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  • Vivekanada – Part 6

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    Welcome back, this time to the final installment of the Vivekananda series! Last time we took a look at Vivekananda’s post-Parliament tour of the US. From causing a stir in Christian circles to fostering drama within his followers, Vivekananda was not without his fair share of controversy. He then briefly hopped over to London, taught…

  • FL Budget Discussions 2025

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    Budget discussions during the special session are slated to begin June 3rd and last until June 5th, with a tentative slot for June 16th if needed. The first two days are scheduled for 0900EST until 2000EST. Long days ahead for the Senators. For what the budget features, I’ll leave you with the approved bill that…

  • May 2025 – Project Update

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    Not going to waste much time up front. Let’s just get into the updates this month! Finally got some much needed feedback on Book Two of Far North. Just from one alpha reader, but it still gave me the impression I was on the right track with things. I’ve also been slowly working on the…

  • Vivekananda – Part 5

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    Welcome back to the continuing adventures of Swami Vivekananda. Last we left off in our story, Vivekananda had finally made it to the West. He had some trouble being included in the Parliament of World Religions but, thanks to some fortunate associations he made, he became a last minute addition to the conference. While claims…

  • FL Senate 2025

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    It’s been a wild session for the Florida Senate and House this year. While I had initially started compiling a list of important bills to keep an eye on, things quickly devolved once the session began. Of the 974 Senate bills that were proposed this session only 205 total bills between the two chambers have…

  • Project Update – April 2025

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    How are you all doing? April has been a wild ride, hasn’t it? Things are still moving at pace here. Despite some difficult moments, I will say there’s been lots of positives to celebrate too. We have a house finch family nesting just outside our front door. It’s been a joy to watch the tiny…

  • Project Update – March 2025

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    As mentioned in ​On Doing the Thing (Again)​​​ the next book in the Far North series is now with alpha readers! Has been since the start of the month too. It’s clocking in at 163 pages and 115k words, so I suspect it will be some time before notes are returned to me. We also finished our play-through of…

  • On Doing the Thing (Again)

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    I wonder if it’ll ever normalize that I keep writing and churning out new novels. Early this month, I finished the first draft of Far North – Returning: Vic. It’s still a shock. While there’s still plenty of editing work left to do, that’s half-way through the series as it’s been planned. When I was…

  • Vivekananda – Pt 4

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    A brief catch-up on where we left Vivekananda. Shortly after the death of Ramakrishna, Vivekananda grew restless and wanted to travel. According to Nikhilananda he did travel and have deep expansive thoughts about his spirituality, the state of India, and how he could make it great again. Through his letters to others, however, we see…

  • Project Update – February 2025

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    Hi, hello, how are you? I’ll be keeping this update rather short and with minimal formatting. Why? Well, I’m trying out some new things and haven’t fully settled on how I want to present everything just yet. One noticeable change is that I’ve stopped recording word counts for each day. At the end of January…