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    Additional Writing Digs

    March 10, 2024 - By 

    I’ve decided I want to write more. I know: If you’ve been around any of my blogs, you know I’ve written those (or similar) words before. But as the saying goes, one must put one’s coins where one’s piehole is, since that’s a sure way to keep the fires burning.…

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    The Writing Swamp

    February 20, 2024 - By 

    No disrespect to whoever coined the term ‘messy middle’ as an element of the novel (or story, I suppose) writing process. If you aren’t sure what it is, check out this post from Edits Underway. TL:DR – it’s that part where you get stuck and start thinking you’ll never finish.…

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    Posts from a Temporary Alter-Ego

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    One day, I decided I wanted a new pen name. Then, life changed and I realized I am not satisfied with that name, despite the fact that I’ve published under it. It’s just not me, you know? I’m working it out now, trying to decide what my new pen name…

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    Interior Argument

    August 13, 2020 - By 

    I first thought the keyboard emoji for a heart was a kiss. <3 The ‘3’ are the lips and the ‘<‘ was the pucker. I used it voraciously, as if I’d found a new toy. And then the toy broke: I think I posted the ‘kiss’ on a site that…

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    Cozy Comforts

    January 2, 2017 - By 

    Barbara snuggled beneath the bearskin blanket as snow fell in giant flakes outside the picture window. She breathed on the glass, drew a doodle in the mist, and watched it disappear. The evening grew darker and the flakes came with a fury she had not seen in many years. She…

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    Plovember Prep and Preview

    October 30, 2016 - By 

    Have you seen the video of the dancing dog? If not, this is for you:https://youtu.be/kcKESVkr0qsYou’re welcome.This is what it feels like just before Plovember, known more appropriately perhaps as Nano Poblano, or National Blog Posting Month. Some of my fellow peppers have a plan for this month (cue my loud,…