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Lisa von Biela
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Recently retired legal aid attorney, former IT professional (for 25 years), author of THE GENESIS CODE, SCORCHED EARTH, and many other dystopian thrillers, artist (various media), photographer, and player of dulcimer and guitar.
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Happy 42nd Gotcha Day to The Great Waldo Parrot! Yes, got him in 1983(!) from Wood and Feathers, a combination bird and furniture store in Redondo Beach, CA. Didn't at first understand what he wanted when he put his head down and puffed his feathers--of course, it meant he wanted scritches.
Orange-winged Amazon parrot standing next to partly completed colored pencil portrait of himself.
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Straight talk on how to avoid setting yourself up for trouble later, the how & the why. Whether you're buying, refinancing--or think you can't lose your paid-off home to foreclosure. Available in ebook and paperback at Amazon, & ebook (different cover) at Barnes & Noble.
#foreclosure #homeownership
Cover of Don't Say I Didn't Warn You: Homeownership Decisions That Can Cost You Your House, a book by Lisa von Biela on what to consider when making important decisions concerning your home (purchase, refi, and more) to avoid setting yourself up for foreclosure or related issues later on.
May 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Ravenna's Road, coming 7/8/25...available for pre-order now in all the usual places: Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Smashwords, and Google Play.

Will the road be Ravenna’s salvation—or her undoing?

#suspense #novel #dystopia #dystopian #fiction
Cover art for Ravenna's Road, a lonely broken-down barn in a field at dusk, set against a menacing orange-ish sky.
May 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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This piece has been floating around in my mind for quite some time. Every time I tried to sketch it, it was a disaster b/c I had troubles with perspective drawing. A book I got recently gave me what I needed to finally do this!
Mixed media drawing, colored pencil for where the light from outdoors hits, and graphite for the rest, on Bristol paper. Image is an open window with sky and foliage, with light streaming in, hitting an open/empty suitcase lying on a bed in a small room.
May 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Current mood...a rather desolate watercolor painting representing climate change and <gestures at everything> other things.
Watercolor painting depicting a desolate road turning right and going through a mountain pass, with a foreboding sky, angry red sun, shadows, and many, many bare, burned trees.
February 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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My recent eagle shot posted at Adobe Stock. Have learned so much from Melissa Groo's Bird Photography course (sponsored by the Cornell Lab of O)!

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February 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM