How will the Russia ie. Ukraine invasion affect books?

Russia. It’s what’s trending. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia-ukraine-news Good day, friends. I hope this finds you doing well. I am sitting here thinking how this Russian invasion is going to affect a lot of things pertaining to life in general and well, maybe books and the book industry specifically. There is a lot of talk going around about how the supply chain issues that the US is experiencing will get a lot worse. Gas prices, grocery prices, etc. As if that isn’t bad enough now, this invasion is likely going to cause things to tighten even more. Personally, I hope not. I am
Hiking Trip Part Three – Camp

So, I left you last time standing atop The Hill, vowing to conquer it one day with a full pack. I really mean that, too. and have taken steps to facilitate a return attack next year. But we went on to camp from there over a few more streams and finally around the bend to where the tent got pitched and the fire built. My partners, Rambo and Bucko, wouldn’t let me do much. They have a process, they said. They put up the tent first, then built a fire in a fire-pit that I believe was created on a
Mini-con wrapup

The MINI-CON was a HIT! Good morning, friends! Today is the day after the mini-con that my mastermind group, Desoto Writers Alliance, put on at the library. It was SO MUCH FUN! If you were a part of this event, thank you from the bottom of my heart for attending. It was the first of our efforts to bring together writers, aspiring and otherwise. We had members of some local author groups in the crowd and it was so wonderful to see writer buddies that we don’t get to see (aside from online) very often. Many of you came up
Part Seven The Whiteboard

Part Seven of The Whiteboard is here! I hope you are enjoying this little strange tale. I think you will enjoy how things speed up from this point forward. Poor Anne. She’s a victim but she can’t seem to understand how to deal with it. You can read part six here Last time, she went to her boss for help…we left her about to explain to him what has been going on. ©Part Seven of The Whiteboard by Kim Smith “Yes. A visitor,” she repeated. “And whoever it is, you see, I don’t know their identity, so whoever it is,
Mirror scene excerpt from An Unexpected Performance

I am loving this opportunity to present excerpts for you to enjoy. This one is the “mirror” scene with CJ and Josh. I hope you love it as much as I do. If you want to get it, you can at Amazon for Kindle and in print. An Unexpected Performance, mirror scene They squeezed behind the bookcase and pushed together. It moved a few inches, then, a foot. Once it was away from the wall, they could see a mirror, its frame painted an antique green, hanging on the wall. “Wow, I wonder who’s been looking for that the last