Keith C. Milne, Author
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Unity House is now available!
Dear friends, I’m excited to share that Unity House — my newest novel — is now available in print! This story has been close to my heart for a long time, and seeing it in hardcover and softcover feels like a milestone. At its core, Unity House is about starting over, finding connection in unexpected…
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Congratulations 👏🏻🥳🥂
Congratulations to 100 lucky winners of a free digital copy of my new novel, Unity House! 🏠 Now that the giveaway is over, I hope it’s everything you thought it would be and then some. I’m also very excited to see such an outstanding interest in my second novel. My first novel, The Unlikely Angel…
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Hypervigilism: A Word Worth Noticing
Every once in a while, the English language needs a new word to capture something we all recognize but can’t quite put into one term. For me, that word is: Hypervigilism (noun) Definition The state of being extremely, sometimes excessively, vigilant — constantly alert, watchful, or on guard, often beyond what the situation demands. Why This Word Matters…
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The Indie Author Trap: All the Risk, None of the Respect
Photo provided by Marcus Winkler-https://unsplash.com/@markuswinkler Let’s cut to the chase: if you’re an indie author using platforms like IngramSpark or Amazon KDP, you’re not just a writer. You’re the designer, marketer, supply chain, PR department, warehouse manager, and financial underwriter of a product that every middleman in the publishing ecosystem profits from—while you bear all…
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Meet The New Cover
After considerable thought, I decided to publish a second edition of The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay. Although I received considerable positive feedback about the original cover, mainly for the mysterious, even ominous feeling it seemed to exude, this cover does the same, but in a brighter way and illustrates the hope aspect of the…
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CONGRATULATIONS To One Hundred Lucky Winners!
Congratulations to the lucky one hundred winners who received a free, Kindle version of my debut novel, The Unlikely Angel of Casco Bay. Hooray! It’s always nice to get something nice for free, like a book, especially by the author of the book, right? I sincerely hope that you all enjoy the book and that…
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What Do I Mean By . . .
By Keith C. Milne What do I mean by diametrically opposing forces? I mean yin/ yang, night and day, polar opposites. Meanness and kindness. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have humanity in the middle? Poised like an arrow going nowhere, but sharp and gleaming from clarity and balance. A shining example of humanity. What do…
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“Just One” A Short Hemingway Pastiche
By Keith C. Milne Ken looked out over the vast expanse before him and felt the cool breeze blowing through his hair. The sun was low in the sky. It’s long arm reached across the vast plain of the liquid tundra in a mosaic of orange and yellow and green and gray. A seagull flew…
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Obstacles and Opportunities: A Personal Encounter With the Electronic Presentation of Self
By Keith C. Milne Normally, when someone speaks about symbolic interaction, it is easy to assume that he or she is referring to people engaging in interaction face-to-face. Concepts such as The Presentation of Self or The Definition of the Situation only seem possible within this context. However, technology, namely computers, has changed the way…
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The Most Amazing Movie Of All Time Can Be Seen In 4K Just By Closing Your Eyes And Letting Your Imagination Wander, Or By Simply Enjoying The Film That Starts Up While You Read A Book.
the high definition film starts playing the instant you begin reading a good book!
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Dogs Are Loving Spirits Trapped In A Cylinder Of Fur On Four Legs, And Most Deserve More Respect Than Many Of Their Human Owners!
By Keith C. Milne July 23, 2022 I LOVE Dogs! ALL OF THEM. Dogs are like the spirits of people trapped inside their furry bodies, unable to tell us what they really want or need unless it’s through an amazing combination of body language that includes energetic excitement, whimpering and/or barking, panting, dancing and prancing…
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The Fragility Of Manmade Structures Share Center Stage With Height And Velocity When You Jump Out Of A Perfectly Good Airplane From An Altitude Of 10,500 Ft!
I always got the same jolt every single time I watched someone jump out of an airplane with only their wits and a chute on their back.
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Why I Keep Writing When No One is Reading!
By Keith C. Milne I, like a lot of other writers, have a love/hate relationship with writing, and I struggle with the process immensely, but also enjoy that struggle. I have a lot to say, and want to be heard like others, and to also have a venue in which to express my opinions about…




















