Week 4-6 Update: Inspiration for Black and White and the USMC
Ryan's Project

It has been quite a while, but I’ve been a busy bee. Thank you all for your kind emails and words of encouragement regarding the editing of Black and White. Things are progressing, but in relation to why there’s been…

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Week 2-3 Update
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“Why don’t you let us see and make suggestions? And don’t stress over that, that only will help to strengthen that block, believe me I would know! The more you look at it, the more you’ll hate

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Week 1 Update
Update

As posted on the Black and White Facebook page

Hi all! So… I just wanted to say hello and thank everyone for their private messages, emails and posts on the page these past few months. This last year…

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Blackbox
Blackbox by Tiffany Madison

For some, the bonds of love defy the boundaries of mortality. Submitted to “Through the Lens”, a fiction anthology recording life through the lens of others. Dedicated to J. Miller. Thank you. The sentiments or opinions of the characters are not my own. Rated M for mature.

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On George Washington
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This unedited rant was inspired by an excellent discussion regarding George Washington’s legacyThe opposite view suggested that the revered status of President George Washington (in the hearts and minds of Americans) is a case of inflated superiority and cultural brainwashing. After

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Ranting on Chivalry
Ranting on Chivalry by Tiffany Madison

Is chivalry dead? Nonsensical opinions and self-righteous ranting on the matter of chivalry.

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Reader Interview with Tiffany Madison – Part III

Well, it has been a while! And… hello. :) First of all, thank you to all of those that submitted questions to the Formspring feature. I will get to them all in time, I promise. I

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Finger Foods
The Soloist by Teresa Rankin

Unrequited love meets duty. Written for the Haiti Relief Anthology, Finger Foods is a short story created within the parameters of a singular theme, one-word prompt and word count restriction. Painting: The Soloist by Teresa Rankin.

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Prologue: Simplex Verum

“I could recall snippets of that Baghdad hospital, but not much else until I’d finally awoken for good. The rest of those months in recovery were a blur of pain and medication.

It had happened so quickly, too. Just like

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Chapter 1: Reprieves

This is my favorite scene from this chapter. A young Jason hunts with his grandfather, killing his first deer. When Jason becomes overwhelmed by the enormity of killing for the first time, his grandfather (a WWII veteran) shares…

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Chapter 3: Expectations

I have included below an excerpt from the revised Chapter 3: Expectations. This excerpt explains why the main character Jason chose to reject his father’s hopes he would join his firm as an investment banker and follow in his grandfather’s…

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Reader Interview with Tiffany Madison – Part II
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We’re back for round two. You asked, she answered on Formspring so reader Erica chose the excerpts she liked best and placed them below from the Q/A!

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So Many Celebrities, So Little Time!
Ryan's Project

It all started when the starlet Mila Kunis and pop-icon Justin Timberlake accepted invitations to the 2011 Marine Corps Ball after Sgt. Scott Moore (Kunis’ date) and Sgt. Kelsey De Santis (Timberlake’s date) created clever YouTube videos asking for their companionship.

Now,…

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Review by Elizabeth Welsh

The benefit of being a member of an online writing community is author access. This week, I had the pleasure of reading Black and White in its revision state and was compelled to share my thoughts.

Black and White is…

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Ryan’s Project
Ryan's Project

Ryan’s Project aims to fulfill the vision of Ryan M. Robinson, USMC by sponsoring the attendance for wounded North Texas Marines to the 2011 Marine Corps Ball in Dallas, Texas. Tiffany Madison serves as Chief Operations Officer.

Founded in 2010, This debut project…

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Reader Interview with Tiffany Madison – Part I
Interviews with Tiffany Madison

Through Formspring, an anonymous interview platform, Tiffany Madison received 250 questions from readers of both her derivative fiction and original stories. The highlights of those are posted here in increments of 10.

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Ava
Ava

Ava Taylor

Ava Taylor is a 20-year old Georgia native on summer

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Characters

Natalie Shaw

“Ava, honey, you’re blowing this way out of proportion. Let me tell you about sex…”

19-year old native of Richmond, Virginia, Natalie is a smart, observant girl like Ava, but outspoken and sassy, the opposite in many ways…

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Summary of Black and White
Prologue Wordle


Despite being jaded and disillusioned by the horrors of war, Jason Keller is profoundly grateful to be alive. After being gravely injured under circumstances he cannot fully remember, he is discharged from the Marine Corps with Post-Traumatic Stress.…

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Jason
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Jason Keller

Jason Keller is profoundly grateful to be alive. After being gravely injured under circumstances he cannot fully remember, he is discharged from the Marine Corps…

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Excuse the inconvenience…
under-construction

As many of you can see, this is a new site while my other continues development. Unfortunately, in the switch I couldn’t move much content, the forum, or your comments, so bear with me while the site is rebuilt.

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Fictionista Workshop
Speeeed

Seeing the need for supportive, positive communities dedicated to promoting the creation of online fiction, Tiffany and her partners created Fictionista Workshop, a non-profit community that is proud to operate on a volunteer-basis with hundreds of women and men from 20+…

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