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A Drag King with Zero Tolerance for Discrimination

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Because of her skin color, bullies hung by her leg on a fence. She stopped running and later threw a punch and launched the Gay liberation movement. Or did she?

Published June 15, 2026
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged anti-discrimination, Gay liberation, juneteenth, LGBTQ

3 Secrets to Creating the Time for Your Creativity

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Perhaps you despair of ever finding the time for your creative passion. Here are 3 secrets to creating the time for your creativity.

Published June 8, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, Inspiration and Motivation Tagged personal resources, priorities, secrets, time management, Values

Celebrate Best Friend Day AND Discover Your Next Read

Image is of an illustration of a book lying open at a 30 degree angle with the words First lines across the two page spread, above the book is a red banner that reads Discover your Next read a banner across the bottom reads presented by and below that banner are logos for lynettemburrows.com and rocket dog publishing

This post is part of a monthly series that offers the first paragraphs of science fiction and fantasy titles. The stories in these books celebrate best friends.

Published June 1, 2026
Categorized as Fantasy, First Lines, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged fiction, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes

On Memorial Day Remember Women Who Made the Final Sacrifice

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Memorial Day in the U.S. is set aside to remember those who died in service to our country. Let us not forget the women who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Published May 25, 2026
Categorized as History, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, Strong Women Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, Memorial Day, women in military

You are More Creative than You Think. Proven.

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School taught us that creativity wasn’t valuable. They were wrong. Discover why your creative flame never went out and the small steps to reignite it today.

Published May 18, 2026
Categorized as Creativity, History Tagged creative, creativity, Lynette M. Burrows, tips to be creative

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