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The Pi Game!<\/h1>\n

Not this Pi<\/a>,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

nor this pie.<\/p>\n

Rhododendrites [CC BY-SA (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0)]<\/figcaption><\/figure>No, the Pi Game has nothing to do with our little friend, Pi, nor the kind of pie you eat.<\/p>\n

This is a fun game for the authors out there, and it somewhat relates to Pi in that it’s going to involve the third chapter<\/strong> and the fourteenth line<\/strong> of text on the page.<\/p>\n

Here’s a sampling of line 14 in Chapter 3 of my books.<\/p>\n

First up, from the second edition of A Shadow in the Past<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n

and filthy. Her knees stung like someone scraped sandpaper over them.<\/p>\n

From the sequel, Shadows From Her Past<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n

Jenny. \u201cAnd I missed you, too, sweetie.\u201d<\/p>\n

My supernatural with ‘spicy’ romance, The Secret of Hillcrest House<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n

room. I just made a fresh pot of coffee. Can you stay for a cup,<\/p>\n

Romantic suspense\/psychological thriller, YESTERDAY TODAY ALWAYS…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

shelter of the doorway to meet him. \u201cHope you\u2019ve not been out<\/p>\n

Sweet Christmas Romance, It Happened on Dufferin Terrace…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

on her MacBook Air and searched jonathans<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sweet Romance with suspense, It Happened in Gastown…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

end, or at least until she had information to take to them to<\/p>\n

You get the idea.<\/p>\n

And here’s our little buddy, Pi, who inspired me to come up with the “Pi Game.”<\/p>\n

\"Pi<\/p>\n

So enjoy the day and when you think of it, remember our little friend 3.14159.<\/p>\n

Before I leave, here’s the link to the Pi Day post<\/a> I shared last year.<\/p>\n

I’ve shared some of my line fourteens from chapter three in my books. Leave a comment with yours. I’d love to see them. Just remember, keep the posts clean – at least PG13. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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