This Awful-Awesome Life

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Welcome to This Awful/Awesome Life! My name is Frances Joyce. I am the publisher and editor of this magazine. We'll be exploring different topics each month to inform, entertain and inspire you. Meet new authors, sharpen your brain and pick up a few tips on life, love, entertaining and business. Enjoy and please share!

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Gotta love grunge when your name is Lanegan.

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Aug 8 August 2026 in This Awful Awesome Life by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Staycation or Vacation? by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Mother Teresa in Beirut: One Child at a Time (August 1982) by Tony Valerino

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Aug 8 How to Begin a Novel: Learning by Imitation: Tolstoy and Kafka by Orlando Bartro

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Aug 8 "Solidarity: The Polish Shipyard Strike That Began the End of Soviet Communism (August 1980) by Tony Valerino

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Aug 8 Food Around the U.S.A. by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Back to School by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 "Camping IS NOT A Vacation" by Sheila Kirk

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Aug 8 "Star Gazing" A Poem by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 "Promised Joy" A Short Story by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Dark Horse by Luke Murphy - A Review by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Author Page: Where to Find Your Next Great Read by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Artist Page

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Aug 8 Black Rice in the Twelve Months of Grain - Asian Black Rice Salad by Fran Joyce

Aug 8
Aug 8 The August 2026 "Same Word Different Meaning Quiz" by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 Happy Birthday Daniel Keyes by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 August 2026 What's in a Word? Saying Welcome by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 August 2026 Reading Recommendations for Kids and YA by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 August 2026 Reading Recommendations for Adults by Fran Joyce

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Aug 8 August 2026 in Pictures by Fran Joyce