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I Do Not Love Lamp
I am in the dark. Well, technically it’s the middle of the day so it’s sort of light in here, but it is a gray and somewhat dim January day. A couple of years ago I bought an inexpensive floor… Continue reading
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Picture Books Used to Be Weirder
Before you read any further, I need to warn you that this week’s post contains spoilers for the book Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag. It was published back in 1928, so this is not exactly a hot off the… Continue reading
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Winter One-Upmanship
It seems that much of the country has been experiencing some form of winter weather these past few days. For our part we got a little bit more snow, this time enough to warrant the driveway getting plowed (And yes,… Continue reading
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Snow!
This past weekend we received a small reminder that it is in fact winter. We got anywhere from two to three inches of snow, which I realize is not all that much, but I think it was more than we… Continue reading
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Write the Book You Want to Read . . . Again and Again and Again
The author Toni Morrison once famously said, “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” It’s good advice, and a corollary I would add to this is that… Continue reading
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Health and Happiness to You in 2024!
It’s one of those weird weeks, where I never seem to know what day of the week it is. I believe it’s Wednesday, but it doesn’t really feel like Wednesday. The Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and the refrigerator is… Continue reading
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas
I’m not entirely sure how it is December 20th already! I feel like December really flew by this year. The presents are all wrapped and the tree is up, so I suppose we’re ready for Christmas, but I don’t quite… Continue reading
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This Week's Literary Scandal and Advice From a Former Newbie Author
If you ever are lucky enough to get a book deal from a publisher, my advice to you is to befriend your fellow authors. If you have the opportunity to work together to help promote each other’s books, do it.… Continue reading
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Who Comes Around on a Fire Truck?
It’s getting to be that time of year. Any night now, we’ll here a fire siren outside, and as it gets steadily closer, we’ll get nervous thinking that one of our neighbor’s houses must be on fire. We’ll go to… Continue reading
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A Bird in the Garage, is Worth Two in the Bush
Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Actually, there was a mouse stirring in the humane trap in our garage. So, I got bundled up and headed out… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 