First Post!

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 Hi! I'm Blake and welcome to my blog, Words & Other Strangeness! This blog is going to serve as a sounding board for short stories and other writings as a way to motivate myself to work towards my dream of becoming a published author and to work on my craft.

I'm not sure what you will find here in future posts, but I hope you will find my stories entertaining enough to follow my blog for new stories and updates on my writing journey.

Until then, take it easy!


Location: Portland, OR, USA

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