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The pre-dawn chill, a silent gray, Another shift to start the day. The scrubs are clean, a shield of blue, To hide the tired that seeps right through. A practiced breath outside the door, And then she walks the floor once more.

The calls begin, a frantic choir Of urgent need and rising fire. A symphony of pump and beep, While promises are hers to keep. Pulled between a dozen rooms, Dispelling shadows, chasing glooms.

She wears a smile, a steady mask, For every single, heavy task. She holds the...

I often joke that I would make some changes if I were appointed Queen of New Mexico, especially after watching disheartening news about local crime that affects our communities and, most importantly, our children. It pains me to see the challenges they face and the innocence lost to violence and neglect. Then I thought, what would be my first changes if I were really appointed Queen? Where would I start? Here’s a little exercise in sharing my vision for a better New Mexico, focusing on the...

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With Wings of Grace: By Deanna LaForce RN

With wings of grace, they take to flight,

Through stormy skies and dark of night.

A race against the hands of time,

With mastery of care, a calling sublime.

Doctors, nurses, medics, and crew,

A team united, steadfast and true.

With every beat of the rotor's hum,

Their critical skill 'til the fight is won.

They see the pain, they feel the fear,

And whisper hope when the end seems...

I want to talk about something that not everyone’s ready to accept yet:

I use AI to help me write my books.

And before you assume that means I didn’t write them... let me tell you my story.

I’ve Always Had Stories, But Not Always the Tools

I’m dyslexic. Spelling has always been a challenge. Grammar, too.

I never excelled in English or writing classes. But I did excel in science, biology, and anything hands-on. I became a nurse. Later, a nurse educator. And through it all, my head stayed full of...

Hi everyone,

For those who have followed my writing journey, you know my work is often grounded in the harsh realities of our world. Now, I'm so excited to take you on a journey to a different world... one born from the ashes of our own. This October, my debut science fiction novel is coming.

if you know me, or have worked with me in real life... writing a sci-fi shouldn't surprise you!

This story began with a question: When everything is lost, what truly makes us human?

It follows the last...

Some wounds don’t bleed.

They hide behind forced smiles, whispered apologies, and gaslit hearts.

I’ve been there.

Before I found my happily ever after, I spent years wondering if I was ever “enough.” I know the pain of betrayal, the confusion of manipulation, and the silence of suffering.

Watching that viral moment at the Coldplay concert… my heart didn’t go to the cameras or the crowd.

It went straight to the wife.

To feel that kind of emotional betrayal—on a public stage, in front of the world—is...

FREE BOOK ALERT! (LIMITED TIME)

From July 15–19, you can get my entire gritty, emotional thriller series, The Lotus Mark Series for FREE on Amazon!

The first in the series The Pink Lotus https://a.co/d/eRI6Sst

The second The Blue Lotus https://a.co/d/61nUcdg

Lastly, The Green Lotus https://a.co/d/aSVafD0

Addiction. Trafficking. Survival.

This isn't your average thriller. As an ER nurse, I wrote this series from the front lines, creating a raw, unfiltered story about the real consequences when no...

A note from the front lines...

In the ER, we see the true cost of addiction every single day. It's not a headline; it's a person, a family, a story. Because this is such a misunderstood crisis, I wanted to share some insight from a nurse’s perspective.

What is Addiction? It's a Disease, not always a choice!

The first and most important thing to understand is that addiction is not a weakness or a lack of willpower. It is a chronic, relapsing medical disorder that affects the brain and behavior....

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share an update on the progression of my novel, The Green Lotus. The truth is, this book has been a difficult journey. Much like a long shift in the ER, some days are filled with chaos and heartbreak, and others bring unexpected moments of grace and clarity. Writing this story has felt a lot like that.

When I started, I thought I knew the story I wanted to tell. But as I’ve spent more time with the characters, they’ve taken me to darker, more complex places than I...

In the writing community, there’s a conversation happening right now that is passionate, important, and sometimes very difficult. It’s about the role of Artificial Intelligence in the creative process.

I’ve recently been on the receiving end of some of this difficult feedback because I’ve been open about my use of AI tools. I want to address that directly, not just for my own sake, but because I believe this is a conversation that requires honesty and nuance. First, let me be clear: The...

Why I Had to Write The Lotus Mark Series

Every author is asked one question more than any other: "What's your book about?" But the question that truly matters, the one that keeps me up at night and drives me to the page, is "Why? "Why tell this story? Why walk with these characters through their darkest moments? The Lotus Mark series wasn't just an idea; it felt like a necessity. I needed to write these books because I wanted to explore the truths we often turn away from... the messy,...

Hey friends and readers

Big update from my creative corner of the universe! I just wrapped the first draft of the very first HARSH book, and I’m now deep in the editing stage. Writing a choose-your-own-adventure again was so much fun... it brought back all those childhood memories of flipping pages to survive one bad decision after another. It’s wild being the one writing the twists now instead of just reacting to them!

I’m brainstorming the next HARSH story. I’m torn between two themes:

• ...

If you’ve been following The Lotus Mark series, you know it’s never shied away from the dark corners of the human experience—addiction, trauma, psychosis, and survival. But The Green Lotus? This one cuts deeper.

This is the hardest book I’ve written so far.

Not because the words won’t come. They do, sometimes in floods. But because The Green Lotus forces me to sit with a kind of pain that’s all too real: the slow burn of alcoholism, the crushing cycle of domestic abuse, the grief of watching...

If you had told me years ago that I’d be writing a gritty crime fiction series, I would’ve laughed—probably on a 3-minute break between trauma alerts. But life has a way of shifting. After decades in emergency medicine, witnessing the full weight of human suffering, I realized something:

Some truths are too heavy for a chart. But they still deserve to be told.

That’s how The Lotus Mark series began. Not with a writing degree. Not in a workshop. But in the quiet moments after code blues. In the...