New UK literary agency: JFM Literary & Editorial
Jon Malysiak seeks narrative nonfiction, memoir, current affairs, wellbeing, entrepreneurship and culture.
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Voices We Follow
Get ready for AI agents to come knocking on your door
A new app called iLands allows the creation of autonomous AI agents that not only write articles but pitch their work to media outlets.
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Links of Interest: Sept. 16, 2026
What to do if your Amazon KDP account is terminated, a closer look at people who use AI to write custom fiction, and more.
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New publisher: Three Dragons Press
Three Dragons Press is a no-advance, revenue-sharing publisher that relies on print-on-demand and digital distribution.
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New publisher: High Line Publishing Studio
The transatlantic publisher is focused on books by Jewish and Israeli writers as well as nonfiction titles that shape public conversation.
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How I’ve Stopped Letting My Unhealed Parents Define My Worth
“Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded firmly in the truth of what is.” ~Sharon Salzberg A few months…
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When Helping Becomes Controlling: What I Learned About Fear and Love
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers There is a part of me that really, really loves vitamins. Like…a lot. I have always been endlessly…
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Far Away [Part 27] – The Prince’s Ring
A dinner and a duel in the Persian citadel bring Darius face to face with wealth, power, and an opportunity beyond anything he ever imagined.
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Why I Always Thought Other People Were Upset with Me
“Don’t take anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you.” ~Don Miguel Ruiz I used to walk into a room and check everyone else’s emotional temperature before I noticed my own. A tightened…
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[Podcast] Faith, Motherhood, and the Call to Gaza | Dr. Samaiya Mushtaq
Dr. Samaiya Mushtaq’s book “A Beautiful Patience: A Memoir of Marriage, Motherhood, and a Mission to Gaza” pulls readers into the story of her husband, Dr. Mahmoud Sabha, who went to Gaza on multiple…
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Long War Without End: A Quarter-Century Since The War On Terror
The 11th of September, 2026, marks a quarter-century since the “9/11” attacks that killed three thousand Americans and set into motion a generation of the “Global War on Terror”. The anniversary will…
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The Tattoo That Marks 13 Years of Healing After Abuse
“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” ~Maya Angelou In June 2011, I got a Facebook friend request from a guy I vaguely knew from college. We’d never dated, never even been…
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Why We Keep Accepting the Same Painful Relationship Patterns
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~George Santayana I was gone about two hours. I’d gone to see my stepbrother, who lived nearby. My girlfriend didn’t want to come, so…
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[Podcast] 50k Mahr, Hiding Money, & Who Pays for the Wedding? | AML Finance
“What do you want for your mahr?” is a question that piques dread in some, glee in others. Mothers advise their daughters to hide money from their husbands. Men wonder if it’s really true that “her…
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What The Makkah Agreement Is Missing
On August 7, 2026, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye signed a defence pact termed as the Makkah Defence Alliance. This is primarily an agreement for collective security, quite similar to NATO…
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Lowering the Gaze: Prophetic Solutions to Pornography in an Age of Endless Temptation
Late at night, after a long and exhausting day, a young man lies in bed scrolling through his phone. He is not searching for pornography. At least, that is not what he tells himself. He is simply…
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Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts and Religious OCD: Prophetic Guidance on Moral Scrupulosity
Moral scrupulosity is a form of excessive moral anxiety characterized by persistent fear of sin, intrusive thoughts about wrongdoing, and a heightened sense of guilt even in the absence of deliberate…
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How to Discipline the Self: A Prophetic Cure for Entitlement
“We cannot endure the same meal. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us some of what the earth produces of herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions.” These were the words directed by Bani…
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