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John y Melissa King, una selfie en una ladera verde bajo la lluvia

“I’m a writer. My wife a painter.”

John y Melissa en Finally Friday, 18/09/2026

John escribe

Every train that crashes was once on the right track. But cracks form, alignment shifts, speed increases, and before long, a small compromise turns into a full-blown wreck.
Dr. John A. King

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Melissa pinta

Folk art. Place. Story. Bright work. Wonder. Joy.

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Mayapple: una niña con un vestido azul bajo unas hojas verdes gigantes. Pintura de Melissa King. — **Mayapple**Acrílico sobre panel · 24 × 24 pulg.How do we engage with the wisdom of the ancestors? A Cherokee girl considers this beneath a giant canopy of mayapple leaves.Mírala en el sitio web de Melissa ↗

If you need an analogy, think of this book as duct tape for the soul.
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Be Where You Are: una niña en una calle de ciudad bajo un cielo azul. Pintura de Melissa King. — **Be Where You Are**Acrílico sobre panel · 24 × 24 pulg.When you can’t be on country, be fully present where you are—the crows came with you and are watching over you.Mírala en el sitio web de Melissa ↗

We don’t derail because we’re dumb. We derail because we ignore the signs.
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Sochan: una niña entre grandes flores blancas sobre naranja. Pintura de Melissa King. — **Sochan**Acrílico sobre panel · 48 × 48 pulg.Wisdom of the ancients can be found in a field of flower medicine, if we slow down long enough to listen.Mírala en el sitio web de Melissa ↗

If my writing or my story sounds like I am running downhill as fast as I can, it’s because I am. This is my round; it could be my last round, and I don’t want to leave anything in the ring.
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Disdainful Crow: un cuervo oscuro en una rama entre hojas verdes. Pintura de Melissa King. — **Disdainful Crow**Acrílico sobre lienzo · 18 × 14 pulg.What does he see? Did he come with a message, or just a watchful eye?Mírala en el sitio web de Melissa ↗

Every train that crashes was once on the right track. But cracks form, alignment shifts, speed increases, and before long, a small compromise turns into a full-blown wreck.
De DerailedLos libros de John en su propio sitio web ↗