Category: being yourself
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Sweet Summer
All winter Torrey counted the days until June when the sun was bright, the weather was finally hot enough to wear shorts all the time and with only a few babysitting obligations, she was mostly free to do whatever she wanted. And she was sure this year, the summer between 7th and 8th grades was…
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Mr. Wrong
The metal sound of clanking lockers amid the variable echoing rumble of a thousand adolescent conversations meant one thing… school had begun. After barely surviving middle school, Katie hoped freshman year in high school would be the dawn of a new horizon with endless possibilities. “I’m calling it the great awakening, because I hope it…
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Tea in the Keys
Now it seems like a dream…or a nightmare depending on your point of view…bit it did it happen. At least I think did. Yes, I’m sure it did. I was an adventurous 11-year-old, always too curious for my own good. My parents were history buffs, and a bit adventurous themselves. I guess I came by…
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Gabby
Here I am sitting outside the principal’s office once again. It’s only the first week of school, so it didn’t take long. I’m here so often, I have my own special chair, well, at least in my mind it is. I’m not really sure why I always end up here. I have the best intentions.…
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Dancing in the Rain
Growing up is tough. When you’re a cute little baby, adults think everything you say and do is a miracle. Then you get older and you’re way more awkward, trying to find your path in the middle of all the other kids trying to do the same thing. The new kid in school Emmy was…
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Shockwave
Author’s Note: Here is a mini sneak peek at a beginning scene from upcoming book 4 in the Timeless American Historical Romance series of books, scheduled to release May 30th and available for preorder at the cover link below. I write romance and mystery books under the name Suzanne Rudd Hamilton. This book features a…
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UnHappily Ever After
You may be familiar with my story. I was a poor orphan forced into servitude, and then, with a twist of fate, fell in love with a prince to live happily ever after. That was the real story. The authors embellished it with fanciful inventions of fairy godmothers and pumpkins turning into carriages. That was…
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Darkness Within
Author’s Note: It’s hard to watch someone you love suffer, especially if you can’t do anything to help. This is from a parent’s viewpoint. The dark sky loomed, relentlessly following every step, blocking every turn. I never thought I could feel so powerless. How could the world twist so out of control that it would…
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Darkness Within
The dark sky loomed, relentlessly following every step, blocking every turn. I never thought I could feel so powerless. How could the world twist so out of control that it would target my child? I’ve always trailed my own unconventional path, but I can’t imagine what it feels like to be trapped in your own…
Growing UP Books by Suzanne Rudd 