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FROM MY SOUL TO YOURS: The Poem Journeys of a Mystic Mind

December 1, 2025
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FROM MY SOUL TO YOURS: The Poem Journeys of a Mystic Mind

You’ll credit the guy who did the interior watercolors, but they weren’t good enough to put on the cover?

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Piercing Vail: A Dalton Stride Novel

November 30, 2025
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Piercing Vail: A Dalton Stride Novel

How piercing.

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Germ Theory (The Worlds of Ryn Wilkie #2)

November 30, 2025
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Germ Theory (The Worlds of Ryn Wilkie #2)

The degree to which I just can’t cannot be overstated.

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The Viking & the hermit: Shaku Riding(Children’s Illustrated Book Series Adventure Age 5-9)

November 30, 2025
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The Viking & the hermit: Shaku Riding(Children’s Illustrated Book Series Adventure Age 5-9)

Because your children are terrible and don’t deserve any better. (h/t Mr Bookson)

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20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities

November 29, 2025
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20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities

Can you tell what I’m thinking? (h/t Doug)

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The Adventures of The Smuggling Clasby: The Search for the Lost Stash

November 29, 2025
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The Adventures of The Smuggling Clasby: The Search for the Lost Stash

Even though he doesn’t technically HAVE a nose…

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If You Could See Me Now

November 29, 2025
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If You Could See Me Now

I’d really rather not.

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The Life and legacy of Diana Carney : Beyond the Spotlight: The Quiet Strength and Visionary Leadership of a Modern First Lady

November 28, 2025
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The Life and legacy of Diana Carney : Beyond the Spotlight: The Quiet Strength and Visionary Leadership of a Modern First Lady

And all of the solid dignity that that font combination implies.

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