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Chuck Mallory

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Writer, Asheville NC. Author of "Lena, Wild Girl on the Prairie." Former writer for major magazines, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. Avid cook, foodie, crazy-selective reader, consumer of junky 1960s culture

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Good news. According to showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, filming has now wrapped on the new Netflix series of β€œLittle House on the Prairie.”

We are that much closer to seeing this exciting new series.

#netflix #littlehouse #lauraingallswilder #booksky

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The Meanest Bitch in Bismarck: A hilarious, clean contemporary romance - BookDoggy BookDoggy is one of the world's top eBook promotion sites. They send out a daily newsletter to thousands of subscribers (free to sign up), plus they have an active website, and social media pages. Many top publishers and bestselling authors utilize BookDoggy to connect with readers.

Only .99 on Bookdoggy today! (You don't have to be a subscriber to get the deal). A hilarious romcom that I really liked. I recommend it for a fun, fast, captivating read.

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#romcom #ebooks #Kindle #KindleUnlimited

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All of You is stellar. I’ve only seen Brett Goldstein in Ted Lasso, but this moves him into a whole new realm. Terrific acting job. AppleTV+

#allofyou @brettgoldstein #tedlasso #AppleTV

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What’s your favorite writing-instruction book. Mine, oddly, is a 1970s book titled β€œModern Fiction Techniques” by F. A. Rockwell. Some of the marketing ideas are outdated (like β€œshort stories are a good market”) but the writing advice is truly solid.

#writers #booksky

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Remember the movie β€œA.I.” by Spielberg? Now the β€œFlesh Fair” scene is an event that I could see happening IRL

#AI

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Lena Forbes, first cousin of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Lena Forbes, first cousin of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Audiobook narrator Susan Wegmann

Audiobook narrator Susan Wegmann

The audiobook of Lena, Wild Girl on the Prairie, is coming next month! I'm excited that Susan Wegmann is narrator.

She has a warm voice that tells the story perfectly (I've heard a preview) and is narrator of many audiobooks.

#booksky

#audible #audiobooks #littlehouse #lauraingallswilder #Lena

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Random thought. If you want to change your name to something ethereal, I’ll help you out.

Rainbow
Starbeam
Moonlight
Glisten
Earthvibe
Dewy
Windstream
Aurora
Cosmic

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Birthday Bash Birthday Bash [Williamson, Blair Northen, Woolley, Taylor] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Birthday Bash

Make this debut writer’s dream come true. If you don’t have little kids or grandkids, buy it for a neighbor or Little Library nearby!

amzn.to/4pllvLH

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Perplexity - far above all search engines

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We all need a little Maya Angelou every day. Her words are poetic, and you can almost hear her loving voice when you read them.

#MayaAngelou #writers #thewritinglife #literature

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So the family had continued to move with Docia raising the children and always cooking for the railroaders."

www.amazon.com/Lena-...
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Maude was born March 23, 1885, at Montivideo, Minnesota. Frances was born June 27, 1887, at Rockford, Minnesota, and Katie was born April 18, 1889, near Homer, Nebraska.
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Readers have asked me, "Did Hiram ever go back to working on the railroad?" He did, according to Lena's own writings:

"The Forbes family continued moving from place to place wherever railroads were being built. Mary was born December 25, 1881, at Inman, Nebraska.
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Coming next month: LENA audiobook. If you don't have Audible, get it now. Did you know you can listen to podcasts through Audible, too? Audiobooks are NOT cheap, unless you use Audible:

www.amazon.com/hz/au...

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What to do if you aren't selling as many copies of the latest book you've written. Just keep writing. More books, more readers.

Be like Tarzan, be brave.

#writers #thewritinglife #EdgarRiceBurroughs #Tarzan #bravery

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For four months they stayed there living in the covered wagons. Hiram was drunk most of the time."

www.amazon.com/Lena-...
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Though the children were young, they protested so emphatically that the idea was given up. They went to Clay Center, Worth County, where they camped around until November when they returned to Elizabeth, Minnesota.
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Notes from Lena's daughter Lola:

"Docia, Hiram, Lena and Gene left for Missouri. The parents tried to put Lena and Gene into an orphanage and to use the money their father supplied for themselves.
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It's the call of the wild, and the call of the heart: inspiration

#creatives #art #writing #books

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They were there for two years and are included in the 1880 census. Hiram tried to whip Lena. She said she'd kill him if he tried."

#LauraIngallsWilder #Yankton #SouthDakota #littlehouse

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"The work being completed, the Forbes family went to Huron for awhile and then to Docia's brother James' home at Sioux Falls, where Emma was born October 23, 1879. In the spring they went to Yankton, where they rented a farm.
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Lena Forbes left notes about her own upbringing, including what happened in the months between Lena being with Laura Ingalls Wilder in "By the Shores of Silver Lake" (late 1879) and before my own novel, "Lena, Wild Girl on the Prairie," starts (spring 1880):
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#creativity #inspiration #weekend

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Svengoolie! Great TV every Saturday night!
#svengoolie #MeTV

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#writing #writers #JuliaCameron

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My dream is being on Jeopardy and the 6 categories in Double Jeopardy are:
Genealogy
The Carpenters
Laura Ingalls Wilder
1960s Girl Groups
Roseanne
Martha Stewart

I would win! What are yours?

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Your Questions Answered! Docia Ingalls Waldvogel Forbes and husband Hiram Forbes (Lena’s stepfather) The fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder books (and even the TV show Little House on the Prairie) have questions about Lena…

Why did Lena's family leave Silver Lake and choose Yankton, Dakota Territory, as their new home? The answer is on this page:

bit.ly/LenaForbes

YOU can ask questions about Lena, the brash cousin on Laura Ingalls Wilder, on the form at the bottom of the page

#littlehouse

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The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel The Mountain in the Sea: A Novel

What I’m reading: some of the best worldbuilding I’ve ever read. Gripping, tense, kinda scary. Characters you can’t forget. And octopuses.

#booksky #goodreads #scifi

amzn.to/4g42hFX

03.09.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Available now at your favorite digital store! Workhealing by Chuck Mallory

Hate your job? Do something! Ebook now available at Apple Books, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Everand & more.

Imagine a $1.99 book that could completely change your work life! There are only FOUR elements to all jobs. Learn them & move forward.

books2read.com/Workh...

#booksky

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The Life of Lena Lena, seated at left, with all her sisters. Gene was not present for this photo. Out of everyone in the [Little House] books, Lena was the character I wanted to be the most…I always sensed th…

Here’s the real story on Lena’s family:

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