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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey, #KC folk. This coming Saturday is your best book-shopping day. #Booze & #Books at Boozy Book Fest. What more can you ask? Browse all the featured and local authors and book-related merchandise. #Shop till you drop!

Image shows the covers of the completed trilogy--Fellowship Dystopia: My Soul to Keep, If I Should DIe, and And when I Wake. Text reads come see me at booth #362 at Boozy Book Fest Incredible Authors | Local Vendors | Themed cocktails. October 3rd. 4-9 PM Bartle Hall 301 W. 13th St. KC Mo. Get tickets at BoozyBookFest.com

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD we celebrate National Public Lands Day on the Fourth Saturday of September, 9/26/26: The US has a number of truly wonderful #publiclands . Explore your nearby national parks, state forests, community green spaces. Volunteer to help clean, maintain, or restore these spaces. #ProtectOurParks!

Photo of a view of a wooded walking path that crosses a bridge then has steps up a hill.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#OTD September 25th is National Quesadilla Day. YUM! I know what I'm having for dinner. What are you enjoying tonight?

photo of melty cheese in a toasty tortilla cut into halves celebrating Quesadillas!

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#BOTD 9/24/1943 in New Jersey, Linda Deutsch, an American trial #journalist for the AP, covered high-profile trials since the 1969 trial & conviction of Sirhan Sirhan, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin. She also covered trials of Michael Jackson, O. J. Simpson, & Charles Manson. #womenshistory

Cropped photo of Linda Deutsch giving her own opinions regarding the role of journalists as "conduits of information." Image by Neon Tommy obtained from Wikimedia Commons

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now recovered enough from vacation to realize #BOTD September 23, 1838 in Homer, Ohio Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927) was the 1st female #Presidential candidate. Her candidacy, not the most favorable, opened the doors for other #female candidates. #history lynettemburrows.com/the-first-fe...

The First Female Presidential Candidate Spent Election Day in Jail - Lynette M. Burrows

Fifty years before women could vote, Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927) the first female Presidential candidate spent election day in jail.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#OTD #NationalReadaBookDay Do you like to read with someone else? Personally, I prefer to read alone—fewer interruptions that way. I get grouchy when someone interrupts a good book! 🤓#reading #books

Photograph of a man and woman reading different books sitting back to back on a two-person chair--their legs are over the arms of the chair.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In one month, on Saturday October 3rd I'll be at two different book fests! From 9 am until 3:30 pm, I'll be at Heartland Book fest (see first comment). From 4pm until 9 pm, I'll be at the Boozy Bookfest (see second comment). Come to one or both! You'll met authors and I'll get to say hi to you!

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We all have #dreams. Some dreams are meant to stay dreams. If it isn't a dream you want to keep in perpetual dreamland, "Don't follow your dreams. Chase them." And learn to enjoy the chase.🙂 #creatives #writers #writinglife

Image shows a young girl in a pink hat and pink striped dress running through a field of wildflowers with a pink butterfly net, chasing purple butterflies.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Me: turning very very slowly, reaching way around behind me to get a candid shot of Neo being cute. Neo stops what he's doing and looks up: I see you. Why do you try to sneak a picture? #dogsofBlueSky #dogsbeingdogs #yorkie See less

Photograph of a yorkie lying on a teal blue round dog bed in the corner between a file cabinet and a shelf with papers in a paper sorter and books. One wheel of an office chair is visible in the lower left corner. The yorkie is looking up and behind him at the photographer (me) sitting in an office chair behind him.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I don't know about you, but I've had plenty of opportunities to learn..."The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." Henry Ford

On a black background with a frame of gold dots the quote is "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." Henry Ford

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#OTD It’s Emma M. Nut Day. Who the heck is Emma Nutt? She is unofficially the world’s first female telephone operator hired on this day, September 1, 1878 by Alexander Graham Bell himself. (Her sister became the second one.) #funfact #history #herstory time.com/4011936/emma...

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Emma Nutt: The Woman Who Made History by Answering the Phone

Sept. 1, 1878: Emma Nutt becomes the first female telephone operator

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#OTD #InternationalDayoftheDisappeared This day meant to increase awareness of this horror and through awareness decrease the incidents. I wrote this and what mothers did about it. Unfortunately the list of where this happens has grown. lynettemburrows.com/the-mad-moth...

The Mad Mothers Refuse to be Silent - Lynette M. Burrows

In 1977, fourteen mothers held a peaceful protest. They were called mad women, las locas. The mad mothers refuse to be silent to this day.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I believe this to be true for #reading and #writing. #books in any form are all uniquely portable magic to me (if Stephen King says it, it must be true.☺️) #booksky

Image shows magic dust rising from the fanned pages of a book. The text reads "Books are uniquely portable magic" Stephen King.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It has been my honor to be theses good boys' human. #OTD, August 28th, on #RainbowBridgeRememberanceDay, I am remembering with fondness & little sadness. The boys in these photo were a mix of purebreds & rescued #dogs and all were spoiled & loved on for all their years with my family and me.

Image reads: Across the bridge but not forgotten. Photos of a yorkie mix at the top (Gizmo), a blonde mixed breed dog (Cosmo) & a miniature schnauzer (Nemo) standing between the blinds and the glass in a picture window, and a white-muzzled beagle (Beagle). Two red hearts have dogs names of Buttons and Sammy.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#NationalParkServiceFoundersDay I have had the absolute pleasure & privilege to visit many of our National Parks. Each has a special, breathtaking feature(s). They are #treasures for the plants, for the animals, & for the humans. Please, #preserve our #nationalparks! Image from DepositPhotos

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#writinglife Drafting a story is fun, it's work, and it's more than being #creative. There is much the #writer needs to nail. Arguably 2nd only to the beginning in importance, is the end. For #writingtips on how to write an ending that makes devoted readers. lynettemburrows.com/how-to-craft...

How to Craft Powerful Story Endings & Mistakes to Avoid - Lynette M. Burrows

Learn how to write story endings readers won't throw across the room. Master the third plot point, climax, and crisis decision in this fiction writing guide.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#OTD August 23 is #FindYourInnerNerdDay a celebration I can really get behind—er, get in front of—um join? I know. Embrace! #nerds #readers #writers Unite! Lol image credit: Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

Image is an illustration of a bookworm wearing glasses and reading a book

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#OTD August 22 is #Folklore Day. Folklore has always fascinated me. So when I first heard of the Foxfire books, I bought them.Then, years later, they became an important resource for the writing of My Soul to Keep, Book One of the Fellowship Dystopia. lynettemburrows.com/a-frustrated...

A Frustrated High School Teacher and Disinterested Students Created a Legacy -

A frustrated high school teacher and disinterested students created a magazine, an anthology, a teaching method, and a legacy. And inspired a character.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

#Reflections of a #dog chewing his bone. Chomp-chomp. Just what a writer needs to hear when she's trying to create new worlds where man has never gone. 🤣 #dogsofbluesky

Photograph: Yorkie lying on a wood floor next to the leg of a desk with his back to the camera, four feet in front of him are mirrored closet doors that reflect his image showing him chewing on a nylabone and the book laden bookcases surround him.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Looking for fun? #Free at the Central Library downtown #KC! Speakers, workshops, & #books to buy. See me: "The End of the World (But Make It Weird)-3 authors prove the most unsettling social commentary arrives with a sidekick. Sat, Oct 3 12:45 to 1:30 PM! www.heartlandbookfest.org/schedule

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Schedule | Heartland Book Festival

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Some doggy is getting extra "good boi" praise today.

Image reads: "Happy 9th birthday Neo" & has a purple background with central round photo of a yorkie staring at the camera while standing on his hind legs, front legs braced on his human. Upper right corner has a photo of baby Neo when only his muzzle had started to turn tan. Bottom right is a photo of Neo stuck inside of the sleeve of a sweatshirt he found. Photo on the left is of a dog bed with it's stuffing scattered all over the place.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#Writing an alternate history dystopian (The Fellowship Dystopia Series) allowed me to play with real and imagined history. But what surprised me was that some things that I knew were a part of our history, other folks didn’t. lynettemburrows.com/the-forgotte...

The Forgotten History of the Credit Card - Lynette M. Burrows

A beta reader questioned: Did credit cards exist in the 60’s? I found the forgotten history of the credit card fascinating. I hope you do, too.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#BOTD Georgette Heyer (August 16, 1902-July 4, 1974) English #novelist and short story writer. I found her regency #romances during my romance #reader days as a young girl and couldn't get enough of them. Learn all about her and her stories at her website official georgette heyer dot com. #reading

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#OTD Since 1982 we observe #NavajoCodeTalkersDay in honor of >400 Navajo Marines who created an unbreakable code during WWII. In 2001 Congressional Silver Medals were awarded to survivors, their spouses or children. Sadly, many had already passed. Statute erected in 2010 at Window Rock, AZ.

Navajo Code Talker statue at the Navajo Nation capital, Window Rock AZ at the Navajo Tribal Park depicts a kneeling soldier with a heavy field radio, set against the striking natural sandstone arch. Image credit: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

#Perseid #Meteor Showers. In the KC area, tonight is the peak. If you are lucky enough you can see up to 50–100 meteors per hour. The best times to look? Between midnight & dawn. I'm not sure I will stay awake, but I'll try (if our cloudy skies clear) Will you be looking to the sky? #shootingstars

Night time photograph from an elevation reveals a lake in the foreground with tall pines silhouetted against the sky in the background, and an early morning sky filled with stars and streaks from shooting stars, with the sun’s rays coming from behind the trees

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Everyone is creative. Some of us are so intent on certain goals or have lives so disrupted by life’s challenges that our creativity goes dormant, but it never goes completely away. Be brave enough to let your creativity out. #creativity #inspiration #kurtvonnegut

Image is Text over graphic art of a light bulb exploding sending a spray of multicolored powder in all direction, on three layers of rectangles in a purple, reddish pink, and dark blue. The text reads “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So Do it.” Kurt Vonnegut (lynetteburrows.com)

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

When my desire to write stories reawakened after years of schooling, working, and no fiction reading or #writing, I thought I had outgrown being a #creative person. But I really wanted to be. So I learned.#creatives #writinglife #writingtips lynettemburrows.com/7-ways-you-c...

7 Ways You Can Make Magic (Inspiration) Happen - Lynette M. Burrows

I've learned you don't have to wait for an inspirational "aha!" moment. In this post, I'm sharing my top 7 ways to actively pursue inspiration.

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Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

On National Book Lover’s Day let's remember the remarkable book-loving ladies who carried #books on #horseback. (I thought I wanted to do something like this but I’m such a modern conveniences girlie, I’m not sure I could have.) #booklovers #reading #librarians lynettemburrows.com/hoofing-it-f...

Hoofing it for the Love of Books - Lynette M. Burrows

For $28 a month, they carried books & magazines on horses or mules. This was the Packhorse Library project, hoofing it for the love of books.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Did you tie a towel around your neck as a kid & pretend it was a cape? I did. I imagined I had launched myself into the air off my bed & bottom steps. If you did, you might want to check out these first lines & find some fun #reading. #superpowers #superheroes lynettemburrows.com/are-you-hook...

Are You Hooked by these First Lines from Superhero Novels? - Lynette M. Burrows

As a kid, I longed for novel-length fiction about superheroes but they were rare. Today I'm celebrating they aren't so rare anymore.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Had great burgers and ate too much birthday cake yesterday. Celebrating #grandson's 7th #birthday was a blast!

Color photo of a tall birthday cake and colorfully wrapped packages on a wood table in the foreground. Behind the table, grinning and facing each other, a seven year old boy holds a blue balloon the shape of a six and I hold a black and white checked balloon shaped as a seven.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today is #inviteanalientolivewithyou day a tribute to the TV show Mork & Mindy (1978-1982) & a playful twist on the idea of hospitality. Welcome those who seem different. Share a meal, a convo, a note, an act of kindness. Nanu Nanu, Robin Williams’ birthday (7/21/1951-8/11/2014). You are missed.

Cartoon art in brilliant neon rainbow colors shows an astronaut and an little green alien on a planet reaching out to each other for a handshake with Space, stars and multiple planets in the background.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My name isn’t Corrigan, but I confess I am directionally challenged. #NationalWrongWayCorriganDay. I shared one of my most wrong way moments with my subscribers, Reading Rebels. Click or copy the link to read a sample newsletter with no obligation. landing.page.lynettemburrows.com/readingrebel...

Image shows a yellow street sign with a large arrow curving to the right labeled right way and a small arrow veering off the larger arrow pointing left and labeled wrong way. A tree and blue sky with white clouds are in the background.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I stopped in Parkville Coffee (Parkville, MO) to deliver a few copies of And When I wake, had a delish Cocada and on the first bookshelf on the left, found a pleasant surprise. My books! If you're in the area, check it out-support your local independent business AND author at the same time!

photo of bookshelves inside Parkville coffee next to the order window, the top shelf features copies of Fellowship, My Soul to Keep, and If I Should Die all by Lynette M. Burrows. Also visible is a copy of the other side of Fear by Jan Gephardt, Border Patrol by Rod R. Galindo, A Vampire's Vengeance, Dark Throne and other books by Independent authors.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As a #creative my #writinglife often suffers in the summer because I want to do all the things-take grandkids to the zoo, stroll parks & vacation, but how can I do that & not lose touch with your creative side? I discuss a few ways that might help people like me. lynettemburrows.com/5-vacation-h...

5 Vacation Hacks That Boost Creativity, Backed by Research - Lynette M. Burrows

Lynette offers a study-backed guide to creative vacations & staycations: rituals, journaling, and sensory tips to spark more creativity this summer.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

#DidYouKnow? #stargazing It's Matariki Day, the 1st day of the Māori New Year when the Pleiades star cluster fills the #NewZealand night sky. They pause, stargaze, remember & reflect on connections between the land, stars, their ancestors & plan for the new year. Image by Dumitru Stoica on Pixabay

Nightime Photograph showing the stars in the distance a line of trees are silhouetted against the last rays of a setting sun.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Happy #icecreamsundaeday! One summer, my family (6 people) drove across Nebraska. It was 110 F. Stopped at a small town counter ice cream shop. 3 got served. The others waited. My brother finished. The server took his dish, washed it & served another person. The shop only had 3 sundae dishes!

Photo of a clear glass "boat" style bowl holding a banana split with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream topped with whipped cream, chopped peanuts with a marchino cherry on top.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Need a break from reality? Take a virtual vacation. Whether you need a fun break or you like a little mystery or thrills you'll find just the right vacation in this post. lynettemburrows.com/promising-fi...

Promising First Lines From Out-of-this-World Vacations - Lynette M. Burrows

Are you ready for a vacation? Take a virtual vacation when you read one of the books listed in this "First Lines" blog post, a monthly feature on this blog.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I spent years studying story structure and being frustrated because I just didn't get it. If you've been stymied by structure, I hope this guest post Writers In The Storm Blog helps you look at it a little differently. #writingtips writersinthestormblog.com/2026/07/the-...

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The Beating Heart of Your Story—Structure | Writers In The Storm

Your story isn't broken—your structure might be. Learn what story structure really is and how to choose the method(s) that will make readers love your work.

Lynette M. Burrows @lynettemburrows.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

#OTD I don't know if I had been in her position I could have done the same. Born on this day in 1865 she could not vote and as an Indian, she could not call herself a citizen but she was a doctor. Susan LaFlesche Picotte #womenshistory #nativeamerican lynettemburrows.com/the-amazing-...

The Amazing First Native American Woman Doctor - Lynette M. Burrows

Society, the government, poverty, and some of her own people were against the amazing first Native American woman Doctor. But she persisted.