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#LiftMyStack Challenge!

May 9, 2025 By Becky Wade 9 Comments

Yesterday, I posted this video to Instagram... The responses that have come in so far have me smiling! Here's Joy at @dareyoutoread on Instagram, proving that her stack of Becky Wade books is substantially larger (and heavier to lift) than my own collection. Here's Mimi at @books.n.blossoms on Instagram depicting the most frequent answer to my, "Can you lift your TBR stack?" … [Read more...]

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Do Animals Understand Death?

May 5, 2025 By Angela Hunt 6 Comments

I read a fascinating article this morning about if and how animals understand death. I've always wondered about it, especially since I've heard so many stories about how animals often seem to understand things we don't. For instance--a group of elephants made a 12 hour trek to visit a dying man who had saved them. And now, years after his death, they continue to visit his home and hold a vigil … [Read more...]

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Karen’s Favorites

May 4, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer 3 Comments

We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Beverage (whether hot or cold): Hot, black tea sweetened with honey. I import my tea from a shop my … [Read more...]

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Research Trip

April 28, 2025 By Deborah Raney 24 Comments

As you read this, Ken and I are waking up six hours from home in a campground in Alabama. We are on our way to Saint Simons Island on a research trip for the novel I'm working on. I mentioned the upcoming trip in THIS post back in January. Time has flown since then, and we are headed to Saint Simons Island (and Jekyll Island) in Georgia where my new novel, Who Stirs Up the Sea, is set. … [Read more...]

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Becky’s Favorites

April 27, 2025 By Becky Wade 4 Comments

We hope you are enjoying these weekly feature posts from the authors of Inspired by Life…and Fiction. We're sharing some of our favorite things to help you get to know us a little better—and we’d love to hear your answers to these “favorites” questions in the comments below. Favorite Beverage (whether hot or cold): Coffee! I drink a cup of black coffee every morning with breakfast, … [Read more...]

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