Author: DJ Davis – Author
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Hoar and Rime
Merriam-Webster defines homophones as: words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homophones that are spelled differently are also called heterographs, such as to, too, and two. Ever hear a story about a bare bear? Tell no tale about that tail. What about a knight who was lost in the night?…
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Road Damage ~ Free, Just Because
From February 5 to February 9, grab a free Kindle ebook version of Road Damage. No mining for your contact info, no sign-ups, no strings. Just free —just because. Get yours here: On the mountain, safety is an illusion. Control is a dream. And survival isn’t guaranteed. Jimmy Swain isn’t just a driver; he’s an…
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Their Stories Remain
It’s been a frigid couple of weeks in the high Rockies of Colorado. I enjoy the cold stillness of winter in the mountains, but this cold snap has me thinking about warmer days and it’s given me time to go through some photos I took last summer. We took a drive to visit a cemetery…
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As Exciting as Watching Water Freeze
Sometimes winter seems about as exciting as watching paint dry, or grass grow, or water freeze — wait a second. Watching water freeze can be exciting. Granted it doesn’t have the drama of a heavy spring runoff, a summer cloudburst, or a flashflood. It’s subtle, quiet. The beauty of it can be easy to overlook,…
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Calpulli ~ Free, Just Because
From January 4 to January 8, grab a free Kindle ebook version of Calpulli. No mining for your contact info, no sign-ups, no strings. Calpulli is just free — just because. Get yours here: Mitchell Faulconbridge was born to be sacrificed. Growing up in a cult left him shattered and alone. The ancient goddess they…
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Dirt on the New Year
Life is a highway, a road we all must take, and a dozen more clichés. For me it’s always been a bumpy dirt road and maybe that’s why I love them so much. Writing is another journey, one that I started fairly late in life, but I wasn’t ready for it any sooner. In both…
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Anthology Action – Thorns
I’m thrilled to announce my paranormal western short story, Euphoria, is included in the Thorns anthology by Black Hare Press. Short stories are sometimes a challenge for me, as the characters so often take off on their own and insist on novels. That’s okay. It’s better to let them go because the best stories are…
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Why 2?
I’ve been noticing more 2s in my life recently. Two symbolizes basic duality: yes—no, alive—dead, left—right, you—me, yin—yang. Accepted—rejected. Two is also the only even prime number, and that makes it a little bit special. I have two dogs. There are two windows in my tiny studio. I saw two rainbows in the summer and…