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BOOK REVIEW: LITTLE BROKEN THINGS by Nicole Baart

Little Broken Things by Nicole Baart My rating: 5 of 5 stars “In our brokenness, we are made strong. In our brokenness lies our true beauty.” Those aren’t words from Nicole Baart’s latest – and perhaps best to date – … Continue reading

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Vicki Abelson’s 30 Day Writing Challenge #7 – Secrets – Day 8

Day 8 of Vicki’s WC7 – Secrets… Morning pages… letter to Nana (“email” is a four-letter word to Nana)… work on my noir escuro… and about an hour working on some notes for this year’s NaNoWriMo. I was going to … Continue reading

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Vicki Abelson’s 30 Day Writing Challenge #7 – Secrets – Day 6

Day 6 of Vicki’s WC7 – Secrets… I’ve got a secret… see? Right here… *holding out cupped hands and lifting one thumb* Technically, it’s not “fucking for grades” if the professor isn’t one of your current instructors, right?  I mean, … Continue reading

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Vicki Abelson’s 30 Day Writing Challenge #7 – Secrets – Day 2

Day 2 of Vicki’s WC7 – Secrets… There are three kinds of secrets… the ones that we tell only our closest friends… the ones that we tell no one… and the ones that we don’t even know we have.  The first … Continue reading

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Just Another Day In… Paradise?

* An horrendous crash of thunder jerks me out of a sound, and relatively dreamless, sleep.  I sit up in bed, heart thudding in my chest, and reach over to Tina.  My hand finds only a warm depression in the … Continue reading

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VICKI ABELSON’S WRITING CHALLENGE 2 – WHAT SCARES YOU?: SECRETS

In Vicki Ableson’s second 30 Day Writing Challenge, we are supposed to write about what scares us.  This is going to be an interesting 30 days.  Dr. Kay is back on speed-dial. ~*~ Day 5 of Vicki’s WC2…   There are three … Continue reading

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OUT OF THE CLUTTER OF A WRITER’S MIND: DON’T SHOOT THE EDITOR!

Day 12 of Vicki Ableson’s 5 Minute 30 Day Writing Challenge…. * Does editing count as writing?  No?  That’s okay… I’ll get my time in writing this blog post. A story I submitted for an anthology has been sent back … Continue reading

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OUT OF THE CLUTTER OF A WRITER’S MIND: I HATE SPIDERS!

I hate spiders!  I’ve mentioned that before, haven’t I?  Maybe once… or twice?  Hate… hate… hate… hate!  Tina says that I am being irrational and if I leave them alone, they will leave me alone.  Pfffft!  Now who’s being irrational?  … Continue reading

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BOOK REVIEW – MARTHA MOODY: THE OFFICE OF DESIRE

The Office of Desire by Martha Moody My rating: 4 of 5 stars ~*~ ~*~ Martha Moody’s keen observations on the human condition make The Office of Desire an entertaining read as she takes us through a year in the … Continue reading

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