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Gemini Rising

by StephBee

Rated: GC · Book · Personal · #1051691

Life, Adventure, Family, Writing what else is there? Random thoughts.

WELCOME TO:

GEMINI RISING

UPDATED INTRO 28 MAY 2024:

Just a little about me. I've been married for 32 years this past NOV and currently live in Southern California, but I grew up in New Hampshire.

I've got 2 boys who are young adults.

I work as a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. I enjoy my job a lot. Still. If you can believe that.

I love to write. Thankfully both of my boys achieved Eagle Scout. My Scouting days are over and I'm back to focusing on my writing.

I like to get out in nature, drink coffee and watch football.

Here's a little bio about my zodiac.

GEMINI: Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility, and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. The sign is linked with Mercury, the planet of childhood and youth, and its subjects tend to have the graces and faults of the young. When they are good, they are very attractive; when they are bad they are more the worse for being the charmers they are. Like children they are lively, and happy, if circumstances are right for them, or egocentric, imaginative and restless.

Their good qualities are attractive and come easily to them. They are affectionate, courteous, kind, generous, and thoughtful towards the poor and suffering - provided none of the activities resulting from expressing these traits interferes too greatly with their own lives and comforts.

Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general characteristics tend to make them unreliable. They are often skilled manipulators of language, in speech and writing, and may be: debaters, diplomats (though in politics they are more interested in theory than practice), orators, preachers (brilliant rather than profound), teachers, authors, poets, journalists, or lawyers.

This is me. I am a Gemini. Pure, Raw, passionate.

The NEW focus of this blog is to share my adventures, travels, random thoughts, book reviews, thoughts, opinions, and writing adventures from actual writing, writing/editing tips, marketing, research. I'll get there.

BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

SEPTEMBER 2024:

I participated in the

FORUM

Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

(13+)
Blogging event from September 1-7, 2024. Closed.
#2277665 by WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24

which was a big challenge for me due to my schedule, but I hunkered down and got it done. There's some great entries for the contest and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Nonfiction
[Click For More Info]

Congrats on your Honorable Mention in Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

Big thanks to WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24

for hosting the contest!

OCTOBER 2024:

I participated in the

FORUM

13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025

(E)
Let your spooky poetry shine. Opens Oct. 13th. - closes 12:00am Oct 26th WDC time.
#2328177 by Lyn's a Witchy Woman

which honestly was a big challenge for me considering my schedule, and again I hunkered down and did it! There's some great poetry to be found this October and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Halloween
[Click For More Info]

Congratulations on completing the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween.

Big Thanks to Lyn's a Witchy Woman

for hosting the contest!

Find me at:

WEBSITE:
http://www.stephanieburkhart.com

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor

GOOD READS:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart

YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee

Previous GRATITIOUS Warning, that I decided to keep in case I post about something that might offend.

WARNING

I intend to be open, honest, and forthright. No topic is off limits from religion to you name it, I'm going there. If you think you might be offended...back up now - this blog isn't for you. For those who "dare" check out the "Gemini Rising..."

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StephBee

Oct 24, 2024 at 7:52pm
In response to "Day #11 - Rondeau - Pennywise "

Yikes! Did not know that. I'm too scared to watch "It" but my son went and seen it in the theatre.

StephBee

Oct 24, 2024 at 7:52pm
In response to "Day #12 - Ode to Chucky "

I'm scared allready! I'm a wuss when it comes to horror. hahaha!

Keep it creepy,fuzzy & staiNed

Oct 24, 2024 at 7:13pm
In response to "Day #11 - Rondeau - Pennywise "

I'm not sure if your familiar but I got a Pennywise stuffy on my bed.

Keep it creepy,fuzzy & staiNed

Oct 24, 2024 at 7:12pm
In response to "Day #12 - Ode to Chucky "

There's a show based on Chucky too.

StephBee

Oct 24, 2024 at 7:09pm
In response to "Day #12 - Ode to Chucky "

Keep it creepy,fuzzy & staiNed

Yikes!! I'd be sooooo freaked out! I never saw the movies, but believe me, just reading about it on wikipedia was enough to freak me out!

Keep it creepy,fuzzy & staiNed

Oct 24, 2024 at 6:31pm
In response to "Day #12 - Ode to Chucky "

As a pre teen, my older sister had a girl party and watched Chucky. I was scared, too young to see it. We had a red hair cabbage doll. My sister and her friends waited till I was asleep and tucked the doll in bed with me with a butcher knife. I screamed my head off. crying when I woke and still get teased today. Chucky is great.

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Oct 22, 2024 at 9:16pm
In response to "Day #10 - Acrostic Poetry - Witch Hazel "

Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel were both Looney Tunes characters.

StephBee

Oct 19, 2024 at 3:11pm
In response to "Day in the Dispatcher Life "

Keep it creepy,fuzzy & staiNed

No, I've never been afraid to answer a 911 call. If anything, they can be frustrating when dealing with a person with mental illness. jim1184

Yep, you got it! I often that from officers, that they couldn't do my job. It's not a job for everyone and we have a 50/50 attrition rate through the training process. But, honestly, I wouldn't want to do a cop's job. That's hard, too - harder than mine, and I'm extremely grateful for the job they do!

StephBee

Oct 19, 2024 at 3:07pm
In response to "Day #6 - Limerick - Casper "

Thanks Lyn! Writing this one has been a challenge! I'll make the change!
Smiles
Steph

jim1184

Oct 19, 2024 at 11:55am
In response to "Day in the Dispatcher Life "

Yep, It is just like that. I spent 22 years at UMPD. Mid shifts, Rotating shifts. When I made LT. I put myself on 1800-0200 so I could be with the Eve and Mid crews. All the real action happens after dark. You couldn't pay me enough to be a Dispatcher. I sat in and relieved our Dispatcher for a quick break and couldn't wait till she got back. Night watches also screw up your days. You also get tagged for training and meetings and court. That all happens on your off time. They get really cranky when you sleep through them.
Dispatchers tell cops where to go.
Thanks Jim

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#477. Day #13 - Free Verse - Halloween
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#476. Day #12 - Ode to Chucky
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#475. Day #11 - Rondeau - Pennywise
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#443. Welcome to July !
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#442. Health Topic - Drink your Greens!
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#389. As usual, I get back to blogging in July
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#384. July in a Nutshell
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#381. My 4th of July Adventure
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