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Author: Doug Bayliss

Pet health and.adoption advocate.

Year in Review: 2025

Posted on January 11, 2026May 11, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

2025 was about consistency. Showing up, making small improvements, and staying focused. It made all the difference.

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Published Books Available on Amazon

Posted on January 9, 2026May 11, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

These are all of my published books. I do really appreciate all of the support I’ve received, positive and constructive, and I can’t wait to see what Adventures are next.

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The Stalker

Posted on December 14, 2025May 10, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

It’s 4 o’clock in the morning
I haven’t slept a wink
When I saw you there
had to stare
I couldn’t even blink.

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Number one Penn State football fans

In Memory of My Father Ron Bayliss

Posted on December 14, 2025May 7, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Ronald Walter Bayliss December 14, 1933 – January 15, 2018 “Run, you rascal!”— My dad, at every Penn State game Today would have been Dad’s 92nd birthday This is a day to honor both celebration and quiet remembrance. Some of my fondest memories are the simple, joyful ones. I think of weekends at Penn State…

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Not bored riding in the car with whiskers

Criss-Cross, Word Search, & More for Clever Kids

Posted on December 6, 2025May 7, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Puzzles and activities based on Whiskers’ adventures. Solve criss-cross and word search puzzles. Help Whiskers through a maze!

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The Crossing

Posted on November 17, 2025May 7, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Footsteps pass through the room. Voices spill and fade. Someone weeps. Someone prays. All of them kind, and all of them far away.

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Fractured Light

Posted on November 17, 2025May 11, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Up before your partner, out the door before he wakes.
Tending to the daily grind, not seeing our love at stake.

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How to Connect

Posted on October 30, 2025May 7, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Contact Me via Email Other Connections Booksprout Booksprout is a platform designed to connect authors with readers to generate honest reviews, specifically for Advance Reader Copies (ARCs) Facebook Currently posting a story ARC about Billy & Mia on Facebook. Message me for tips on using social media for ARCs. Social Media How to Guide LinkedIn…

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The Shadow Train

Posted on October 28, 2025May 18, 2026 by Doug Bayliss

Smoke on the horizon, moon ridin’ low,
Steel rails hummin’ where cold winds blow.
A train and its shadow, side by side.
Ridin’ the rails with nothing to hide.

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4-Year-Old me with Collie puppies, Bambi, and Holly. #skymanor
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Sky Manor Airport in the 1960s. Inspiration for "Little Wings, Big Dreams," my first book!

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