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Check it out! Another jewelry give-away! And this time the 50% goes to support a family that is adopting 2 children from Ethiopia! Time For a Give-Away!.
You all know how much I love fiction, right? I’ve proclaimed my love from every nook and cranny of the internet that will let me in. Burnside Writers Collective (see my fiction HERE) Catapult (HERE) My archives. But right now, fiction is kicking my… Continue Reading “Tooth Decay”
The summer before I got married, I took a lot of gigs “house sitting”. Basically, I’d hang out at a friend’s house while they were on vacation. Feed the cat. Water the plants. Make sure the cable still worked. It was a pretty cool… Continue Reading “Goats – We All Need To Laugh Today”
My kids have a new favorite book. It’s called “King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson” by Kenneth Kraegel (buy it HERE for $9.75!!! What a deal! Usually when they get a new favorite book, I get tired of that book quickly. However, this book… Continue Reading “Mr. Kraegel’s Very Great Book (rare Thursday edition)”
This month, my Etsy shop is raising funds for the Wartella Family. They are in the process of adopting 2 children from Ethiopia. Learn more about their family HERE. 50% of the purchase price of every item in my Etsy shop will go toward… Continue Reading “Words”
Sunday morning at the beach. Not at the Big Lake (if you’re from around here, you know that means Lake Michigan). No. We chose a quiet beach. Man-made lake. At a State Park. We pulled the black mini-van (dubbed “Minnie” by my daughter) into… Continue Reading “Of Sand and Water and Sky”
I get tired. Just weary. The noise has just become too much for me. Here it is. 11:00 at night. And I can’t stand any more clamor. My desk is right next to the air conditioner that hangs out the window. As blazing hot… Continue Reading “Silence”
All I wanted was to sit in the coffee shop and write. This novel needed my focus. Typically, a coffee shop is a good choice. Especially a coffee shop within an Indie Book Store. At 3:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. At least you would… Continue Reading “Loud Talking At The Coffee Shop”
Last year, just about this time, I felt like I was suffocating. I could barely catch a breath as a writer. It felt as if I had run about 20 miles without taking a single breath. My novel wasn’t finding an agent. I felt… Continue Reading “Breathe”
The idea for this story was born after reading THIS POST by John Blase at The Beautiful Due. If poetry is your thing, you should be reading John Blase. His verse is good for the soul. Olivia Twila used the tip of a long, acrylic… Continue Reading “Olivia–short fiction”
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