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The same day Lane is delivering evidence to the police that her stalker left behind, she gets arrested. Check out Chapter 14! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/o... #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #thriller #halloween #fiction

The same day Lane is delivering evidence to the police that her stalker left behind, she gets arrested. Check out Chapter 14! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/o... #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #thriller #halloween #fiction

Matias is now in the hospital with a severe head injury after being thrown in the storm while searching for his beloved dog. Check out Chapter 13 below! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/o... #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #kansas #tornado #halloween

Y’all HAVE to scroll through the amazing found-objects robot sculptures of @lee-bots.bsky.social They are brimming with individuality, personality and charm

Matias is now in the hospital with a severe head injury after being thrown in the storm while searching for his beloved dog. Check out Chapter 13 below! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/o... #scifi #sciencefiction #writing #kansas #tornado #halloween

About one month prior, Lane is in Lawrence, Kansas, shortly after her breakup with Caleb. After a night out, someone tries to break into her home while she’s home alone…Chapter 12 of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’ marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/o... #scifi #writing #halloween # suspense

An excerpt from River’s confession to Lane #Romance #Scifi #Mystery #halloween ❤️ 🎃

Halloween treat 🎃—this chapter takes place during preparation for a Halloween festival in small town Kansas in the aftermath of a tornado. In Ch 11, one of Lane’s best friends, River, confesses that he has been in love with her for years. marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/o... #romance #scifi

Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 1 where Lane’s ex, Caleb, calls Lane to tell her about the grandfather clock clue they found while Caleb was at the courthouse getting married to his new girlfriend #scifi #mystery #Kansas #Halloween

When Maddie makes an embarrassing scene at the New York City American History Museum, Lane decides to cut her losses and head back to Kansas. Check out chapter 10 of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’ marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/o... #sciencefiction

Here are the playlist (hot links) and chapter titles for the first 10 chapters of my medical science fiction book, ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’: Chapter 1: To Remember and to Never Remember www.bing.com/videos/river...

Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 9 when Lane unexpectedly runs into her ex:

Surveying the damage after the tornado, Lane learns that her ex and his new girlfriend have come to her small town for a genealogy project in her town’s graveyard…and want her help. Subscribe at the link! Chapter 9: marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/o... #sciencefiction #tornado #geneology

Lane and Maddie arrive in NYC only to find out Lane’s internship offer was rescinded due to her arrest history: read Chapter 8 below: marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/o... #sciencefiction #mystery Subscribe at the link!

The #tornado damage is severe; Lane checks in on the prepper neighbor and learns about the project sampling graves in the small town Kansas cemetery. Chapter 7 of my #sciencefiction novel, ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’ : marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/o... Subscribe for notifications!

Me and my partner's "Bronze" health insurance plan with Florida Blue is increasing from $511.22 a month to $1,711.75 a month next year. Not quite sure how to fit "$20,541 a year in health insurance premiums" into the budget.

Cleaning out my great great Aunt’s house in small town Kansas with my mom, we found this letter in a box with some coins. That inspired me to write this story. You can see the photo of the letter in the chapter below #writing #sciencefiction

In Chapter 6, Eve and Chuck say goodbye before their second launch outside the solar system. It’s set in the 1960’s over #Halloween season. Subscribe at the bottom of the link! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/o... #sciencefiction #mystery

Chapter 5 of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’ is up! Maddie and Lane drive to NYC to start Lane’s internship and Lane learns she made front page news! Subscribe at the bottom of the link to get notified when Ch 6 drops! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/o...

This article from #AP highlights several people who will be affected by the expiration of #ACA #healthcare #subsidies. This is important and may negatively affect the health of your friends, neighbors, family and you. The #shutdown is about access to #healthcare! apnews.com/article/aca-...

The #shutdown is about healthcare costs. The @nytimes.com article (link below) highlights $$ increases. I transformed that data into % of monthly income. If the #ACA subsidies expire, plan a 4-16% decrease in take home pay for lower income brackets. Repost if you worry about rising costs (1/n)

The tornado passes over in chapter 4 of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away’ and Maddie finds a 50 year old letter and photos from her beloved Aunty marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/o...

In Chapter 3 of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away,” we’re in small town Kansas, flash back to 1966, and Eve is the first to launch into space from their secret project: marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/o...

Chapter 2 of my Genetic Medical Sci Fi Mystery, ‘Over the Stars and Far Away.’ Enjoy! marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/o...

My 1st chapter of ‘Over the Stars and Far Away. Medical science fiction adventure delving into the genetic history of a massive graveyard in the small Kansas town of Independence to reveal old local secrets and secrets from over the stars and far away: marjoriemcguire.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/c...

Hey everybody! 👋 I’m writing sci-fi with a biology bent to it. Looking to become part of a community of writers. I’m a mid-westerner, practicing physician, mom & aspiring gardner