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| Have instruments - will travel! |
Welcome friends, and dobrý deň! My name is Helena Š. George, and I am an author, musician, and distance rider/runner! Welcome to my (new) corner of the blogging world.
In an attempt to separate myself from my old Julian Daventry penname, I have started this second blog (hence the name Druhý...Second). At the moment, I am not posting anything beyond personal writing updates.
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| Playing the violin in my Ralivaen del Mankayl cosplay at the beach. |
I have been playing the mandolin since 2009 or so, and eventually moved on to other bluegrass instruments (banjo, guitar, fiddle, and dulcimer). Over the years I have played in a few bands, competed at conventions, and performed on stage. Due to work and life, I have stepped down from "officially" playing, but I still enjoy picking around at home, with friends, and at local jam sessions.
My love for music can still be seen in many of the books I write.
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| Racing in a Ride and Tie race with Sarah Rodecker and my Quarter Horse, Bree. |
In 2020, Sarah Rodecker and I started The Order of the Pen Press, a publishing business where stories have a deeper purpose and a higher calling. Since then, we have published over eight titles and have an exciting list of titles on the way!
If you are looking for encouraging, adventurous speculative fiction, be sure to check out our website HERE
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| Driving Pepper, my Friesian, at our home in the NC mountains. |
I have been riding/driving horses for nearly twenty years now, and currently live on a small farm. Right now we "just" have our horses, as well as an assortment of cats, dogs, rabbits, fish, and chickens. Though there could be an argument that we grow mud and rocks as well.
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| Riding Pepper, my Friesian, at an endurance race in SC. |
I have been competing in Ride and Tie races for over seven years, and have directed a few races as well. In 2021 I also began competing in Endurance, though I have only done a few 25-mile LD (Limited Distance) races. The community is welcoming, and I enjoy the opportunity to be with my horses for hours in the woods.
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| Riding my Paso Fino, Shadow, at an Endurance race in VA. |
Lastly, I am a Christian, saved by grace, which means my chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift! O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Lamentations 3:21-23. This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
