Author Archives: Side Quest Publications

Buyer Beware of a Different Sort

A couple of notes to prospective buyers. I am not (technically) asking you to buy my stuff and leave good reviews on my profile. Rather, as it is a recent problem I had as a seller that reminded me of … Continue reading

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Self Care Chronicles–Feb 1-7 2017

About half a month late. I got the idea of doing self care chronicles from none other than Wentworth Miller’s Facebook page. (That would be where the “half a month late” comes in–I started reading these on his page at … Continue reading

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Book Review: Grave Beginnings by RR Virdi

Grave Beginnings, a Grave Report novel by RR Virdi (Amazon smile link with affiliate code included) In compliance with the Federal Trade Commission (see paragraph about “material connections”), I hereby disclose that I have received a free copy of this … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Kindle Scout

Okay, maybe this is just me, but I’ve had some… issues, lately, with selecting books to nominate on Kindle Scout. No, this is not a troubleshooting question; it’s actually a “do I really want to nominate this book” question. See, … Continue reading

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“I Found it on Google”

That’s a lovely image you have there; where did you get it? Oh, that? I found it on Google. …. Stop! Step back, and listen carefully. You did not find that image on Google.

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The Old Year Now Away is Fled

Christmas is over and done with, and another year is coming to a close. For many of us, this means facing that slowly building panic as we realize just how much we spent that we really didn’t need to and … Continue reading

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Social Networking Experimentation

Just a heads’ up to anyone who follows me on Twitter or FaceBook, I decided to try something different with my syncing options. To start with, I removed FaceBook from my list of sites to publicize this site to, so … Continue reading

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New Job Updates and Agenda Part…Two?

The two new jobs have been going on for a month now and then some, and even the “temporary” job doesn’t show any sign of ending just yet. Allergies at the presumably not-temporary job are still questionable, but the boss … Continue reading

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Agenda: Blarghing about Blogging

I finally got a new job just a couple of weeks ago (yay!), so hopefully soon I’ll be able to take a chunk out of my student loan instead of the little bits I’ve been paying for the last three … Continue reading

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Piped In Music

I had a weird experience lately with piped-in music. You know, where the store has music playing overhead, not from a radio but from some external source? Traditionally this means music chosen by headquarters but lately, and especially in local … Continue reading

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