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Last day for this group of reads!

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Jealous. I'm still mired in fixing this edit, and then I have a short story to edit.

Happy birthday!

I'm glad to come over and help.

Thanks for thinking of me. I'm pretty firmly on the indie side these days, so my contacts on the trad side aren't what they had been.

Chirp! -- Thursday, November 13, 2025 | West of Mars Book of the Day, brought to you by the lovely chirp of my smoke detector and an impatient wait for the electrician. Stop in and chirp along!

Haven't been here in awhile. Been hiding from SM in general.

But the Book of the Day has been continuing in my absence from this place.

Catch up. Stop in for the first time. I don't care. It's about the Book of the Day, nothing else.

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@margaretwhitford.bsky.social Checking in around here... I'm not here as often as perhaps I should be.

Say hi!

This editor has days where she wonders about that last part...

Women's Fiction With a Love Theme Find your new favorite authors right here. They've partnered together to bring you all of these exciting free reads!

Need a new read?

Sure you do.

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The Chaos Has Begun | West of Mars The chaos has begun! Stop in to see what that's about but really, you're here for the Book of the Day. As am I. Stop in and learn about it.

#Mondayblogs has me with today's Book of the Day. Are you following the Book of the Day? Why not? Reading is resistance!

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Mazel Tov!!!!

Birthdays and Milestones -- Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | West of Mars This time of year is full of milestones for me. Come see what they are, and be sure to check out the Book of the Day too!

Birthday edition of the Book of the Day is up.

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Women's Fiction With a Love Theme Find your new favorite authors right here. They've partnered together to bring you all of these exciting free reads!

It's always a good day to investigate some new authors. Come check out our work.

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Back to Work -- Monday, September 15, 2025 | West of Mars It's back to work over here today, and I am GRATEFUL. I love what I do, and having you on the journey makes it better. Book of the Day too!

A short post to go with the Monday Book of the Day.

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Heavy Day -- September 11, 2025 | West of Mars Yesterday was a heavy day, and it's been a heavy week overall. Stop in for the Book of the Day, because we all need some lightness.

The Book of the Day is up!

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Visitors Ahoy! -- Thursday, September 4, 2025 | West of Mars The people of Woolslayer — and Chad himself — are hoping he’s only a visitor to this neighborhood that borders the sheep farm and is vital to the series in many ways. Grab your copy of Legacy at all t...

Whew. The Book of the Day is FINALLY up.

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No, it's not, and yes, they are!

Improving: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | West of Mars My health is improving after the weekend's crud. But that's not all that is improving! Stop in for the Book of the Day and to see what I mean.

Book of the Day! We're improving today!

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I saw you were in it! I need to download your offering, too, actually... I make a point of always grabbing my friends' freebies. Reading them, too!

Shall We Read? Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

I've featured Populated and Saving Sima in this grouping, which is how you know it's a grouping worth looking at.

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Weather Woes -- Friday, August 29, 2025 | West of Mars In Maybe the Bird Will Rise, Tess has weather woes and gets cold. Very cold. It makes romance difficult. I have that stuffed sinus, swollen glands fun times that often comes with sleeping with the win...

The Book of the Day is up!

And I'm having weather woes. In fact, as I think about it, I had 'em this time last year, too.

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Women's Fiction With a Love Theme Find your new favorite authors right here. They've partnered together to bring you all of these exciting free reads!

Treat yourself to something new to read.

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Birthday Boy -- Thursday, August 28, 2025 | West of Mars It's my oldest kid's birthday! Woot! I also have the usual updates and, of course, the Book of the Day. Stop in and check it all out.

...and the Book of the Day is up.

Reading is resistance, and I've got two ways for you to get involved... the Book of the Day and the @blythebookspgh.bsky.social PBS fundraiser.

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Cooling Off -- Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | West of Mars The weather's cooling off, but that's about all that is. I've got the Book of the Day, a book birthday, and the PBS fundraiser happening.

Oh! Forgot to mention that the Book of the Day is up.

I'm always looking for more bookish good trouble to cause with this series, so if you fit the criteria (and there's a link to every Book of the Day so you can see it all), hit me up.

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In the basement? Were you there that night?

I remember that one!

Yup. And oh, the adventures I had within those walls...

My first thought too!

Oh, and check out the Book of the Day, too! This one's another award winner, reminding us why the Book of the Day is so important, and how reading is resistance.

Save a Sheep; Buy a Book -- Monday, August 25, 2025 | West of Mars Yes, as August winds down and the school buses are back on the street, that means the PBS fundraiser at Blythe Books is winding down. And with it is that nice added bonus I threw in: $1 from every sale... Read More »

It's Monday and the last week of August, so today's #Mondayblogs is all about the final push in the PBS fundraiser at @blythebookspgh.bsky.social

Buy one of my books, I'm donating a buck to the fundraiser.

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The Mosque was actually a nice venue.