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There’s something so dreamy and write-worthy about a solo trip across the country, particularly by train. Thanks for taking us on this trip with you Alexander!😊

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Great memories!

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Train rides are lovely—scenery whizzing past the windows, the constant sound of the wheels... like a bus yet more romantic, also perhaps the perfect setting for any type of novel, just something about it!

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For sure! I love using trains as a setting in my books too.

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144 is the ultimate ‘Angel Number’ 🤍 and you can pray to the 144,000 unknown angels 👼

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Oh wow, will be reading more about it!

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Is it the universal answer to everything?

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12 squared…144..You are blessed my friend.. I enjoyed reading this..very interesting characters indeed..or maybe it was just the lack of sleep that made them so interesting and strange…anyway…I hate riding sideways..it pulls on the body in the most annoying way..Have the bestest of days! 🙌🏻💕💖❤️❣️oh, and your coffee ☕️ looked great..and being espresso..well ..you might just stay awake..a little longer..than ..normal..(that picture in the background..the one with the number 32 race car at the old gas pumps…Awesome🙌🏻💕💖❤️🥰❣️)☀️☀️☀️☀️🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

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Yup, old ferrari haha, I’m a huge Formula 1 fan.

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The year is 2012..

We are in Las Vegas

Staying at the Wynn

In a room with marble floors

So cold on your bare feet

We ate a whole chateaubriand my ourselves

With a side of glazed carrots

And we smiled from ear to ear

Even though we were stuffed to the brim!

We followed the mosaic butterflies

On the floor

To a museum full of cars

We did this all on a whim..

Ferrari.. the name

Loads and loads of

Four wheeled beauties

I got to sit in a convertible that day

And I thought I would never get out

She set so low to the ground

It wasn’t like our Expedition

She was red

By the way….💖💕❤️❣️

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haha nice

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I'm a new subscriber. Glad to be here!

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Very glad to have you here!

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Same here!

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Leo, the AI from Brave, says 144 is spiritual awakening and enlightenment… and manifestation. Keep writing those books. Glad you stayed safe on the train. It was fun to read this while in the airport :-).

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That is good news!

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I enjoyed this story. Inspires mw write about some really fun experiences on the train through the Canadian Rockies. Thanks!!

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Yes!

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Good story about the people you met.

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Now I’m inspired to check off the bucket list item for cross country train trip! What a great experience you shared.

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Let me know when you go!

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Great article!

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Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

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Sounds like a fun experience!

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haha yes

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Great story, thanks for sharing Alexander. How many books have you written now?

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33 if you count short novellas, a kids book, faith journal and the few novels that are contracted, but not out yet. As far as full fiction novels it would be it would be around 14.

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Wow, that’s impressive. Well done.

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thank you!

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I would like to ask how much marketing you do for your books? Do you have a publisher or self publish?

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Actually just shared this video I made with another person. Check it out, feel free to ask any specifics too

https://alexandersemenyuk.substack.com/p/traditional-vs-self-publishing-and

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Interesting story!

I too have had similar experiences, including certain number(s) that keep showing up. Could be nothing, but as the saying goes, "there are no coincidences." That said, your "story" isn't over yet. Part of the fun of life is wondering, and eventually knowing, how everything unfolds.

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So true, one day I’ll know!

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Sounds like quite the journey, filled with interesting characters as the best journeys typically are. Thanks for sharing it with us!

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Thanks, fun stuff!

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Hahaha, this sounds like taken out of a Hemingway novel.

The 144...interesting, really.

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hahah

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Nice account of the trip. Would like to know more! I hope to travel a section of the West coast via Amtrak.

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It’s an interesting adventure for sure!

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