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Staying Alive Update

How the holymoleywhereinhellhastimegoneDecembercan’tbehalfover did it get to be December 17th? *muppet flail* Christmas needs to go away! Right now. And stay away until I’m ready. Because I’m not! *wails and gnashes teeth* New Orleans. I’m back. But I swear every … Continue reading

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Monday’s Market asks Why?

Did everyone have a great weekend? Oklahoma State (ranked #10 at the time) beat Baylor (ranked #4) so it was a good football weekend around here, despite the cold–including sleet and snow yesterday. Brrrrr! Okay, remember that Jingle Bell K-Mart … Continue reading

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SATURDAY AWESOMESAUCE SINEMA

To make up for yesterday, here’s something totally fun from the staff at Pindara Private Hospital in Australia, which explains a lot. 😆 Trust me, you’ll want to watch it all the way to the end for the outtakes. No, … Continue reading

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MikeMikeMikeMike….

Yes, it’s Wednesday. Again. I sure wish I could figure out where time goes. I mean…there’s 24 hours in a day, right? And considering I only sleep 4-6 hours, that leaves somewhere between 18-20 hours in which to be productive … Continue reading

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The NaNoWriMo From Hell

I’ve mentioned before how competitive I am, right? Well, I am. Not quite obsessively so but…well…pretty darn close if I’d be honest. I was first introduced to the cray-cray that is National Novel Writing Month in 2006. I’d discovered a … Continue reading

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Veterans’ Day and Weekend Updates

And it’s Monday! Again. I have a day of opportunities and freedoms because men and women offered up a part of themselves in order to serve this country, to ensure that the dreams of the founding fathers did not get … Continue reading

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New Week, Old Work

How was everyone’s weekend? My OSU Cowboys won. Crossing fingers they can keep it up but they’ve got a hard schedule coming up. It’ll be a fight. I started reading DEADTOWN by Nancy Holzner, based on B.E.’s recommendation. I’m not … Continue reading

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Coffee and Conversation

I’m visiting with Cara Michaels at her DEFIANTLY LITERATE BLOG today. We’re talking about things that go bump in the night, some of the haunted houses where I’ve lived, and get a little metaphysical. Grab a cup of coffee and … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween! (A day late but…)

…there are zombies. Which is appropriate since this is the first day of NaNoWriMo. FYI, I’ll be late getting around on my social networks for…oh…the next month! Words first. I have a Christmas novella to finish and the second Penumbra … Continue reading

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Trivial Pursuit, Penumbra Style

Three more days until the frenzy begins! At least I hope it’s a frenzy. 😆 Today, I thought we’d play a little game. There will be prizes–swag and books from various authors that I’ve collected along the way. I’ll ask … Continue reading

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