Sylvie Grayson Author of Romantic Suspense and Fantasy

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  • Health Issues and Being Thankful

    I am currently recovering from some heavy duty surgery for breast cancer. I had a mastectomy and then some reconstruction, and it was pretty debilitating for a while. Now, I’m feeling a little better, and have less pain. The doctor prescribed dilaudid for pain once I left the hospital, after I told them I couldn’t…

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  • Is It Spring?

    Is It Spring?

    We have finally been able to get out on our bikes and do a few rides in the last week. It feels great. So, it must be spring, right? Here is the proof! These are skunk cabbage 🙂 They pop out of the ground as soon as spring appears, and I always notice them as…

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  • What are you reading now?

    What are you reading now?

    I just finished some books from the library, but I was so slow, they sent me an email renewing my borrow and encouraging me to return then when I was done. Sigh. I’ve been battling a few health problems and things aren’t working exactly as they should. However, I speeded through the end of the…

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  • Sci fi Fantasy give Away Contest

    Here’s the link to enter the contest. You can win an ebook, a print book, or all the ebooks on the list. Enter now. Offer expires on January 19 so act fast! https://authorsxp.com/giveaway

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  • Christmas Craft Fair

    Christmas Craft Fair

    I had a great time at the 3 day craft fair hosted at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney, BC last weekend. The attendees were so cute, tons of uniforms, Christmas sweaters and outfits. Have a look at this. These ladies were committed to attending every craft fair in the Victoria area. They said they…

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  • Craft and Book Fair

    Craft and Book Fair

    I’ve been accepted to take part in a Christmas Craft Fair in Sidney, BC at the Mary Winspear Centre on December 12, 13 and 14, so I’m starting to prepare for the event. I’ve ordered in more books–I have 22 books in print now, so I have more than a few totes of books and…

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  • Halloween in the Rain

    Halloween in the Rain

    How was your Hallowe’en? I went Trick or Treating with my little grandsons, and the weather was posted to be unkind. Dumping rain with heavy winds predicted. I knew it wasn’t going to be fun. But guess what? It stopped raining when we set out. One boy was Harry Potter, glasses and owl, too. The…

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  • Last War Book Seven

    You can find it here With the future of his tribe at stake, Nineteenth Banderos has taken on a foe he might not beat. The ever menacing Emperor has overtaken the city of Sommerset, the seat of power from the Old Empire. Now he’s been approached by a local strongman, offering to work with him…

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  • African Safari — Best Distractions From Writing

    Sometimes I need a distraction. What about you? Do you find yourself immersed in your work and then stop to think maybe a distraction would be nice? That’s what I did. We went on a safari to Kenya and Tanzania with our family– for a distraction. (ha ha) Here we are at the Giraffe Rescue…

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  • National Handwriting Day

    How is your handwriting? After so many hours at the computer keyboard, I have to admit my handwriting is not as good as it once was. I’ll have to work on that. A lot of children are not taught to write by hand any more. They only learn to print or to use keyboards. I…

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