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Read My Novel, 27, In Real Time

On September 21, 2020November 20, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Non-FictionLeave a comment

Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Pexels.com You can read my young adult, supernatural thriller, 27, chapter by chapter as I write it at 27. The novel opens in Venice Beach, California, with a young woman named Josie who has an unusual talent: when she sings, otherworldly things happen around her. She usually sings to the …

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27: Chapter 12

On April 1, 2019September 30, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Hanalei Inn, courtesy Trip Advisor Gary and I checked into the Hanalei Inn and settled into our room. We got a studio with a small kitchen, bathroom and a Queen bed. Oh yeah, and Gary’s roll-away bed. I understand what he meant by Iron Maiden now. The metal frame folds in half for storage and …

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27: Chapter 14

On March 29, 2019October 7, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Hanalei Bay “Can I ask you something?” Kala says from beside me on a surfboard in the water. After surfing for nearly two hours, we are laying on our backs, floating on our boards in the bay. I’m exhausted. “Of course,” I say. That dreamy feeling is still with me. It’s been there since he …

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27: Chapter 15

On March 27, 2019October 14, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Sway Hanalei courtesy swayhanlei.com An unfamiliar impulse has me in its grip. I want to go shopping. It makes me laugh to think about how long it’s been since I’ve actually wanted to go shopping. It’s not like I never go - I do, but it’s usually quick in and quick out. I go straight …

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27: Chapter 16

On March 26, 2019October 21, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Hanalei courtesy balihai.com I saw something weird, but mostly disappointing when I walked back to the motel from Sway Hanalei. And that something helped me figure out where Gary's been. I walked back the mile or so to the motel on “cloud nine,” as Gary says. Not a care in the world. I think I …

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27: Chapter 17

On March 25, 2019November 12, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Tahiti Nui courtesy LA Times “Take it! Take another little piece of my heart now babaaaaayyy!” The young Hawaiian man in a tropical shirt sings from the stage at Tahiti Nui. “Break it! Break another little piece of my heart, oh darlin’ yeaaaaahhhh,” he continues. I’m peeking in between columns watching what must be Kala’s …

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27: Chapter 18

On March 24, 2019November 18, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Tahiti Nui courtesy eater.com The decision to sing with the band was far less dramatic than I thought it would be. About halfway through my Mai Tai, when I started to feel the alcohol course through my limbs and sour my stomach, I agreed with Kala. Somehow, it did feel right for me to sing …

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27: Chapter 19

On March 23, 2019December 2, 2020 By Amanda MillerIn Fiction, Fiction Novel - 271 Comment

Photo by GEORGE DESIPRIS on Pexels.com “Are you OK?” I ask Kala as I kneel down and put my hand to his face. His ponytail is splayed out above his head on the gravel road in a mess of curls, and pain is contorting his face. “Get closer to me, Josie,” he whispers. I lean …

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    • Fiction Novel – 27
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  • Non-Fiction
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