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Carolyn Stiles
Apr 290 min read
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Murder After Bedtime
Other than my husband snoring next to me in bed as if he were in a tree-cutting competition, the house was finally quiet—a rarity in the...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 2928 min read
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Angel Of Mercy
The sun was setting. Beautiful hues of orange and pink peaked through the window. The house was so old; you could feel a chilled gust of...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 2910 min read
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Election, Set, Match
Muffled murmuring quickly hushed in the school auditorium when Principal Carson approached the podium. “Good afternoon, students. You all...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 298 min read
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Kings And Queens
A wonderful aroma of cinnamon apples filled the air. Clarissa patiently waited for her husband to return home. The door flew open as...

Carolyn Stiles
Apr 294 min read
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Book Recommendations
These books resonate with me. Whether it's because something about life clicked, or it changed my point of view, or captured exactly what...

Carolyn Stiles
Mar 311 min read
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March 2025 Free Write Journal
3/19: Rough day to be honest. And it's strange because I have no idea why I'm in the dumps. I would love to blame it on Mercury but let's...

Carolyn Stiles
Mar 192 min read
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Flashes of Shadows: Sleepover
TRIGGER: Sexual Abuse between parent and kid.

Carolyn Stiles
Mar 74 min read
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Adapting is NOT Failing
This is a lesson that I have struggled with for a few years. It wasn’t until I read “Atomic Habits” by James Clear and had a few real...

Carolyn Stiles
Feb 264 min read
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What Ya Reading?
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time finishing books. Or focusing on one at a time. I usually have 3-6 going at once and...

Carolyn Stiles
Feb 221 min read
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Flashes Of Shadows: Behind Closed Doors
(Potential Triggers: Suicide, domestic abuse, alcohol, guns, and religious themes) This particular shadow was not mine personally,...

Carolyn Stiles
Feb 213 min read
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Carolyn Stiles
Feb 201 min read
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Ego
There is a balance to Ego.

Carolyn Stiles
Feb 123 min read
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Flash Of Shadows: Angel Bear
Trigger Warning - Domestic Abuse

Carolyn Stiles
Feb 52 min read
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Flashes Of Shadows: Memories
Memories can be easily taken for granted. But they shape our present self. This is the introduction to my blog series "Flashes or Shadows"

Carolyn Stiles
Jan 273 min read
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B.E. Book Club
More details can be found in the Calendar on the dates of the event. Note that I will also be holding Zoom space for those who can't make...

Carolyn Stiles
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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