Category Archives: Summer fun

Love Dust

Posted on June 4, 2025 by D.L. Gardner

A Peek at a new short story for Maurice the Dragon Rider I thought I would give you a peek at my new story. I won’t be releasing the entire story on Tuesdays. I like to have something special for … Continue reading →

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How would you like a Reading Travelog?

Posted on April 26, 2023 by D.L. Gardner

I just came across this really awesome Kickstarter project developed by a friend on Facebook. What a novel idea! A publication that takes us to actual places that our favorite books are located in! Authors AND readers should be backing … Continue reading →

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Memories of Summer on a Cold Winter’s Day.

Posted on December 22, 2022 by D.L. Gardner

Just to warm your heart a little.

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Something New (for me)

Posted on July 3, 2021 by D.L. Gardner

So I just uploaded my first comic book and it’s in the approval stage at Ka-Blam. This is for The Tale of the Four Wizards, a collection of short stories I published as an extra in my novel Diary of … Continue reading →

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Making Believe

Posted on August 14, 2017 by D.L. Gardner

Summer is winding down. The grandsons have come and gone. Remember when people would talk about how hot the summer protests would be? The newscasters used to predict how much violence would happen in the summer. Usually they hit their … Continue reading →

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Making up

Posted on May 7, 2017 by D.L. Gardner

I’ve been informed by my conscience that I have not been faithful with my blog lately. I find it odd that my moral core would nudge me about writing on my blog, still perhaps I have some duty to the … Continue reading →

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Musings

Posted on November 17, 2015 by D.L. Gardner

So I just finished writing my 50,000 th word this evening. The story isn’t done, nor is the manuscript much more than a rough draft (although I did go back over a few places and scrubbed some sense into it.) … Continue reading →

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Making Believe there are Mermaids!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by D.L. Gardner

Writing a story about mermaids isn’t enough. You have to experience them and indeed I was able to with the awesome help of Mermaid Kariel, who makes children’s dreams come true! Here’s a look at what she did for Pouraka’s … Continue reading →

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The Dragon Who Rescued the Princess

Posted on August 1, 2014 by D.L. Gardner

The Dragon Who Rescued the Princess A short story by Dianne Lynn Gardner In a land far away the rain is so plentiful that roses grow as high as the tower windows with long spiny branches that search for the … Continue reading →

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Ocean

Posted on July 22, 2014 by D.L. Gardner

I was fortunate to be able to spend some time this month on the beautiful Washington coast sitting on the beach and hiking in the woods. I have not been  to the ocean in a very long time so when … Continue reading →

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