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May 2, 2025 James Cormier

A Dog Named Paul

Memoir & Personal Journey Comfort Marinascape Oceanic Pets / Animals

It's been two years since my ordeal in Dubai but I still remember much of it like it was yesterday. Very cliché but so very true. About this time I was moved into the flat with my soon to be very close and dear…

April 23, 2025 James Cormier

Finding Time

Memoir & Personal Journey Author's Journey Overcoming Challenges Patience Perseverance Pets / Animals Writing Discipline Writing Process Writing Retreat

As I get closer and closer to finishing up the manuscript, I find it more difficult to find the time to write? It's not a writer's block, the story is still fresh in my mind, and when I settle in and focus it all comes…

March 12, 2025 James Cormier

Under Spiritual Attack

Memoir & Personal Journey Anxiety God's Timing Overcoming Challenges Perseverance Psalm 46:10 Spiritual Warfare Writing Discipline Writing Process

I knew it would be challenging, but I had no idea just how much. While I'm constantly mindful of what's going on around me, I'm hyper-focused on finishing the book. I have extended the deadline for the manuscript twice…

March 1, 2025 James Cormier

When Time Stands Still

Memoir & Personal Journey Answered Prayer Crossroads Dubai Family Support Father & Son God's Timing Gratitude Joy New Beginnings Release Second Chances Sunrise Turning Points Unexpected Blessings

Time moves differently when you're trapped. It slows, stretches, plays tricks on your mind. For nearly three weeks, I had counted the minutes, hours and days, measured them in prayers, in quiet and not so quiet moments.…

February 24, 2025 James Cormier

The Earliest Words of Lighthouse in the Desert

Memoir & Personal Journey Journaling Memoir Writing Process

Two years ago, on February 25, 2023, I managed to get my hands on a few scraps of paper - precious, fragile pages that became my lifeline to memory. A borrowed pen, returned after each use because of its scarcity, was…