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🎶 The North Mountain Inn Song
bikers at the north mountain inn

🎶 The North Mountain Inn Song

Song Lyrics & Parodies
Inspired by antics at the North Mountain Inn, and by a beloved, dearly departed character, Chubediah
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August 6, 2026

Doug Bayliss

Crosswinds
bi-plane

Crosswinds

Billy & Mia Mysteries
Discover Crosswinds, a young adult adventure mystery where Billy and Mia encounter danger, hidden secrets, and high-flying adventure.
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August 3, 2026

Doug Bayliss

🎶Nobody Knows [to] Say His Name
a man sitting by a river at sunsise

🎶Nobody Knows [to] Say His Name

Song Lyrics & Parodies
Inserting the lines as a bridge into "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" was a brilliant idea, Heaven-sent, Hallelujah, in response to the core line, "Nobody knows but Jesus."
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June 2, 2026

Doug Bayliss

📚Secrets of The Spanish Wind
spanish wind

📚Secrets of The Spanish Wind

Billy & Mia Mysteries
Mia, Billy, and their new friend Ethan, uncover a myth bound to Mia's past.
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June 1, 2026

Doug Bayliss

The Star Spangled Sky

The Star Spangled Sky

Whiskers' Adventures
Zoe believes alien visitors may be watching Earth’s noisy holiday from the sky. The Star-Spangled Sky is sure to surprise.
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June 1, 2026
Happy Birthday USA!

Doug Bayliss

🗂️The First Spark of a Story
Billy and Mia stand back-to-back on a wooded path at blue-hour twilight, both looking toward the viewer with tense, guarded expressions after their first disagreement.

🗂️The First Spark of a Story

Wordsmithing
Some stories arrive fully formed, others start with just a name.
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May 29, 2026

Doug Bayliss

🎶 Rap of the Spirit Hat
black cowboy hat with a deer spirit

🎶 Rap of the Spirit Hat

Song Lyrics & Parodies
This song is a ode to the cowboy hat, hand-made on a Cherokee reservation in the late 1990s. I had the pleasure of meeting the Native American who tanned and hand-formed the hat from raw material.
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May 26, 2026

Doug Bayliss

🗂️When AI Goes Off The Rails
Fortune Cookie reads confidence is not proof

🗂️When AI Goes Off The Rails

Wordsmithing
The Danger of Polished Nonsense
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May 22, 2026

Doug Bayliss

📝I Think I’ll Eat Some Worms
Billy & Mia eating worms.

📝I Think I’ll Eat Some Worms

Memoirs
Those words stung a little bit. I didn't know if it was a joke, because it was kind of funny eating worms and all, but it came off as pushing away. 
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May 18, 2026
Eat Worms

Doug Bayliss

Doug Bayliss

Stories of wonder and resilience for every age.

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