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D.R. Slaten
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Writer, shower singer, and all around goof. Current trial lawyer and former appellate attorney. Oh... and... I have a SERIOUS shoe addiction.
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Snow happened last night. We got snow dust a couple of days ago, so I knew it was coming.

Winter is coming, bitches.

And I am here for it all.

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#skywriters
#AKRomance
Dragon throne
October 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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That was the view from my cabin yesterday morning before I left the coast.

It was fucking spectacular.

#5AMWritersClub
#writingcommunity
#writesky
#skywirters
Sunrise over Lowell Point Alaska
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This is the picture of the start of my morning.

I am not sad about this view. #5AMWritersClub
View of the sunrise over Lowell Point
October 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#5AMWritersClub is all up in Croatia. It is in the fifth hour of the morning where I am currently. #Croatia

#writesky #skywriters #writingcommunity #AKRomance
September 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Slept in my own condo in my own bed last night. It was AWESOME.

Slept really well.

Now, to write all the words!

Some pics of my condo.

#5AMWritersClub #writesky #skywriters #AKRomance
Front view of a modern condo Inside door view of condo Condo kitchen Back View from the yard
June 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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My revision and addition is done.

So, I got my rights back on a sport romance novella. Well, two, really.

I am going to rerelease them myself. With new covers. With about 30K words added to make them novels.

Just finished the addition this morning. Spell-check is next, then off to the editor.
Cover of a book with a baseball player titled, Home Run, by D.R. Slaten.
March 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I'm at the retreat!! Yay!!!
Picture of a bunch of ladies around a table at retreat.
March 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Gin and tonic... for the win. Hendricks Midsummer's Solstice plus Fevertree Lime and Yuzu. Or was it Yuzu and lime?!?!

Who the hell knows.

It's delicious whatever it is.

#cocktails
Gin and tonic in a crystal tumbler
March 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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My favorite avocado toast. I know, I know… it’s a love it or hate it thing.

🍽️ #lunch
Avocado Toast
February 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Made it. Barely. Good morning, #5AMWritersClub.

Here's my toll.
Flower from Costa Rica. I don't know the name. But it's red with a white fuzzy center and little buds coming up out of the center as well.
February 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Good morning, #5AMWritersClub. I feel like I am not writing as many words as I'd like. I'm distracted by all the animals surrounding me here.

Here's a little sample of my morning visitors.

#writingcommunity #writesky #skywriters
White faced capuchin monkey in a tree branch
February 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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I am in the planning stages of RE-releasing my first two titles in my SPORTS SERIES.
I haven't even come up with a name. But I have decided that book 3 is going to star a RUGBY player.

#HatTrick #HomeRun #rugby #sportsromance #romancelandia #romance #booksky
It's a novel, Home Run, by D.R. Slaten. The cover is s picture of a baseball player. The title is in red, the authors name is in black. The tagline, Noah has the chance to make more than one wish come true..., is also in black. It's the second book titled, Hat Trick, by D.R. Slaten. The title and authors name are in blue. the cover has a soccer player in the foreground and white roses and rings in the background.
January 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Currently reading #Booksky💙📚#TBRPile
The novel, The Navigator's Children, in the Last King of Osten Ard series. The cover is black and there is a silver ornate mask. The name of the book and author's name are in white. The secondary title and accolade are in steel blue.
January 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Snow in the backyard. It's melting already. And it showed up two days early. #DMV

#photo #iphonecamera #cameraphone
Back yard covered with snow
January 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Sounds about right.

antic
noun
an·​tic ˈan-tik
1: an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action : CAPER —usually plural
childish antics

adjective
1a: characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity
an antic farce
b: whimsically lighthearted : FROLICSOME
The word "antic."
January 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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What’s for dinner. Fettuccine with meat sauce. #dinner #whatsfordinner
Noodles with a red meat sauce
December 31, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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Naked and Famous Cocktail. Did I tell you that I found yellow chartreuse earlier? Well, this is a thing you can make with it.

Yummo
Naked and Famous cocktail
December 28, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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I bought new calendars at Erin Condren in Austin, Texas, last October at RWA 2024. It was a special outing. It's starts Jan. 1. I can't wait to use it.

And now I have my spreadsheet migrated to Numbers- mostly because my brain likes its graphics better.

Getting shit done, y'all.
Massive fake tree inside Erin Condren in Austin, Texas
December 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Christmas Day dinner... Standing rib roast.
Cooked standing rib roast
December 26, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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Christmas Eve dinner was pasta with 3 sauces. It resembles the Italian flag.
Pasta with pesto sauce, alfredo sauce, and ragu... in the colors of the Italian flag
December 26, 2024 at 12:50 AM
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Mornings are super nice sometimes. #Virginia and #sunrise are words that look good together. Plus, I thought is was a nice, quiet #photo that sets a good tone for today. Christmas Eve should be cozy.

#photography #iphonecamera #cameraphone
Winter Sunrise: Photo of landscape of tree with the sunrise. Lots of clouds in the foreground. Orange and yellow in the background. the trees are in silhouette.
December 24, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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If you see this, drop a pic from the last place your passport was stamped.

Cordoba, Spain

The Mezquita and Roman bridge lit up at night.

#cordoba #mezquita #photography #iphonecamera
Cordoba, Spain lit up at night with the Roman bridge in the forefront. The Mezquita is at the very top of the hill.
December 16, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

Day 20/20
The Novel, A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. the title is in white and name is in antique gold on a black night sky with stars. Around the night sky is a large border filled with illustrations from the book. There are trees and horses and kids and women who look like witches and hills and all the fanciful things. There is a large building with a green door that the children are standing in front of. This book is a Newberry Award winner.
December 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

Day 19/20
The novel, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. The book cover is magenta and the scroll and words and cameo portrait of a young woman are in gold leaf. the book is turned slightly to the right which allows the binding to show as well.
December 5, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky
#BookChallenge

Day 18/20
The novel, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. The book is classic hardcover bound in leather. the leather is green. The scroll work around the book is in green and purple leaves interspersed with blue and purple flowers and yellow butterflies. There are two orange leaves in the scroll at the bottom of the book. The title and author's name is in gold leaf. All the art work and words are encompassed four straight lines running around the perimeter.
December 4, 2024 at 6:03 PM