers from #TriviaTuesday How many did you get right? Comment below! "John the Revelator" - I first heard a version of this song on Sons of Anarchy . It was originally a song by William "Blind Willie" Johnson in 1930. He was a gospel blues singer and guitarist. The lyrics describe John of Patmos, or Saint John (as in the Gospel of John fame), talking about his role in the End Times

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Jan 232 min read


Welcome Back - Season 4, Part 2 of Goodies
Welcome back, everyone! Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good holiday season. Let's get down to Season 4, part 2. For what, you ask? Goodies? What kind of goodies? Well, as you probably know, I am an indie author. As a way to gauge with you (the reader), I run #BehindTheScenes and #TriviaTuesday each on a biweekly basis. #BehindTheScenes talks about me, my writing process, memories and perhaps insights into something you never thought of. #TriviaTuesday presents three p

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Jan 71 min read


#Break #Thankful
Here is the end of the first part of season 4 of #BehindTheScenes and #TriviaTuesday The next two months are generally busy for us. But there is a series that also begins its fourth season - #Thankful in which I talk about the things I am thankful for. It's not just a self-reflection for me, but a look into the things that life has handed us because I chose to be an indie author full time. You can find it on my social media from today until Thanksgiving, which falls on the 27

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Nov 1, 20251 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 37
Hey, everyone! Here are the answers to this week's #TriviaTuesday. How many did you get right? Let me know in the comments below! Souvenirs - There are many mentions of souvenirs throughout the book series. The one I wanted to focus on was in From Across the Sea . Victoria heard rumors about the Demons of the Cross, a militant Christian group terrorizing the freed lands. One of them was that they liked using human skin as a coat and used ears as good luck charms. Soldiers fro

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Oct 17, 20252 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 34
Welcome to Season 4 of #FindOut Friday, the trivia game with a twist. These are the answers from #TriviaTuesday Which ones did you get...

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Sep 5, 20252 min read


#BackToSchool #SeasonFour
God, that went by fast. Calvin is in eighth grade and we are back to #BehindTheScenes and #FindOutFriday for the school year! For the...

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Aug 25, 20251 min read


#FindOut Friday Answers 32
Here are the answers to your #TriviaTuesday questions. Which ones did you get right? Let me know in the comments! New England witch hunts...

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May 16, 20252 min read


It Was Too Good to be True
Yep, here we go again. Time to tell you I'm taking another break. And I am, for the rest of the month and into May. Calvin is on...

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Apr 12, 20251 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 31
Spring is here! Or, it's supposed to be. Oh, well. Here are the answers to #TriviaTuesday. How many did you get? Tell in the comments...

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Apr 4, 20252 min read


Bbbbbrrrreeeeeaaaaakkkkkkkkkk!
I am just dead tired, everyone. Calvin is home from school today. I've been really sick on and off for the past three weeks. I also did...

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Mar 3, 20251 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 27
Brr, it's a cold day up here in CT. But I've got your #TriviaTuesday answers here! How many did you get? Let me know in the comments!...

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Jan 24, 20252 min read


Back to Normal!
Whew! It's the New Year! How did we get to 2025 so fast? Calvin goes back to school today! Next week, I will begin #TriviaTuesday and...

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Jan 2, 20251 min read


Break Time!
Yeah, it's that time of the year. It's the holiday season! The last months of this year will be busy for us. Next month, I will begin the...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 23
Hi, everyone! Here are the answers to this week's #TriviaTuesday. How many did you get? Comment below! Teuta - A town that John Ronald...

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Sep 20, 20241 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 22
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the next season of #FindOutFriday. Here are the answers! How many of them did you get? Let me know in the...

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Sep 6, 20242 min read


A New Season
It's weird to think autumn begins at the end of the month. Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! There have been some changes going on. Other than...

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Sep 1, 20241 min read


Them's the Rules
Wow, I cannot believe that my son is back to school. He is in seventh grade! Now, the house is all mine until he and my husband come...

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Aug 26, 20241 min read


School's Out!
Today officially starts summer vacation for my kid. After this week's edition, #BehindTheScenes and #TriviaTuesday are on hiatus until...

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Jun 11, 20241 min read
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