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					<description><![CDATA[This week we come to the final installment of J is for Jogah. It&#8217;s reached a little over 6,000 words and will require a little editing to bring it up to a serviceable standard, but that&#8217;s how writing works. You start with the spark of an idea, build a concept on top of it then [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weekly Writing Challenge 04/01/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy April Fools day everyone. Sorry for not getting this out earlier. But here&#8217;s the continuing story of Jeffery and the little people. I do hope you enjoy it. J is for Jogah contd! The weeks following his little sister’s arrival were filled with crying, laughter, and a sense their little family coming together. While [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Update 03/30/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After eleven years of hard work I am finally reaching the end of a long road. What was to have only been one book turned into a six book post apocalyptic series and I am steadily coming to the end of. This Lawless Land began life as many of these things do as an idea [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My new story J is for Jogah, the little people, continues. I&#8217;ll be sharing more details next Monday but aside from my weekly writing challenge I&#8217;m taking a step back from posting so I can focus on finishing some projects that are nearing the finish line. A chill raced down his spine, and he turned [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Weekly Writing Challenge 03/18/2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[J is for Jogah, the little people continues. Several more blue spots opened into eyes that watched him as his father knelt beside him, his hand on Jeffery’s shoulder. He heard his father’s voice as if it were coming to him from a million miles away, repeating his name as those multiple eyes blinked in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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