Mick Brady
Wine and Secrets
Though Stella drove them to the funeral, Will, Polly and Becky opted for the long walk home. Will appreciated the opportunity physical...
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Mick Brady
Jul 8, 20214 min read
Out of the Safe
“We should have gone with your father, but I was too afraid.” Will wanted to pull away, but Cora held her in her grip. “His choice was...
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Mick Brady
Jul 7, 20215 min read
Bottomless
Had her mother not been dying, the visit would have been Will’s best homecoming ever. Although just nine, Becky exhibited a maturity that...
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Mick Brady
Jan 15, 20215 min read
Out of Place, Out of Time
Polly pulled onto a long drive leading to a large white frame house, which bore its century-plus existence with stately grace. A porch...
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Mick Brady
Nov 18, 20205 min read
Dancing Moonlight
Will descended the stairs of the small plane and found herself under a lavish sunset. The Upper Peninsula airport that marked the end of...
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Mick Brady
Sep 5, 20204 min read
The ‘Write Every Day’ Rule Is a Trap
Don’t underestimate the value of thinking If your goal is to write an encyclopedia before you die, then maybe you should write every day....
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Mick Brady
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Finding the Golden Nuggets Buried in All That Writing Advice
I just stumbled upon a post by an author who often gives great advice about blogging, writing, and other important things in life. What...
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Mick Brady
Aug 22, 20205 min read
In the Shadows
A dark crystal tower dominated the landscape. It sprang from a fracture in the earth in the center of the city, blooming from the soup of...
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Mick Brady
Aug 15, 20205 min read
A Little Tenderness
The clouds looked like huge puffs of popcorn. Will pressed her forehead to the cool window of the jet and peered at the earth below...
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Mick Brady
Aug 3, 20205 min read
Broken
She led the group through aqua water, past brilliant coral formations, through schools of orange and yellow-spotted fish, past...
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Mick Brady
Jul 25, 20205 min read
Bruised and Battered
Will headed south. She thought she might go as far as Antarctica -- all the way to the Pole, maybe. Perhaps the little shits would turn...
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Mick Brady
Mar 17, 20204 min read
Visitor in the Deep
Louis Armstrong's trumpet painted the walls of the little craft with soaring blue notes. He climbed, she fell. The contrast pleased her....
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Mick Brady
Jun 20, 20194 min read
Pearl's Problem Planet
No. 6: June 20, 2019 ~ Like any parent, I love all the characters I created for The Darkest Eyes, my debut novel, even those who make...
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Mick Brady
May 20, 20194 min read
The Deathbringer and Me
No. 5: May 20, 2019 ~ I would never in a trillion years have picked up The Crimson Deathbringer by Sean Robins if I hadn't chanced upon...
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Mick Brady
Apr 20, 20193 min read
Good Things, Small Packages
No 4: April 20, 2019 ~ Today I am announcing my campaign, and I'm inviting you to sign up to volunteer. No, I'm not running for...
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Mick Brady
Mar 20, 20193 min read
Traveling by Instinct
No 3: March 20, 2019 ~ Painted lady butterflies passed through last week on their way from their desert hatching grounds to the Pacific...
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Mick Brady
Feb 20, 20194 min read
Jumping Spider
No 2: February 20, 2019 ~ My totem animal is the spider. Spiders create beautiful, intricate webs, and that's what I strive to do with my...
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Mick Brady
Jan 29, 20194 min read
Out of the Woods: One Novelist's Mysterious Journey to Being Found
No. 1 : January 20, 2019 ~ I'm going to break a cardinal rule of storytelling and begin in the middle. That's where I am on my journey,...
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