I'm Coming Back

I realized today that I have not posted in about two months.  I'm ashamed.

But today I've decided that I'm coming back, and I'm coming back in full force.  Since I started graduate school, my posts have been infrequent, censored, and overall limited.  The purpose of me starting this blog in the first place was to express my thoughts, feelings, comments, and concerns in a forum that I just can't in everyday life.  I can't sit in a meeting at work and start talking about how much the Texas GOP's recent decisions unnerve me.  I can't start a conversation in the middle of class and rant about something I saw on Facebook that offended me that day.

Yes, I understand I'm working in a field where people are constantly observant of my actions.  Where I'm being monitored on my professionalism and maturity.  I have been told in the past that I should be careful and conscious of what I post on here because a coworker or a student might read my thoughts and view me differently.  I've been told that I should conform to the norm so that I'm more accepted.  I've obeyed and it only made me miserable.  How can I be thought provoking and make changes if I'm conforming to others' values?

So I'm back.

I'm angry.  I'm confused.  I'm joyful.  I'm saddened.  I'm excited.  I'm outraged.  I'm human.

And I am voiceless no more.

Shall you condemn me for speaking my mind and being my own person, then that is fine by me.  But if you think my blogging will affect my work ethic, my school work, my professionalism, or your perception of me as a human being, then I ask you to unfriend me on Facebook, quit following me on Twitter, and delete this URL from your browsing history.

This blog is a piece of me and if I can't be me on here, then I can't be me anywhere.  This is the only place where I feel appropriate and comfortable to voice my opinion to the extent that I feel necessary.  So please, if you would like to join me on my journey, I encourage you to subscribe by email on the right hand side of the page.  You don't need a blogger account to subscribe, just an email.


Thank you for reading,
<3 Tawny

Love's Paradox: Highlight and Giveaway!!

Follow the Blog Tour {{Here}} Paperback, 1st, 288 pages Expected publication: May 5th 2014 by Revolution Publishing, Inc.

Stalked by her abusive ex-fiancé, Rae Zachery retaliates by singing karaoke and spilling all their dirty secrets to the entire bar. When her ex attempts to silence her brazen performance, sexy, leather-clad Parker comes to her rescue and soundly punches her ex in the face. As valiant as that may be, Rae finds Parker’s violent assistance unsettling, yet she can’t help but be drawn to him and his tragic past. Fighting her attraction for Parker is a battle Rae can’t win, and soon their night of sharing secrets morphs into an undeniable bond. But fate won’t so easily relinquish her grip on their happily-ever-after. Instead of blissfully skipping into obscurity, Rae and Parker are subjected to her ex-fiancé’s vicious proclivities. Who knew love could hurt so good? 

Join the Facebook Release Party! Party kicks off May 5th! https://www.facebook.com/events/770397436311246/ Gift Card is open INTERNATIONAL Paperback copies open to US Residents Rafflecopter Code: a Rafflecopter giveaway Laura Kreitzer is a best-selling fantasy and science fiction author who hails from western Kentucky. Her full-time 9-5 job used to be working in a lab devoted to water dye-tracing investigations at Western Kentucky University, though her passion was always writing. After seven years of dedicating her life to the environment, she made the tough decision to leave the university to pursue her writing career. Now Laura has two series and eight novels published, with several more in the works. Website † Facebook † Twitter † GoodReads HTML POST – Just copy & paste and add your review/excerpt and/or teaser.

Follow the Blog Tour {{Here}}

Paperback, 1st, 288 pages

Expected publication: May 5th 2014 by Revolution Publishing, Inc.

Stalked by her abusive ex-fiancé, Rae Zachery retaliates by singing karaoke and spilling all their dirty secrets to the entire bar. When her ex attempts to silence her brazen performance, sexy, leather-clad Parker comes to her rescue and soundly punches her ex in the face. As valiant as that may be, Rae finds Parker’s violent assistance unsettling, yet she can’t help but be drawn to him and his tragic past.

Fighting her attraction for Parker is a battle Rae can’t win, and soon their night of sharing secrets morphs into an undeniable bond. But fate won’t so easily relinquish her grip on their happily-ever-after. Instead of blissfully skipping into obscurity, Rae and Parker are subjected to her ex-fiancé’s vicious proclivities. Who knew love could hurt so good?

You can read the first 5 chapters of LOVE'S PARADOX 
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Join the Facebook Release Party! Party kicks off May 5th!

https://www.facebook.com/events/770397436311246/

Gift Card is open INTERNATIONAL

Paperback copies open to US Residents

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Laura Kreitzer is a best-selling fantasy and science fiction author who hails from western Kentucky. Her full-time 9-5 job used to be working in a lab devoted to water dye-tracing investigations at Western Kentucky University, though her passion was always writing. After seven years of dedicating her life to the environment, she made the tough decision to leave the university to pursue her writing career. Now Laura has two series and eight novels published, with several more in the works. 

Website † Facebook † Twitter † GoodReads 

Tigers, Horses, and Goats?

You know how I have strange dreams every now and then? Well, I had another one last night/this morning.

I was walking around downtown at some city, and there was one of those large, shallow fountains that are usually just, pretty outdoor decorations, ya know? Well anyway, baby farm and zoo animals were running around everywhere along with horse-drawn carriages giving people tours of the downtown square that I was in. And I guess I was with a large group of friends, but all I remember for sure is that my sister was there with me.

Well, she was playing with this baby goat (he was adorable by the way) and then a tiger cub was released for people to play with. My sister threw the baby goat into my arms and ran away. I decided to put the goat into the fountain and sit on the edge and dip my feet in. But then water all of a sudden became super deep and I couldn't see the bottom anymore. I handed my phone to my sister so that it wouldn't get damaged.

And then the goat jumped out of my arms into the water. I got super scared because I didn't know if goats could swim and some random person said, "Calm down, he's fine. Goats are excellent swimmers." But the goat was barely holding his head above the water and as I reached in to grab him, I turned to my sister and she had put my phone on the ground to play with the tiger cub. The water in the now pool-fountain-thing started overflowing and now my phone was soaked. I yelled at my sister and grabbed the phone. Somehow it was covered in a plastic waterproof case. I was still angry though, and then I started falling into the pool-thing.


I don't understand my brain. And sorry if this was a boring post for y'all, but I really felt that I had to share. I think my subconscious misses San Antonio and the zoo animals. Also, I'm terrified of drowning. So this dream was quite fun for me... not.


Thanks for reading!
<3 Tawny