family My Nightmare Before Christmas 15 Dec 201215 Dec 2012 As most of you know, my mother is elderly, due to turn ninety in about forty days. She prefers to live in her own home and has great neighbors. Although…
Entertainment… Easy Reading is Damn Hard Writing 1 Dec 20121 Dec 2012 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…
family… A Grateful Nation 20 Nov 2012 When most of us think of Thanksgiving tradition we go all the way back to 1621 and the first Thanksgiving feast attended by fifty-three Pilgrims and ninety Native Americans. It…
Entertainment… Book Review – The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 8 Nov 2012 Right before I plunge into an intense writing assignment - such as the upcoming Nanowrimo - I like to empty my head of the thoughts scrambling around, wrestling each other for attention…
holiday… Touchdown! It’s November! 1 Nov 2012 Wow. October went by really fast, didn't it? So the uber-busy month of November has witnessed its kick-off and the mad rush toward everything has begun. By everything I mean…
Entertainment… Happy Halloween 27 Oct 20122 Nov 2012 I love Halloween. It is such a fun holiday that requires so little and gives back so much. The only gifts to purchase being fun-sized candy and colorful pencils. Halloweens…
Entertainment… An Autumn Walk With Gretel 21 Oct 2012 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…
Uncategorized 19 Oct 2012 Wendy Van Camp at No Wasted Ink has been gracious enough to allow me to guest post 'Writing Space' this week about how I found my voice as a writer,…
travel… Runner-Up in Essay Contest For Second Year 15 Oct 2012 The news arrived mere moments ago. Yeah! Not the winner, but runner-up for the second year in a row in the travel portion of the essay contest for Storyhouse with…
Civility… An Open Letter to President Obama and Former Governor Romney on How to Get Elected 13 Oct 201213 Oct 2012 Dear President Obama and Former Governor Romney, As election day nears and we the people cast our votes for leader of the United States of America, I find that neither…
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