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All We Need Is Love
On June 25, 1967, during a live broadcast of their new song, “All You Need Is Love” The Beatles sent out a universal appeal for spreading love across the world. Today, the song’s sweet message still resonates as we approach February 14th, Valentine’s Day, the universal day of love. In my town, heart-shaped candies and boxes of chocolates, red and pink cards, and various colored roses have been on sale for weeks. Diamond advertisements abound. All signs indicate that Cupid is once again preparing to descend upon the population with arrow poised across his bow, ready to set hearts afire. …
Snow Globe Wonder
Looking out of the window, I feel as if I’m gazing into a life-sized snow globe. Lunch time thoughts: The snow queen dances and waves a crystal scepter of light. Flakes glisten like sequins on her whirling gown of white. Magical frost spreads over hill and dale, everything in sight. Radiant shock and awe – the icy prima donna delights!
Ten reasons to explore your imagination
What is invisible, intangible, and the world’s most powerful renewable resource? It is the imagination. Merriam Webster defines the word as “the ability to imagine things that are not real; the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced.” Other talented and influential people have shared that… The imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. Albert Einstein Anything you put your mind to and add your imagination into can make your life a lot better and a lot more fun. Taylor Swift The man who has no …
Zhii (character description and sketch)
This marks the fourth post of a series of posts that introduces the characters in the adventure fantasy novel, ImagiNation Unveiled: The Hidden Realm. Zenith is the pampered and arrogant future Impress of the ImagiNation. She prefers to be called Zhii. Isolated and protected from reality beyond the Crystal Castle, Zhii is only interested in one world – hers. Like her father did before her, Zhii studies martial arts and dragon riding in preparation for the day she rules the ImagiNation. Beautiful and strong, but emotionally immature, Zhii’s temper flares out of control often. Inspire, her pet peacock, is the only outsider …
Trevor Edwards (character description and sketch)
This marks the third post of a series of posts that introduces the characters in the adventure fantasy novel, ImagiNation Unveiled: The Hidden Realm. Non-stop all day, everyday, eight-year-old Trevor lives in the moment and leaves a trail of chaos in his wake. A natural explorer, he knows almost every inch of the woods behind his house. Bugs, frogs, insects, and rocks fill his pockets and find their way into unwelcome places in the Edwards’ home. When Trevor’s not playing baseball, soccer, or video games, he pranks his family and friends. A combination of extrovert, entrepreneur, and budding comedian with curly …
Hanna Edwards (character description and sketch)
This marks the second post of a series of posts that introduces the characters in the adventure fantasy novel, ImagiNation Unveiled: The Hidden Realm. East meets West when five-year-old Hanna is transported from an impoverished orphanage to a renovated farmhouse on a quiet country lane. Six years later, the adopted eleven-year-old girl squeezed between two brothers has chiseled out her own niche in the Edwards’ clan. In her spare time, Hanna enjoys books, music, dance, and horseback riding. Her Asian looks and southern roots are complemented by her natural intellect – a trait her sports-minded brothers envy and rely on. Studious …
Ace Edwards (character introduction and sketch)
This marks the first post in a series of posts that introduces the characters in the adventure fantasy novel, ImagiNation Unveiled: The Hidden Realm. Lean, green, and seventeen, high school quarterback, Ace Edwards, runs hard into the future. Rooted in Alabama, he searches for direction at the corner of humble beginnings and what do you plan to do with the rest of your life? During Ace’s senior year, his goal is clear: win the state championship and land a college scholarship that will lift him up and out of his small town existence. Turmoil on and off the gridiron explodes just days before the state championship. Challenges …
The book cover unveiling of ImagiNation Unveiled: The Hidden Realm (high resolution image)
I am happy to share the new cover of my debut adventure-fantasy novel. The cover is a result of months of intense collaboration between myself, a writer in Kentucky, and a talented graphic designer in Argentina. Our passion to create something new and exciting carried us through the language, time zone, and technological barriers that we encountered. From the geodesic domes on the castle to the heart-shaped red dragon’s tail, every aspect of this unique cover was crafted to provide a true representation of the story. I sincerely hope you enjoy the results of our tireless efforts. Enjoy!
The ImagiNation takes flight!
Dragons and dreams are elusive things alive in the hidden realm of our imaginations. Both have unknown origins and possess mysterious and fantastical qualities that, when unleashed, serve as powerful forces of inspiration. From slithering serpent to three-headed winged firedrake, each culture has its own interpretation of the mythological creature that perpetuates myths, legend, and lore throughout the ages. Their invisible footprints are stamped all over history. Some claimed to have unearthed evidence of the magical beasts that plundered kingdoms, hoarded treasure, brought luck, and even influenced the weather. However, the question remains: did dragons ever really exist or are …