Boo Walker
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✍️ 15 books; millions sold
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🌊 Writing from the Maine coast
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Author of The Singing Trees, A Spanish Sunrise, An Unfinished Story, and the Red Mountain Chronicles.
A wonderfully rageful negative review left for my novel Once a Soldier published under pen name Benjamin Blackmore. Disclaimer: all are welcome here.
My life right now…
Edit this: The only thing I know at this point is that I have to give him more.
Now: The only thing I know is I have to give him more.
Less words, same thing.
06/09/2026
Perhaps my strangest confession yet. Who in the world thought to give me a platform? If I'm not careful, I'm surely going to screw it up. Nevertheless, I hope you are entertained.
Also, I included some wonderful book/film/music recs. Come on over to the warm waters of Substack for a peak under Boo's hood.
The Inmates Are After Jennifer Aniston Wild stories and mesmerizing recommendations
The deadline has made me lose my marbles. 
Author, beware of leaving on cliffhangers. Some do not like them.
Author escapes cave to perform plot surgery.
Can sunshine defeat a resistance to create? What tricks do you use to force yourself to work when all you want to do is procrastinate?
Yours truly taking a beating by another negative review left for my novel Red Mountain. Time to give up and go to medical school. Enjoy!
06/02/2026
Godwinks all over the place this morning. Come on in for some Dog Stars, Bleachers, and Godwinks talk.
We must not take for granted the little things: a long meal with loved ones, the choice of take-out options, the comfort of a good bed, the touch of your lover—even the slightest one—or the little sounds they make, the funny nuances of their routine, the access to all the art you could ever consume, the chance to say “I’m sorry” or “I love you” or to start again, a lick on the face by a dog who loves you unconditionally, the brush of your cat as she weaves ‘round your legs, a goodbye kiss from your child as he rushes out the door to go find his place in the world, mail delivered to your door, your mother and father and brother a video call away, the way the warm morning sun cuts through the window as you sip coffee just the way you like it, the way a patch of grass, a good book, and a bit of shade on a hot day is all you ever need.
Godwinks in art and outlining novels The beauty of entanglement/recommendations/a new craft essay
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