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How to Become a Published Novelist by James R. Coggins

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (173+ words) Have you ever wondered how an ordinary person becomes a published novelist? Well, I've got the answer for you. Actually, I've got 47 answers for you. For almost two decades, I've been privileged to be a member of an organization composed…...

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Lame: A Short Story by James R. Coggins

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (311+ words) Embarrassed, I fell into line. I knew what was expected of me. Looking ahead, I could see the long line snaking up the hill. Our destination at the top of the steep incline could not be seen from where I…...

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New Book Release by Tara Randel

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (194+ words) I'm excited to announce that my next Harlequin Heartwarming book, The Single Mom's Second Chance, will be released on January 27, 2026. As always, I had so much fun writing this book. The story revolves around Addie, a single mom wanting to…...

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Jewels and Rainbows by James R. Coggins

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (641+ words) In Revelation 4: 1-3, the apostle John describes God's throne room in heaven: "After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet " Continue…...

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And Now for Something Different by James R. Coggins

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (533+ words) NEW BOOK! NEW BOOK! I have never been a conventional writer. My mind flies all over the place. I am sometimes known as a writer of murder mysteries. I have written four of them (Who's Grace? , Desolation Highway, Mountaintop Drive,…...

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Late Roses by James R. Coggins

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (357+ words) We have a rose bush that produced numerous beautiful roses this summer. I cut the dead flowers off as is recommended, and new roses bloomed on the end of the cut-off stems. As we moved into autumn, I cut off…...

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Fourteen Years Ago by James R. Coggins

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (221+ words) It is interesting to piece together the apostle Paul's early history. About 34-35 AD, was Paul converted on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians. Acts 9: 23 says that he stayed there "many days" until threats on his life led him to…...

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Balcony People by James R. Coggins

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (589+ words) Some years ago, my family and I attended a fairly large church. Sunday attendance ranged from 1, 400 to 2, 000 people, which necessitated two Sunday morning services. Our family's practice was to attend the first service and then Sunday school. There " Continue reading…...

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The Dung Gate by James R. Coggins

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (146+ words) " "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice" (Ephesians 4: 31). " "But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,…...

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What? Me Complain? By Nancy J. Farrier

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (551+ words) At my church, we have been studying through the book of Exodus. For Mother's Day, our Pastor led us in a study of the section where the Israelites complained'loudly. You might be asking when they didn't complain, because it happened…...