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Life, Adventure, Family, Writing what else is there? Random thoughts.

WELCOME TO:

GEMINI RISING

Banner for my blog, "Gemini Rising"

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UPDATED INTRO 30 JUNE 2025:

Just a little about me. I've been married for 33 years this past NOV and currently live in Southern California, but I grew up in New Hampshire.

I've got 2 boys who are young adults.

I work as a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. I enjoy my job a lot. Still. If you can believe that.

I love to write. Thankfully both of my boys achieved Eagle Scout. My Scouting days are over and I'm back to focusing on my writing.

I like to get out in nature, drink coffee and watch football.

Here's a little bio about my zodiac.

GEMINI: Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility, and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. The sign is linked with Mercury, the planet of childhood and youth, and its subjects tend to have the graces and faults of the young. When they are good, they are very attractive; when they are bad they are more the worse for being the charmers they are. Like children they are lively, and happy, if circumstances are right for them, or egocentric, imaginative and restless.

Their good qualities are attractive and come easily to them. They are affectionate, courteous, kind, generous, and thoughtful towards the poor and suffering - provided none of the activities resulting from expressing these traits interferes too greatly with their own lives and comforts.

Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general characteristics tend to make them unreliable. They are often skilled manipulators of language, in speech and writing, and may be: debaters, diplomats (though in politics they are more interested in theory than practice), orators, preachers (brilliant rather than profound), teachers, authors, poets, journalists, or lawyers.



50 STATE TRAVEL BLOG PROJECT, SUMMER 2025:


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BCoF 's Virtual 50 State Bucket List Open in new Window. (18+)
We're going to explore one unique place in each of the 50 states in alphabetical order.
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Merit Badges Collected from Virtual Blogging &Virtual Blogging Friends:
Merit Badge in Let Dreams Take Wing
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To my upcoming virtual traveling blog companion. Dream big and fly high! Merit Badge in Normal Is Boring
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here's to another week of creating adventures! Merit Badge in Blog Camping
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Thanks for completing  [Link To User elusive4lyn]  July 2025 blogging vacation!! Great job!! Merit Badge in Travel
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Woohoo! We’re halfway through! Merit Badge in BCoF 2
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Thank you for your participation in BCoF's 50 States Virtual Blogging adventure.

*^*Heart*^* Lyn Merit Badge in Endurance
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 51 days of blogging takes commitment, and you rocked it. 
 
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BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

SEPTEMBER 2024:

I participated in the
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Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2025 Open in new Window. (E)
Blogging event from September 1-7, 2025. OPEN
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which was a big challenge for me due to my schedule, but I hunkered down and got it done. There's some great entries for the contest and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Nonfiction
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Congrats on your Honorable Mention in Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

Big thanks to WakeUpAndLive Author IconMail Icon for hosting the contest!

OCTOBER 2024:

I participated in the
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13 Poetic Days of Halloween Contest 2025 Open in new Window. (E)
Let your spooky poetry shine. Oct. 13th 12:01 am WDC time. - closes 11:59 pm WDC Oct 25th
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which honestly was a big challenge for me considering my schedule, and again I hunkered down and did it! There's some great poetry to be found this October and the blog earned the following:

Merit Badge in Halloween
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Congratulations on completing the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween.

Big Thanks to Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon for hosting the contest!



Find me at:

WEBSITE:
http://www.stephanieburkhart.com

FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor

GOOD READS:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart

YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee

*Exclaim* WARNING *Exclaim*

I intend to be open, honest, and forthright. No topic is off limits from religion to you name it, I'm going there. If you think you might be offended...back up now - this blog isn't for you. For those who "dare" *Wink* check out the "Gemini Rising..."


Another Signature
September 1, 2025 at 1:44pm
September 1, 2025 at 1:44pm
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This entry is for Day 1
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It's WDC- 25th Birthday Open in new Window. (E)
7 day Challenge to celebrate 25 years of this successful writer's haven.
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Tagging: Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon

The requirement was:There are 5 WDC Moderators/ blue and purple cases who joined WDC in 2000 and 2001.
Your challenge is to write about each one in your blog entry.

Yup 5 Moderators= 5 paragraphs of at least 2 sentences each. (10 lines minimum) Should be easy check their portfolios.

Find a hit song from 2000 or 2001 that you think --- one of these blue cases might like and tell us why. It doesn't matter which one of the 5 moderators you choose. Don't forget to link the song.

Let me be honest - this was hard for me. I went into full investigator mode and it took hours to find the moderators I did find! I was able to find 5 moderators and senior moderators. Some mods I thought would surely fit the bill came in at 2002! It was an interesting hunt and now...

♥tHiNg♥ Author IconMail Icon
tHing or hOOves is the moderator I know the best in the group. I love her quirky port and well written stories. tHing is always respectful and nice and always tells a good tale. If I need a "go to" port, tHing is high on the list! She's very active and it's always good to see her around supporting the community.

Joy-Happy 25, WdC! Author IconMail Icon
I'd like to think I know Joy a little bit, too. I had the pleasure of checking out her port last year for anniversary reviews and I enjoyed her Poetry and Activities folder. Joy was very sweet to me when I was first a moderator working on the Drama newsletter back and in the day and I really, really, really appreciate her reading my stories and giving them a review on Amazon. That meant a lot. If Joy ever needed a favor, I'm there for her.

Kenzie Author IconMail Icon
I popped into Kenzie's port and saw a couple of things I'd like to explore. One is the Pets and Animals folder. Our pets are our "babies" and while I'm more of a cat fan, I know our dog brings my husband a lot of happiness. The recipes and crafts folder looks pretty interesting too, so I'm looking forward to checking out her port for anniversary reviews. Her bio is pretty straightforward and kudos to writing with fibromalyga. (sp?) I can't imagine that's easy.

Cappucine Author IconMail Icon
This bio is simple. Our moderator likes to wear boots! Upon poking around her port, I discovered a poetry that I would like to explore. Mixed metaphors also looks like a very interesting folder that I would explore.

ElaineElaine Author IconMail Icon
On her port bio, there's a link to what this moderator likes - science fiction and fantasy. There's also a poetry folder that looks intriguing. This moderator also has edited the Short Stories NL which is one that I'm subscribed to!


Soooo.... after checking out everyone's port it's time to pick a pick a moderator and a song and I choose "Smooth" by Santana for Cappucine Author IconMail Icon ! Why? For me, "Smooth" just has a simmering, smouldering vibe, and when you pop into Cappucine's port - that's what I experienced, a simmering, smouldering vibe.

Enjoy the song!




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