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Author: The Reluctant Author

The Reluctant Author, a user of words, has spent a lifetime writing words and storing them in notebooks, computer discs, digital files, and has now decided to step out into the light and start sharing some of those words with the world. (The Reluctant Author is Kendra Cooke's pseudonym)
Book Reviews February 2024

Book Reviews February 2024

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January was a crazy month of meeting deadlines, endless medical appointments, and being exhausted by the time dinner was done and cleaned up. Eight hours of reading through a manuscript and working your way through corrections is rewarding, but tiring. So, I vegged out on YouTube because indulging in books that required extra thinking power was beyond me. Rather than watching countless hours of talented singers and a few random videos, I lamented my issue to my local writing group,…

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Inner Thoughts

Inner Thoughts

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Old age has crept up on me, although by many standards I am not old. I am older than I once was, but generations ahead of me chuckle at the idea that I am old. Yet, the spring in my once lively step is gone. I am well acquainted with the banter as I ascend or descend stairs, and plan my outings around the weather, some of which makes my joints ache. I rise and fall with the sun, and…

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Grandma’s Kitchen

Grandma’s Kitchen

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1. The formica table which sat below the window that was far too high on the wall. Or maybe I was so much shorter, and it seemed abnormally high to me. The table was always full of projects, papers, coupons, and bowls. The deseeding of figs for her sister, the coupons to give away. There was nothing particularly special or beautiful about the white and black table, but I remember how we sat in the battered chairs and discussed many…

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December 2023 Book Reviews

December 2023 Book Reviews

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I know it’s January and you’ve finished all your Christmas reading until December again, but that’s what I’m about to share with you. I read a boat load of Christmas stories in December and wrapped up a non-fiction book that I’d been slowly working through. The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Macomber) Julia Padden is bubbly, friendly, and outgoing. Her neighbor, Cain Maddox, is not. She’s convinced he’s rude just for the sake of it. While bemoaning this to her bestie,…

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