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​ From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories

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Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday!

Hey Reader,

My daughter has been experimenting with Pumpkin Pie recipes–So for about a week and a half we ate Pumpkin Pie every day. Yumm!**

The good news–we found the perfect one! The better news–it also happens to be Monica’s recipe (If you know you know 😉).

Then she moved on to Apple Pie. She made a dairy-free apple pie and sugar free/gluten free apple pie for me yesterday (**because of the pumpkin pie, I now have sworn off sugar and flour for 90 days).

We’ll be having a big crowd at our home, as we normally do. So my daughter’s working on perfecting the turkey. She’ll cook the second turkey tomorrow.

We’re in the MOOD!

🙏 May this holiday be one where your heart is drawn upward to God in gratefulness and outward toward others in love and support.⭐️

Have a wonderful holiday.

Podcast on the Horizon

Now that the 2025 Kickstarter is over, I am taking a breather 😅 and working on something very creative.

In the past, I had two podcasts–Grace and Mercy Podcast (a study of the word GRACE in the Bible) and They All Marveled Podcast (discussion with my teens of pop culture and faith).

I am starting a new podcast where we will have fun and deep conversations with sci-fi fantasy authors to investigate pop culture and ideological trends and how books can guide us through all the noise.

The goal being:

I have several ideas for Podcast NAMES and cover art.

🙏 Do you have a second to look at the options and vote?

Before you vote–We have many upgrades to our community for 2026 and will be integrating these into our newsletters.

1) Good books are hard to find. Our community (and this podcast) will help you find your next GOOD read.

2) Meet-ups. Live meetings with me, author Darlene N. Böcek, to get to know me, the books, deeper themes and secrets about the books.

3) Spiritual growth. Most people who receive this newsletter want to grow in their relationship with God. Do you? If so, stay tuned.

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Thanks staying with me through the daily countdown for the Kickstarter. It was a busy 20 days, and many people reserved their copies of Me, Myself, and IT and Monica’s Story.

Now we are moving on in the calendar…

I’m excited to enter the 🎄 🦃 HOLIDAY SEASON NOW with you!

God bless you this Thanksgiving!

Darlene

​(VOTE for Podcast Title & Art here)​

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