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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
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A Quick Thank You
Hello, friends! It’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving so many of you are probably busy traveling for the holiday, cooking for the holiday or trying to stay on top of the endless stream of Black Friday emails that are no doubt… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 