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		<title>Why Jump From A Perfectly Good Airplane?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Blog Post July 2026 My faithful readers, it is an eventful time to be alive, and many of you have been celebrating the 250th anniversary of our nation’s birth. Let’s hope we can have many more as a free nation. As promised last month, I am clarifying my motivation for becoming a member of the [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Why fiction Instead of       Non-fiction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>January 2026 Newsletter and Blog Post I’ve often been asked, “Why do I write fiction instead of non-fiction?” It’s an understandable question, especially since it most often comes from my most prolific readers: active military, military veterans, and those in military families. I believe their questions arise from reading novels that are little more than [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Raeford&#8217;s MVP, The Rest of The Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Blog Post November 2025 This is my November blog for the faithful readers who find my books worthy of your time. Actually, many of you who send me your comments and post your reviews on Amazon have revealed your recognition of the deeper messages these stories carry. God knows I spent many a night sitting [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>September 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For years I’ve done a very minimal amount of marketing and advertising for my books. That has changed, and you may have already noticed that I’ve begun advertising on Facebook. These ads will continue, and yes, you may even see your own words in them. I have used quotes taken from your reviews, and I [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://rickdestefanis.com/september-2025/">September 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://rickdestefanis.com">Rick DeStefanis</a>.</p>
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		<title>New knees, Books, etc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 23:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>  June Newsletter Greetings to my faithful readers, fellow veterans, and anyone willing to share a few minutes of their time with me. This newsletter/blog post will update you on my writing efforts and other matters relating to my books. I apologize for not writing sooner or more often, but another knee replacement (the glory of [&#8230;]</p>
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