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Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:39 AM
Hidden Truths: Unpublished / Meet the girls of "Children of Plains Estates Chapter 1 The EMT’s were busy trying to get everyone examined. Two more ambulancespulled upto the scene. Jan was barely conscious but she saw them zipping up asmall bodybag. She tried to get up then she began screaming. She vaguely heardsomeone saywe’re losing her then she was out. Sirens roared in the background. A neighborsaw the van and called Mr. |
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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 7:53 PM
Chapter 1 Children of Plains Estates - "Silent Tears" Dr. Smith was rounding the corner when he heard the gunshot. He saw Alan’s small, slim body collapse against the cold linoleum tile. Justin felt wet as urine trickled down his leg. His body had betrayed him. He had peed on himself. Carl screamed repeatedly “Oh my God, Oh my God. We didn’t mean it. We didn’tmean it.” Dr. Smith checked on Alan. He cradled him in his arms.There was nothing that could be done. He had a single shot to the brain. |
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Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 12:00 PM
A reader advised me yesterday that she read the series in a week.and couldn't put it down so to show my appreciation for the over 30,000 hits to my website I will send a copy of the series to the first 10 requests. Please send your request with mailing address to claudette.milner@yahoo.com. The website will close June 2, 2012. The final post will be the script to the short film. I believe that it is meant to be produced if not by me by someone. This is God's work so I will leave it in his hands. |
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Posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:35 PM
This is the first Mother's Day without my mom. I thought about her many times while in church today. She was my biggest supporter. I smiled when I thought about how she would sell copies of my books while she was in the nursing home suffering from pancreatic cancer. She always made me bring a copy of my books to sit on the desk beside her no matter if she was in the hospital. home or the nursing home. Her hospice aid was a member of a book club and she arranged for me to speak to the club and sell my books. |
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Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012 12:15 PM
The journey has come to an end. The project has expired. Without an agent or a credible publisher that I don't have to pay for every promotion and all traveling and marketing expenses I have to give up the dream. I have made great personal sacrifices and so has my family. God has said no so now I must be open to his will for my life. I will post again on March 31, 2012 then the website will close down. Continue to pray for me. God Bless |
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Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 11:42 AM
I have not posted for the last few days. I sat in church on Sunday in thought. On May 11, 2012 at 11:59 AM my life will change. Either my project will be funded or it will not. What ever the result I will enjoy Mother's Day and be prepared to begin the first day of the rest of my life knowing that I have done everything possible to make my dreams a reality. In life everything has a season. I am prepared for mine. Pray for me. Blessings, Claudette Milner |
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Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:14 PM
There is no way I can list all of my favorite excerpts. There are even some from "Hidden Truths I would like to showcase. As I watch the clock ticking down on my Kickstater project I feel an urgency to speak to my readers with the stories that God has placed in my heart. I may never get the pilot completed or a weekly drama on NBC but as I read through my published works I felt a sense of pride. I have given a voice to those that have have been unheard voices crying silent tears. I hope that I have touched the hearts of my readers and changed the minds of some. |
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Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:18 PM
The human resource staff had arrived in Plains Estates just prior to the strike. Carla Dean and her son and the Williamson family would be moving into their homes on Saturday. The Williamson’s were an interracial couple.Their daughter Morgan and son Jeffrey would be attending school at Radcliff. Carla’s son Clayton would be going to Martin Luther King middle school. Morgan was obviously mulatto. She had the hardest time in school with her peers. She didn’t seem to fit in anywhere. Now she would be in a school that was already divided racially. |
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Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:09 AM
Meet Jesus. Jesus went into the store to fill out a job application. It was off season and he needed to make some extra money. He was 15 and he didn’t want to ask his mother for money. Jesus made sure he was dressed neatly and that his penmanship could be clearly read before the interviewer came out for the interview. His mother had always taught him to make a good impression. She cautioned him. Always speak English during the entire interview. If they are looking for bi-lingual cashiers then let them know you speak fluent Spanish. |
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Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 9:44 PM
The strike that rocks Plains Estates and pits Management against labor, Friends against each other in the families fight to protect their families livelihood. Meet the families of Plains Estates: Phillip called everyone into the room. Phillip was a foreman at the plant and the union would vote on the contract on Monday. He wanted to make sure that his family was ready for the fallout in case of a strike. It was management against the union. He was a part of management. John Walker, his best friend was part of the union. |
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Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 9:09 AM
Divorce and abandonment are very difficult for children and families. This first look inside the "Children of Plains Estates Series introduces Glen Alan. Chapter 2 Glen got up early.Today was his birthday. He raced downstairs to get his birthday present. His mom always fixed his favorite breakfast on his birthday,sausages, and blueberry pancakes with whipped cream. “Mom”, yelled Glen. “Where are you?” “I’m in the dining room”, replied his mom. “Come on in. We’re having breakfast in here today”. |
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Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:23 AM
The other day my daughter saw me working on my next book and she smiled and said maybe God created you for another purpose Mommy. I couldn't respond I simply kept writing. My friends, relatives and children have faced the many no's with me. They have watched the disappointment and the sadness in my eyes. They have watched me make sacrifices in order to market my work. They have shared the good times and the bad. My query is how do you let go of a dream,How do you get out of your own way in order to let God use you for his will. |
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Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 10:58 AM
The "Children of Plains Estates"series was first published in 2003. I have tackled many issues which include alcoholism,downs syndrome, adoption, classism, racism, domestic violence, the holocaust, drugs(prescription and illegal, baptism, strikes, health care, remedial education, pedophilia, bullying, AIDS, sickle cell anemia, bigotry against Mexicans, stuttering and some I'm certain that I have not listed. During the month of May, I will show excerpts from my books of these critical issues that our children face today. |
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Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 9:58 PM
Early this morning I received a text message outlining the grades of my primary student that I tutor. I was excited and look forward to congratulating him tomorrow. Over the past year I have seen great improvement. The children that come to our church for tutoring lack the basic skills of reading and math. We have joined with the Jefferson County Public School system to become certified in their reading program. In turn they run our background checks. We reach out to the community and tutor any student in need from pre-kindergarten - high school. |
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Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:37 PM
Let me begin by saying that I have loss 125lbs and maintained this weight within 5 lbs for the last year. Well these last 60 days have found me gaining 10lbs. I know you think why is she in a panic. The reason is that when you lose the weight you can never let it get out of control. You have to get back on track so that you don't look up and be 3 dress sizes bigger. Believe me I have tried every diet except weight watchers and once you quit the diet the weight comes back unless you change your lifestyle. |
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Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 2:36 PM
There comes a time in everyone's life when you are at a crossroads. The time is near for me. By the end of May I must make some decisions about my career and my life. For the last couple of days I have been measuring the success of my life. Unfortunately in America success is measured by your net worth, and the amount of material possessions one owns.For most of us if this measurement were applied to our lives we would consider ourselves a failure. Honestly there was a point in my life when I defined my self worth by my job. |
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Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:54 PM
My pastor told a story today in church about a little girl that was embarrassed of her mother because she had a scar on her face. She never invited her friends over because of her mother's scar. One day her mother asked her why she never had kids over and the little girl told her the truth. The mother told her daughter the story of her scar. One day she was at the well getting water and she looked back at the house and it was on fire. Her daughter was in her crib. She ran into the house and rescued her daughter just in time. |
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Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 9:02 AM
During high school I wrote poetry. I didn't take it seriously because I was a science geek. I took chemistry, physics and calculus and stayed away from typing, and home economics. While at Purdue I continued to write poetry when I was feeling sad or happy but it was never a serious career choice. After I had my children and returned to Kentucky I became concerned with my nephews reading list. I went to the school to speak with his teacher and she challenged me to write stories for the class. |
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Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2012 10:16 AM
I spent last night with one of my good friend as she grieved the loss of her seven year old grand-niece. We spent our time doing our nails and discussing everything from Tyler Perry, the Martin Case, Burger King and chicken and God. For what ever reason I began to share the details of my life with these two women that I had been friends with since I was in high school. I realized then that although we had shared monumental events with each other they never really knew me because I was Who's who and French club president and from the outside my life looked great. |
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Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:06 PM
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