Myriads of Thought: Chapter 80

A chapter filled with the effects of sleep deprivation; Happy to be my "age;" Staying out late; One of the reasons why I used to drink so much; Sharing "We,James" with a pretty awesome focus group; Finding and meeting new friends; "The Lords of Salem" and "Insidious: Chapter Two;" Fellow horror author Jason L. McPherson and his novel "The Gorge"-you can find him at: http://sporepress.com/content/gorge; Good friend and writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned;" Reading from "Asylum;" 31 pounds; Listening to and recording chanting for my 100th show; Finding peace and focus; Love to all my listeners!!! :)..<3

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 79

Happy Friday the 13th!!!!!; Ghost stories, horror books, movies, and general things afoot; Seeing things since a very young age; Who and what inspires me and/or motivates me to create as a writer; "We, James;" The "magic" of creating a story; The morphing process of wanting to become a better individual and a better writer; "Pictures in a book;" Talented metalsmith Karen and her Etsy shop "blondiegator
BaubleHead Jewelry Design" (you can find her at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/blondiegator and https://www.facebook.com/pages/BaubleHead-Jewelry-Design/521524814540065; My good friend writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned," which includes the reading of the first book of his series "A Thousand Years of Darkness;" Reading from "Asylum;" 30lbs; Busy days ahead; Outlining chapter/book five of "We, James;" My 100th Chapter, and looking for submissions-you can contact me through my page at "Myriads of Thought;" Much love to everyone!!!!

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 78

Discovering our male, and female points of view; Listening to your inner voice when writing or creating; Being androgynous; Primarily writing male characters; Living in a hot house; Being kidnapped as a child; My first memory of cherries; The courthouse, and the four story window; Being stuck in Phoenix (for a reason and a purpose that I haven't truly figured out yet;)A fan of dark skies, and stormy weather; "We, James;" The fabulous and fantastic Amanda Marie, and her glorious shop on Etsy: "Amery Studios"-(you can find her at: amerystudios.etsy.com, amerystudios.artfire.com, amerystudios.storenvy.com;)Check out her awesome "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pieces too-Plus a special coupon code for her Etsy shop is included in this chapter for all of my listeners; My good friend writer Jimmy Reed, and his segment "Notions of the Damned" where we are continuing with the first book in his series entitled "A Thousand Years of Darkness: Empire's Fall;" Reading from "Asylum;" Meeting new friends; SGI Phoenix Pride Booth @ the Phoenix Rainbow's Festival (listen for dates and times-I'll give you more information when it comes closer);My 100th chapter; Much love to you all!!!! Thank you for listening!!!

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 77

My battle with going over 28lbs; Bad knees and hoping to not have another surgery; Finishing chapter/book four of "We, James;" My desperate search for a large scanner; Kinko's manager John helping me out; Making your work personal; Working at making doing what you love your job; Amazing artist Nikki and her shop "LoveRoot" on Etsy-You can find her at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveRoot and http://pinterest.com/loveroot/loveroot-s-etsy-shop/; Good friend and fellow writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned;" Reading from "Asylum;" My 100th chapter; Much love to you all!!!!

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 76

My home has become "Lost" Central; Listening to your writers intuition; Reading tons of graphic novels and comic books, and loving it; Working on finishing chapter/book four of "We, James" (I had some minor rewrites to attend to;) Working on my 100th episode; Trying to find the right words (during the entire chapter/episode;)World Traveler and artist Holly and her Etsy shop "tuscanroad" at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/tuscanroad; You can also find Holly at: http://pinterest.com/tuscanroad/, http://tuscanroad.blogspot.com, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuscan-Road-Designs/87318699378, and On Twitter as well; The wise and creative Tracy at her shop on Etsy "DivinaDivaDesigns," which can be found at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DivinaDivaDesigns; My good friend writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned;" Reading from "Asylum;" 28lbs, and many sincere and humble thanks to my listeners....much love to you all!!!!
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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 75

Speaking about an event that most people stay away from: Horrific evil; Good and bad adventures in Germany; My father and the baby elephant; Breaking my "writer's block"; The Haunted Haus and Garten; Staying at 22.5 pounds; My bad knees and being skinny as a rail as a kid; My 100th episode; Finishing up the fourth book/chapter of "We, James"; Reading 5-6 books a week; Why we don't have company anymore; Corey and Jack; Having seizures in public; The beautiful artistry of Shawna Lawry and her Etsy shop (especially her sterling silver spoon rings) "Treasure Grotto," which you can find at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TreasureGrotto; Her work is stunning-mention my name if you buy one of her pieces, so that she will know that you heard the show :); My good friend writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned;" Reading from "Asylum;" Much love to all my listeners-I am humbled by your sincere love everyday; Off to get some sleep!!! :)

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 74

Went over an hour (wow); Catching up on things and playing the waiting game; Breaking a small episode of writer's block during a three hour tozo; Getting Chapter 100 all set up and ready to go-still looking for more experiences involving Buddhism (mostly SGI, )spirituality, anti-spirituality, etc; Hoping to be able to record my district chanting for you guys :); Continuing "We, James;" 22.5 pounds lost; My good friend writer Jay Wilburn and his short story "Super Dome" which you can find along with all of the other amazing writers in the book "New Orleans by Gaslight" (http://www.amazon.com/New-Orleans-Gaslight-Brandon-Black/dp/0615801188/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377587600&sr=1-1&keywords=new+orleans+by+gaslight) which you can find-as you see on the link above-at Amazon; You can also find Jay at: https://www.facebook.com/writerjaywilburn?fref=ts; Fabulous and amazing artist Megan from "DrakonsLair," which you can find at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DrakonsLair; Megan made one of the pieces of jewelry that I NEVER take off-it is AMAZING!!!!; You can also find her mother's shop at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/fairyqueen59 and at:http://www.etsy.com/shop/shadowfairyqueen; Plus, you can find Megan on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/DrakonsLair/214321886010, http://www.artfire.com/users/DrakonsLair, and http://drakonslair.ecrater.com/; Writer Jimmy Reed's segment "Notions of the Damned" and the beginning of his cool story " A Thousand Years of Darkness: Empire's Fall;" Reading from "Asylum;" My first experience of fear that I can remember; Being a horror writer from birth; Good fear and bad fear; A coupon for October (tune in for that one) for "DrakonsLair"-I'll have it in October for everyone to use.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 73

An action packed show: Much love to give out: "The Duct Tape Appreciation Society"; Love to my good friend Patrick; "Moon Valley District"; Much love also to my friends, family, audience and to everyone out there in "TV land" :); Vignettes of my life; My mother; Skin cancer and my grandmother; The word of the day "dichotomy"; Talented artist Kate Kehoe at http://www.etsy.com/shop/chicalookate# and you can also find her on etsy, facebook, flickr, tumblr and twitter under chicalookate; Awesome artist Sam at http://www.etsy.com/shop/SamuelYoungDesigns; Also "Will's T-Shirt's & Designs" has a terrific coupon code for me to share with you (use BUFFY1) and you can find him at http://www.etsy.com/shop/WillsTshirts; My good friend writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned"; Reading from "Asylum"; Requests for my 100th show/chapter.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 72

Busy days and sleepless nights; Stephen King's book "The Shining" and Stanley Kubrick's film "The Shining"; The film "Room 237"; Headhunters and writing; Having a pow-wow with my OBGYN; Taking some time for inspiration; The fourth chapter/book of "We, James"; Amazingly wickedly talented artist and jewelry maker Jordan Stultz - You can find her work mainly on Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ohjoranne, contact her at: ohjoranne@gmail.com and find more of her at:
ohjoranne.tumblr.com... "some of this may be NSFW, just a warning - like I ever edit myself either... :); My good writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned"; Reading from "Asylum"; Contact me through http://myriadspodcast.blogspot.com/p/contact-hollis.html; 100th Chapter; Much sincere and humble thanks and love to all of my listeners - YOU ROCK!!!!

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 71

Changing as we grow; Finding support in wonderful places; Almost stopping everything; Writer's block; The last of my kind; "Notions of the Damned" with my good friend writer Jimmy Reed; Beautiful and haunting work at "Shayne of the Dead" on Etsy.com (www.shayneofthedead.net, www.etsy.com/shop/shayneofthedead and www.facebook.com/ShayneOtheDead) - Check out his gorgeous creations; Reading from "Asylum"; Providing for myself and my loved ones; Never giving up on your dreams.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 70

Ten hour tozo (chanting session); Giving artists an outlet and sometimes hearing angry things; Not talking for a year; The loss of 16 pounds; Realizing my pursuit of fame and fortune; My voice cracking under the pressure; Writer Jimmy Reed and his segment "Notions of the Damned"; My interview with awesome creator Sara Quintana from "ValkinThreads" (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ValkinThreads and Valkinthreads2.etsy.com) for everything from "clothing & accessories" to "blankets and home decor"; I have a pair of her arm warmers and I LOVE them; Reading from "Asylum": The need for cold winter days; Household chores and the mindless ramblings of an incoherent writer.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 69

Feeling better and almost without any pain; Lots of projects on the burner; Going to a 10 hour tozo (chanting session) and partially leading chanting-been an SGI Buddhist for almost nine years; Sending out love to my "Abnormal" family at Chicago Comi-con and to my dear friend Erin from "Carou's Curiosities"; Getting back into the swing of reading and writing again-now that the pain is almost gone (I usually read 5-6 books at once); Primarily reading "Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death" by President Daisaku Ikeda; Writer Jimmy Reed's segment "Notions of the Damned"; My interview with the awesome Bill Kingston of "CrazyDogTshirts" at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrazyDogTshirts; Asking for a job; Reading from "Asylum".

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 68

The worry and frustration of being in pain and requesting pain killers; "The Golden Girls"; Not being able to write due to the pain in my right arm; Good doctors and bad practices; Continuing work on "We, James"; Handling multiple projects within the chaos; Focusing and going slow; Having to re-re-re do (Did you catch the "Bob's Burgers" theme on that one?) Chapter 67 and estimate what I said and what I read because my show is LIVE people...; New segment to the show: "Notions of the Damned" by my good friend writer Jimmy Reed; Interview with artist Vicki Meece and her shop "ImpressionsByVicki" (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ImpressionsByVicki); Reading from "Asylum."

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 67

Pain med city: Dealing with the lasting pain from surgery and the pinched nerve in my arm (from "them" lifting me up after surgery); The fear of losing out on my writing and my podcast/blog; The dangers of having a "real" job; When does success come and what defines it?; Working on "We, James" with a passionate inspiration; 4 pounds lost; My AWESOME Friends "Jennifer and jeN" from "BRANDED" - You can find their super cool shop on Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BRANDED and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/branded.etsy; My interview with them was a TON of FUN!!!!; Reading from "Asylum"; being a storyteller (not an artist) and questioning the fame bandwagon.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 66 - I'm alive!

I'm alive: Trials and tribulations after surgery; Working on "We, James" and trying to produce an ideal synopsis; My funny anesthesiologist and obstetrician-gynecologist making jokes before I went under: The fear of repetition and sequels; The wonders of waking up from surgery; Artist and designer Kristin from "Design By Any Other Name" at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/DesignByAnyOtherName, designbyanyothername.com, facebook.com/designbyanyohtername and coupon code MOTCODE for 15% off all orders starting now... Reading from "Asylum".

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 65: The night before surgery

Explaining my surgery and how I'll be lucky to get out alive (just kidding); Bad karmic choices, especially before a surgery (and the possibility of karmic retribution); Having that one second of fear; Being a horror skeptic; The continual development of our graphic novel "We, James" and how this story could go on forever; "ArkhamsChilde" ("Maddington Alchemy") and their cool and unusual Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArkhamsChilde; My proposition for Angi and Spooky; Being fat; Working hard to be healthy; Nightmares of my grandmother; The continual process of learning as a writer-passion and all; Reading from "Asylum" and "The Smiths."

You can also find Maddington Academy at www.facebook.com/MaddingtonHouse and maddingtonalchemy.tumblr.com.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 64

"I might die"; Third surgery scheduled and waiting; Starting a new "lifestyle change" (that's what the young kids are calling it these days) or "diet"; Being super skinny; The materialization of "We, James" and/or how my characters keep me up at night; Being filled with "love" (sarcasm overhaul); New projects on the horizon and in the making; Where to get my novella and collections of poetry (BUY THEM NOW!!!!); Trying to never disappoint my audience and/or listeners or readers; Reading from one of my older works "Asylum"; Freakishly Talented Artist Kevin McGahey and his shop on Etsy "Lucky Demon" which you can find at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuckyDemon; Recovery time and side effects.

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 63 - I Know I'm Getting Old

Getting older; The hope of becoming a vampire; Reading "Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth & Death... And Everything In Between" by President Daisaku Ikeda at the same time that I am reading "The New Vampires Handbook: A Guide for the Recently Turned Creature of the Night" by "The Vampire" Miles Proctor (maybe I should contact him for this vampire idea...:)); "Memento Mori; Working on the third book/chapter of "We, James" (I am on page 75 as I type this); Being grateful for life and showing concern for the presence of death; The first time that I was afraid in the hospital; Death anxiety; The reoccurring nightmare that I had for over ten years; The uber talented Michael Casey and his Etsy shop "MCEtching: MC Etching Custom Glass" which can be found at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MCEtching; Oscar hanging out for our podcast; Reading from "Asylum."

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 62

Going to my computer first before chanting (bad behavior that has been corrected... much like Danny in "The Shining"...); The incubating of "We, James"... adding a second artist (the lovely, highly intelligent and talented Autumn Hughes) and changing the submission date of the first chapter/book to the first week of September; Self doubt (and ignoring it); Becoming more aware of one's surroundings and the change that occurs in the people that are closest to us; Looking back at old writing and finding "Asylum" for us to read and hopefully enjoy; Magnificent artist Katherine Dianne (Kat) at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KDHJewelry; Remembering to balance; To share or not to share; "We, James."

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Myriads of Thought: Chapter 61

The anniversary of my father's death; Being colorblind in a color theory class; The wonderment of true artists; Finding a second graphic artist for "We, James"... I write too damn fast; "Like the Universe Gasping for Air" being edited; The fear and excitement of success; Having things continually on the burner; Offering light to guide my father's way; Two SGI Buddhism terms; Wonderful, creative, inspiring and strong woman artist Erin Lawless Jennings at "Carou’s Curiosities" (http://www.etsy.com/shop/CarousCuriosities); Check out and listen to this chapter to find a special discount code for Erin's shop, especially for my listeners at MOT ("Myriads of Thought"); The end of "Extremities: A collection of subtractions"; More interviews to come and short stories and journal entries on their way-plus, if you're really good I might share a bit of "We, James."

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