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Stranded
It’s Monday, and I’m waiting for a call from the Mazda dealership to let me know the car repairs are done, and we can go pick up my car. Will this actually happen? It should, but we are doubtful. We… Continue reading
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Girls’ Weekend
I’ve recently returned from a long weekend away with two very special girls in my life, specifically my mom and my sister, Emily. Mom lives in Florida, Emily’s up in Maine and I’m in New Jersey. This weekend we met… Continue reading
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Pipe Dreams
There are two people in this household and one of them is very good at home improvement projects and the other one is good at holding things. (And by good I mean that I am marginally okay at best.) Our… Continue reading
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Poetry and Sheep
This week while going through some old photos, my mom found this old snapshot of my sister and I and shared it to the family group chat: First of all, I need to clarify that we are not actually vampires.… Continue reading
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Old Movies
On Sunday it rained all day here, the remnants of a tropical storm/hurricane. It was the perfect day for staying inside and watching a movie. Then came the difficult decision. What movie would we watch? We don’t have live television,… Continue reading
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Home Improvements
Someday we will fix our garage roof and have to get a birdbath, but in the meantime that dip at one corner of the roof means that whenever it rains (and for a few days after) the local birds have… Continue reading
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Jojo Thought He Was a LONER
Because our basement used to be Ron’s parents’ basement, and because we have yet to do any basement remodeling, the room is decorated as if it’s a shrine to The Beatles. (There’s just a taste of the Beatles memorabilia in… Continue reading
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The People We Know From Stories
The other day I was watching a TV show, and a character got Bunzied. You’ll be forgiven for not knowing what that term means because technically I just invented it while watching the show. There are at least a handful… Continue reading
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A Guide to Spotting Scam Emails for Authors
This week, I added an AI statement to my author website, that essentially says I do not use AI in any way, shape, or form because, well, it’s a very chaotic time to be a creative professional. So, that’s one… Continue reading
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One Delivery Down, Two to Go
About a year ago, we were feeling relieved to finally be done with all the renovations at the house next door, and we are looking forward to that feeling of relief once again, but right now things are decidedly hectic… Continue reading
