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💌 Sept. '26: Monthly Wrap-Up (opens the original)
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📌 Some Florida *Woman* News, For a Change! (opens the original)
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📌 My Buddy Jerrold is Stampeding! (opens the original)
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You guys! I am aging like a fine whine1…and that spelling is sadly NOT incorrect. WHAT is it with summer, that rolls me like a bowling ball2? One of the many things that fell by the metaphorical weighed-down-side is that I promised my friend Jerrold I would share about his newest book, STAMPEDE! I’m a big fan of Jerrold, and his books! And I hope he can forgive me! <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/stampede-jerrold-connors/ab4c7a6522b0
💌 Aug. '26: Monthly Wrap-Up (opens the original)
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📌 Pinning Down Visual Vibes--with Pinterest (opens the original)
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