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GriefShare – March 2026

Coming in March 2026 Our GriefShare team looks forward to facilitating our next FREE 13-week session beginning March 5th  at Community Church – Batesville Campus GriefShare – GriefShare Contact person: Kari Ann Rennekamp, Program Leader 812-212-2702  Another 13-week GriefShare session begins on March 5th at the Batesville Campus of Community Church. As one of the Facilitators, […]

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February 4 – 9:25 PM

Something a little different… Pink Floyd’s Division Bell provided ignition. Launched into that place, wherever it is That lifts you into a rhythm that heals Where sliding steel slips into bliss And Gilmore riffs into oblivion Okay, take me to lost Slay that goddam guitar, brother. How can that pull tears?

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Spiritual Necessity: Grief

Grief is a Spiritual Necessity, not Something to Endure Rabbi Earl Grollman wrote: “Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity—the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” The first time I read those words, I didn’t […]

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Artificial Intelligence – Influence of Fear

In a recent interview, I was asked about how AI has influenced my writing and whether the fears many have expressed are real. When asked about what would happen if AI became smarter than we are, my response was, “Too late, that horse has already left the barn.” My choice to incorporate AI into the […]

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“Undaunted” Sneak Peek

“Undaunted” is book #6 in the Dreamscape Conspiracy series. The cover image is a working image until something better strikes my fancy. There are several sub-stories within Undaunted, and I’ve pulled one to share with readers. Here’s a slice of context… Wayne has an innovative brainstorm, as has been known to happen, and has roped […]

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When AI Intellect Exceeds Our Own…Not If

In a recent interview, I was asked about how AI has influenced my writing and whether the fears many have expressed are real. When asked about what would happen if AI became smarter than we are, my response was, “Too late, that horse has already left the barn.” My choice to incorporate AI into the […]

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Author Thoughts Today “Mirror Mirror” Can She Be Possessed by a Book?

What started as a Halloween party ran into unexpected outcomes for Sandy Tillman and her best friend, Melissa Merriweather. What would you do if you picked up a book with an intriguing title and discovered that you did not possess the book, but the book possessed you simply by reading the inscription inside the cover? […]

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Author Thoughts Today Hurled – 091525

Author Thoughts Today – Hurled – 091525 Have you ever side-armed a flat stone across a still pond and watched it skip? The harder the stone is hurled, the more it skips before giving in to gravity and slipping into the ultimate destination – the water of the pond. A Life of Faith is a […]

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“Always a Story” Description of Short Story Collection and Random Thoughts

Always a Story I could blame this book on my grandfather, Ralph Mervin Wise, since he always had a story to tell. He had nothing to do with anything included in this collection outside of a genetic link that allowed him to write stories, tell lies, embellish the truth, and exhibit other anomalous thoughts. That […]

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“Beyond Dreamscape Conspiracy” – Description, Review & Trailer

“Beyond Dreamscape Conspiracy” Description & Review This is the second book in the Dreamscape Conspiracy series, where an accidental discovery in a dream capture research project allows one person’s dreams to be transmitted into another person’s dream. As exciting as that discovery was, it led to attempted suicide. Despite the initial negative outcome, a closer […]