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“Lonely, ain’t it? Yes, but the lonely is mine.” – Toni Morrison
With COVID-19 Shelter at Home and Social Distance reality upon us, we’ve all found ourselves unceremoniously ejected from the comfort zone of our normal routines. Some have recently been furloughed while others suddenly find themselves working from home with a … Continue reading
Triple crud with crud on top ~ Lesley Downie, Tunnels.
BACK from a wee break to introduce my friend, Lesley Downie’s, new Mid-Grade novel, Tunnels. It’s an archeological adventure that takes 12-year-old Kat Goldberg sleuthing deep into the underground tunnels of her hometown. This is Lesley’s second outing in the MG … Continue reading
“’You’ll stay with me? Until the very end.’” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
There are more gun stores in the United States than there are Starbucks. The NRA, which is against virtually any type of gun control, including waiting periods and background checks, spent over 17 million dollars this year alone in political … Continue reading
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When will you realize, Vienna waits for you – Billy Joel
IN some cosmic clash of the planets, the Billy Joel song “Vienna” came up on my Pandora while I was practically plotzing about how much I needed to get done. (Yes, in honor of Hanukkah, the Catholic girl decides to … Continue reading
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Had to post this addendum to my NaNoReWriMo post. The cartoon was initially posted on Novel Matter’s FB page. How appropriate!
“There is no great writing, only great rewriting” – Justice Brandels
Skirting this in just under the wire of November’s NaNoWriMo, which for selfish reasons I have renamed NaNoReWriMo. Yes, that’s because my entire November writing time has been taken up by the dreaded rewrite. This is the rewrite where you … Continue reading
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God Bless the USA
Taking a moment from writerly-type posts to say how proud I am to live in a country where we can stand up for our beliefs, disagree as we might, and come together as Americans in the end. There is still … Continue reading
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“I am half agony, half hope” – Jane Austen, Persuasion
After several months on the shelf while I toiled at my day job and filled sparse free time on edits for my adult mystery, Lost Innocence, I am finally set to return to a new labor of love — a young … Continue reading
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I Dwell in Possibility – Emily Dickenson
Inspiration. We all get inspired. Where does is come from? Is it beautiful places or motivational speakers? Maybe it’s eloquent words in a book, or larger than life characters in movie or newspaper article. Sometimes it’s the elderly couple holding … Continue reading
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Life is What Happens 