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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine - The Cookery Column with Carol Taylor - Introduction and Egg Drop Soup smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social @carolcookstwo.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Cookery Column with Carol Taylor – Introduction and Egg Drop Soup

Over the next alternate Wednesdays I will be sharing a series we originally ran back in 2018, and with many more visitors to the blog now and fans of Carol’s food posts, we thought you might …

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 7h

Smorgasbord Book Reviews September 2025 Round Up - #Mystery #Galapagos Sharon Marchisello, #Pets #Family Lauren Scott, #Honour #Family Jan Sikes, #Western #Romance #Family Nina Romano smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Book Reviews September 2025 Round Up – #Mystery #Galapagos Sharon Marchisello, #Pets #Family Lauren Scott, #Honour #Family Jan Sikes, #Western #Romance #Family Nina Romano

Delighted to recap my recommendations for September 2025 in case you missed their individual posts. All wonderful reads. The first September review was for the latest release by Sharon Marchisello&…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 17h

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It Could Be A Rant – Speed Cameras

Finally! Talk of getting rid of speed cameras. I’m going to preface my thoughts about speed cameras by saying, I hate them. Our city of Toronto is a mess in so many ways, but this post is foc…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 1d

Messages from Within: How to Hear Guidance You Didn’t Know You Had writingthroughthesoul.org/2025/10/04/m... @brendamariewriter.bsky.social

Messages from Within: How to Hear Guidance You Didn’t Know You Had

Messages from Within: How to Hear Guidance You Didn’t Know You Had Have you ever had a hunch that turned out to be right? A gut feeling you couldn’t explain, yet it guided you perfectly? Many peopl…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 1d

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1950s - Chuck Berry, Debbie Reynolds, The Champs and Ritchie Valens smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1950s – Chuck Berry, Debbie Reynolds, The Champs and Ritchie Valens

Welcome to our show and a selection fo hits from the 40s and 50s and we hope you will enjoy our music memories and some of the news events of the decade. Here is my next selection of top 1950s char…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 1d

Smorgasbord Funnies 2025 - Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies - Shirley and a Dog and Cat share their diaries. smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Funnies 2025 – Hosts Sally Cronin and Debby Gies – Shirley and a Dog and Cat share their diaries.

As always some funnies foraged from the web from Debby Gies – D.G. Writes is where you will find an archive full of wonderful posts across several subjects including writing tips, social issu…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Bad Advice From AI: 1-Star Reviews storyempire.com/2025/10/02/b...

Bad Advice From AI: 1-Star Reviews

New writers receive so much advice early in their journey, the last thing they need is inaccurate advice from a bot. Imagine if you hadn’t established your community, hadn’t befriended …

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Are You Trying Too Hard? connectingempathichelpersandartiststospirit.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/a... @lisahutchisonlmhc.bsky.social

Are You Trying Too Hard?

There are times our goals do not manifest or come to fruition because we are holding on too tightly.

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Sunday Stills: October 4th is World #Animal Day secondwindleisure.com/2025/10/05/s... @taswebster.bsky.social

Sunday Stills: October 4th is World #Animal Day

Celebrating World Animal Day with dogs, wild animals and bald eagles.

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Nathan Bransford @nathanbransford.com · 2d

I may be losing this battle, but I still think the "nuts and bolts" (word count, comps, etc.) belong after the plot description in a query letter. Here's why:

I still think the "nuts and bolts" belong after the plot description in a query letter

I’ve been connected to the publishing industry long enough to have some opinions about query letters that can charitably be described as Old School. For instance, I still think the industry standard i...

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

For Plug's Sake... steviet3.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/5... @stevieturner.bsky.social

For Plug’s Sake…

Daily writing promptWhat would you do if you lost all your possessions?View all responses This happened to my son and his family about 10 years ago. Luckily they were all out at work or at school w…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

The Weight of Snow and Regret Blog Tour: Vermont Accent nicholasrossis.me/2025/10/06/t... @nicholasrossis.bsky.social

The Weight of Snow and Regret Blog Tour: Vermont Accent

Today, I’m hosting a fellow Story Empire member, Liz Gauffreau, who talks about her latest release, The Weight of Snow and Regret. Happy book birthday, Liz! Introduction Thank you for hosting…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

War Cry of Birds houseofheartweb.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/w... @hollyrene5.bsky.social

War Cry of Birds

Her trill lilts through the trees, across the poppy fields, above the mountains through the valley. It spills from towers into the dreams of seekers bruised from battle, unwavering crusaders …

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2025 - #Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1930s – The Colour of Life – How the Stable Was Built 1936 by Geoff Cronin smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives 2025 – #Memoir #Waterford #Ireland 1930s – The Colour of Life – How the Stable Was Built 1936 by Geoff Cronin

My father-in-law, Geoff Cronin was a raconteur with a encyclopedic memory spanning his 93 years. He sadly died in 2017 but not before he had been persuaded to commit these memories of his childhood…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight and my Review - #Adventure #Travel Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bag by Darlene Foster smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight and my Review – #Adventure #Travel Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bag by Darlene Foster

Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Darlene Foster… and my review for this lovely episode in the Amanda travel stories…close to home. Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 3d

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My Dad, My Hero - Whiskers and Words

My dad is 87 years old. He is my hero and always will be, but a change has begun. My mom is 85 years young. They have been married for 66 years.

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Finn the Kitty @finnthekitty.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hi there. Hope you are doing well. I wanted to let you know about my new book for teens and adults. It's a Trilogy. The first one is out on Amazon. It is called "Bogie in a Human World". I think you will really like it.

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 3d

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 3d

How to Leave a Legacy That Matters (Without Needing to Be Famous)
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How to Leave a Legacy That Matters (Without Needing to Be Famous)

Because you can’t take it with you. But you can be deliberate about what you leave behind.

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 3d

Smorgasbord Sunday Book Share - What's In a Name? - Walter – Lost and Alone by Sally Cronin smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Sunday Book Share – What’s In a Name? – Walter – Lost and Alone by Sally Cronin

It is four years since I shared this collection so I hope you will enjoy again or if new to the blog… for the first time. There are names that have been passed down through thousands of years…

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DGKayewriter @dgkayewriter.bsky.social · 3d

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up - September 29th - October 5th 2025 - Tech issues, Blogger Weekly, Chart Hits 1950s, Movie Themes, Libya Cuisine, Ireland 1930s, Shortstories, Funnies, Book Reviews, New Releases. smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/s... @sallycronin.bsky.social