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Italian Stories…
The song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds just came on over the speakers at the coffee shop where I’m writing. It seems out of place as most everyone else in…
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Always Christmas…
I wrote this last year a few days before Thanksgiving, but I could have easily just written it today. The sentiments remain, even if the date has changed. Merry Happy Holidays to you…
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Reading Material…
Here’s something random to read for a cold winter day. I wrote a book called Thirty. It’s about Ali, a writer who has become disenchanted with her life. Her 30th birthday “party” is…
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Time Flies
This past November I spent my time on the personal quest of writing 50,000 words in 30 days. Otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. This was my ninth year. This November I…
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Writers Write…
I have found that if you are going to call yourself a writer, you need to do the work. No matter what. No matter the circumstances, no matter your schedule, no matter how…
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The Witching Hour…
I haven’t slept through the night in years. It feels that way, although it’s not the complete truth. There are times I sleep through. But lately I’ve woken up in the middle of…
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Falling Quotes…
The temperatures have dropped in my little corner of the world. The leaves laugh at me as I try to gather them for compost. Those still left in the trees, that is. They…
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Stuff and Things…
Hello and Happy Monday! A few announcements you might be interested in: I woke this morning to an email announcement that my short story “Mornings” has been published on line at the Literary…
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A consideration of knots…
So I’m a writer. It has taken me a long time to admit that out loud. I held it close, like a secret identity for so long. For years I kept my writing…