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Why Words Matter

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Why Words Matter – click to read more and to get a review of GATSBY!

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What Makes a Character Memorable?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

What Makes a Character Memorable?.

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Blue Ceiling with Yellow Stars

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

“I have finished that chapel I was painting.  The Pope is quite satisfied.”  – Michelangelo My friend Paula and I had set out to Italy to fulfill a nearly lifelong desire to see the great works of art in St. Peter’s … Continue reading →

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Easy Reading is Damn Hard Writing

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

I have known people who thought the ultimate criticism was to have someone tell them that their manuscript was easy to read.  And I have known commenters who snickered about their ‘cleverly designed insult’ when saying just that about a piece … Continue reading →

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An Autumn Walk With Gretel

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

These two are my precious loves – my son Caleb, and my dog-ter Gretel! This was taken about a week ago on Gretel’s first birthday.  We celebrated by buying her some new toys and getting the most puppy friendly oatmeal cookie … Continue reading →

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Turning Fifty

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.  ~  Marie Dressler It’s harder to … Continue reading →

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Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington.  Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park, in South Carolina, it is a great place to spend … Continue reading →

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Quotes for Writing and Life

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it. Ernest … Continue reading →

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K is for Karma

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Do you believe in karma – the acts and energy that you put out in the world being returned to you? F. Paul Wilson said, “Your believing or not believing in karma has no effect on its existence, nor on … Continue reading →

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Why I love Venice, Italy

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Several of you who have found me on Facebook or were already FB friends have asked about the picture of me there.  It is one of my favorites – not because of me, but because of the place it was … Continue reading →

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