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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.


BLOG ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

SEPTEMBER 2025:

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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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SEPTEMBER 2025:

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Earn the Badge - CLOSED Open in new Window. (E)
You want it? Earn it. How? Complete these simple tasks and the badge is yours!
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Merit Badges collected and earned from "Earn the Badge 2025"
Merit Badge in WdC Supportive Friend [Click For More Info] Thank you for participating in [Link To Item #2133333] . Congratulations on completing the September 2nd Daily Task. Merit Badge in Earn the Badge [Click For More Info] Thank you for your donation to [Link To Item #2133333] - from Purple Princess. Merit Badge in Music [Click For More Info] Thank you for participating in [Link To Item #2133333] . Congratulations on completing the September 3rd Daily Task. Merit Badge in Contests [Click For More Info] Thank you for participating in [Link To Item #2133333] . Congratulations on completing the September 1st daily task. Merit Badge in Growth [Click For More Info] Good job earning the Growth Merit Badge in [Link To Item #2133333] Merit Badge in Word Searches [Click For More Info] Great job participating in [Link To Item #2133333] and completing the September 5th task. Merit Badge in Teamwork [Click For More Info] Great job for picking a teammate and completing the September 6th Task at [Link To Item #2133333]


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 [Click For More Info] To my upcoming virtual traveling blog companion. Dream big and fly high! Merit Badge in Normal Is Boring [Click For More Info] here's to another week of creating adventures! Merit Badge in Blog Camping [Click For More Info] Thanks for completing [Link To User elusive4lyn] July 2025 blogging vacation!! Great job!! Merit Badge in Travel [Click For More Info] Woohoo! We’re halfway through! Merit Badge in BCoF 2 [Click For More Info] Thank you for your participation in BCoF's 50 States Virtual Blogging adventure. *^*Heart*^* Lyn Merit Badge in Endurance [Click For More Info] 51 days of blogging takes commitment, and you rocked it. *^*Heart*^* Lyn


SEPTEMBER 2024:

I participated in the
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Blogging event from September 1-7, 2025. CLOSED
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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 [Click For More Info] Congrats on your Honorable Mention in Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

Big thanks to WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon for hosting the contest!

OCTOBER 2024 & 2025 :

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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in 2024 which honestly was a big challenge for me considering my schedule, and again I hunkered down and did it! Update October 2025: I had so much participating in the challenge last year, I did it again for 2025 and successfully completed it. There's some great spooky poetry to be found in October and the blog earned the following merit badges:

Merit Badge in Halloween [Click For More Info] Congratulations on completing the 13 Poetic Days of Halloween. Merit Badge in Determination [Click For More Info] You rose to the poetry challenges in 12 Poetic Days of Halloween in grand style. Merit Badge in Ghost [Click For More Info] Thank you for your successful completion of 13 Poetic Days of Halloween *^*Heart*^* Lyn

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
July 28, 2025 at 9:15pm
July 28, 2025 at 9:15pm
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The Party Bus was in great shape for the Extraterrestrial Highway and the 92 mile drive. Maid of the Mist Most Macabre Author IconMail Icon made sure we gas’d up before starting. Let me tell you – it’s a bit sandy and windy driving the highway. Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon was hoping to see some aliens and played episodes of X-files on a loop for us. Jellyfish Author IconMail Icon thought Mulder was cute. I was just hoping to see a flying saucer. We stopped by the Black Mailbox and AmyJo-Where did 2025 go??? Author IconMail Icon, Krista Author IconMail Icon Me, and WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon left a hand written note for the aliens.

We stopped by the Little A'Le"Inn for lunch. Maid of the Mist Most Macabre Author IconMail Icon was hungry and a little parched. Everyone who could tried the Alien burger. Maid of the Mist Most Macabre Author IconMail Icon brought out her 64 oz Big Gulp she got at the 7-11 when we gas’d up and had the server put lemonade in it. Jellyfish Author IconMail Icon went for the Garden Salad. For dessert, we pigged out on the homemade pies. WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon and Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka Author IconMail Icon tried the rhubarb pie. Me and Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon tried the Alien Pie. Princess Megan Snow Rose Author IconMail Icon, Krista Author IconMail Icon, and AmyJo-Where did 2025 go??? Author IconMail Icon kept it safe and went with the apple pie. They had a great giftshop and Krista Author IconMail Icon got a bumper sticker that said, “I Believe.”



When we were done, we went to Vegas and shopped until we dropped at the pedestrian mall on Fremont Street. Princess Megan Snow Rose Author IconMail Icon and I found the Kate Spade store and ran out of the money buying purses. Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon took Šuŋgmánitu Tȟáŋka Author IconMail Icon and WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon over to the Pawn Stars store after we were done shopping and they all met ChumLee.

We had a couple people who were interested in quilting so Witchy Woman Author IconMail Icon took us to Sew Yeah Quilting. They host week long quilting clinics. Princess Megan Snow Rose Author IconMail Icon, WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon, and Maid of the Mist Most Macabre Author IconMail Icon were interested in one of their clinics, took their information and bought some quilting stuff.



After a long day, we all took a shower to get the dirt, dust, and alien sand off of us and our clothes and relaxed down in the hotel/casino lobby watching re-runs of the X-files and drinking WakeUpAndLive~NOV Word Monger Author IconMail Icon coffee before going to bed.

A Personal note - I love visiting Nevada and going to Vegas for my bowling league. Mind you, I've only been in the Vegas area, but it's like a hidden gem and you can always find something to do. I'd love to go see the bowling hall of fame in Reno. Maybe one day...

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