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Barbara Rachel

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Barbara Rachel is the pen name for Barbara Chalom (pronounced Shalom), a native Washingtonian who lives in suburban Maryland with her husband, children, and a dog named Biscuit (as in the cookie, not the breakfast side).

When not fretting over her writing, Barbara may be found working overnight at a local hospital, hiking with her dog, chasing after her children, combing through family genealogy records, or hiding out at home—lost in a romance book or movie, usually something much darker and spicier than she writes.

Average rating: 4.19 · 43 ratings · 25 reviews · 2 distinct worksSimilar authors
Alarm Fatigue

4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions
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Delayed Intention

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The Downside of Being An Indie Author and Having ADHD

I try to embrace my overt, no-one-who-meets-me-second-guesses ADHD as a diagnosis as a kind of superpower.

For example, who can write a debut novel in one year while working the night shift, full time and (mostly) not ignoring my family? This hyper-focused individual right here.

The downside...
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Published on July 31, 2024 21:01 Tags: adult-adhd-writer, imposter-syndrome, self-acceptance

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Okay — there was so much happening in this story. There’s multiple side characters getting prequels to their own stories and bonus material on our 2 HEA couples from the prior two Reality Series books. This was like the best appetizer
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“Whether either of us wants this or not, my screwed-up brain has decided that you’re mine, and I don’t fucking share, Ryan. Do you understand me?”
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“Yeah, well. I was straight, too, until I met you, asshole. You have a track record,”
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“Look at us! Pimping out our siblings for personal gain. We’re so charming.”
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“That’s it, straight boy. Come for me.” “No. Fuck you!” I spat, and he chuckled. “You’re going to come, Ryan; there’s no point in fighting it. You’re going to shoot your load all over that bitch’s corpse, then you’re going to clean it up like the good boy I know you are.”
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“Fuck being normal, Ryan. Normal is boring. I love that you see dead people. I think it’s bad fucking ass that you live in a funeral home. On top of that, I think it’s hot that you’re a freckly red-headed man who likes gardening. Everything about you is attractive to me. You’re my lil’ spooky ginger boy, and I love the shit out of you.”
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