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FEATURED: No Place for Nice Guys by Brian DuBois

FEATURED: No Place for Nice Guys by Brian DuBois

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Jeremy Hollingsworth’s garage was not attached to his home. In, fact it was pretty far removed and secluded. It was unfinished and barely big enough to store even a small car in. It leaned to the left, buried in a copse of trees about a hundred yards up a rutted trail that ran past his white gabled farmhouse. The garage was isolated and dark inside. Surrounded by at least five acres of farmland, forest, and pastures. But it still had everything I needed to hang a man to death. Which was why I was there to begin with.
When I stepped off the Hollingsworth property and back on to Town Route 8A, Jeremy was swinging from that garage’s rafters by his neck. Strangled to death with a noose I had fashioned from a bright orange, heavy duty extension cord. I was real good at tying knots and hitches. The US Navy had taught me well. I made sure to practice that art often.
Town’s short winter was supposed to be coming to an end, but a thin layer of crusted snow stubbornly lingered. I lit up a new Camel filterless to generate some heat around me. Then shoved my hands deep into the pockets of my leather coat. It was time to start walking back to my apartment over Mai-Mai’s used bookstore. Fuck. I needed to buy a car already. This constant walking in the cold, the wet, and the heat was getting tedious. A waste of time. Aggravating.

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Featured Book: The Witness by Jordan Standridge

Featured Book: The Witness by Jordan Standridge

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“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, ‘WOW—what a ride!’” ~Hunter S. Thompson

This has been a quote and sentiment I’ve lived by for nearly three decades now. And to complement it, my lifelong core belief is simple: “How is one to know what they are good at, what they like or don’t like, or what they can do, if they never try and do it?” So I go out and do it.

Having these two main thoughts taking up space in my head has led me on many interesting paths all across North America from central Mexico to Alaska, Maine to Washington, and a few places in Canada… and even into the oceans. Now I’m writing about my real-life experiences while weaving in some fiction so I don’t get sued.

Heavily influenced and intrigued by reading Louis L’Amour growing up, I’ve held dozens of jobs in numerous career fields—on purpose. I’ve held top positions and won numerous awards in a variety of fields over the years as I take pride in my work and have integrity. I’ve worked for years in management, sales, marketing, restaurants, retail, tourism, animal rescue and rehab.

I’m an author, artist, photographer, proofreader, editor, and traveler. I’ve also worked as a dispatcher in law enforcement, and as a bona fide cowgirl in Arizona. I began riding horses at age 4 and have decades working with horses in about every capacity. I’m an absolute animal lover, both wild and domestic.

In the support of others, I’ve been a volunteer and supporter for numerous charities for decades. While my main focus is on protecting all animals and the environment, I’ve been a longtime supporter with Operation Gratitude. (Give them a look… they’re fully legit! I’ve got over 10 years with them!) Giving back is important no matter who it is.

While not on social media, I’d still love and appreciate hearing (positive things) from you! Please send me a note via my website and brighten my day. And while you’re on my website, be sure to subscribe to my newsletter- Join the Family. Of course, online reviews are incredibly appreciated (and needed!) as well. If you like or love my stories, please leave a review telling me why. If you didn’t, you’re excused from class! 🙂

Happy trails,

Jordan

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Featured Book: Totally Opposite by Nellie Holloday

Featured Book: Totally Opposite by Nellie Holloday

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Hi I’m Nellie Holloday and I enjoy sweet and clean love stories with humor and heart. I love to write stories that stand up for the values I hold dear and put a smile on your face. I believe a good story can be told without including things some of us find uncomfortable and unecessary to make a story enjoyable. I love animals, gardening and working out. I am the proud mother of 6 children.

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Featured Book: Crown of Ruin by Grace Yarrow

Featured Book: Crown of Ruin by Grace Yarrow

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Dark Romantasy Author | Lover of Gothic Decay & Forbidden Kisses

Grace Yarrow writes hauntingly romantic tales where love is a blade, shadows whisper secrets, and every crown comes with a curse. When she isn’t wandering mist-shrouded manors in her imagination, she can be found sipping black tea with too much honey, collecting antique keys (just in case one opens a portal), and arguing with her cat about whether haunted libraries need ghosts to be interesting.

Her stories are for those who crave love stories drenched in moonlight and danger—where the monsters are just as likely to steal your heart as your soul.

Currently residing in a creaky old house that may or may not be sentient.

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