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Long Monday

This has been a looooong month. I’m glad to see August hit the road, Labor Day looming on the horizon and at least the tease of cooler weather. In the meantime, it’s Monday, which means talking about what went down … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Amazement

It’s August. In fact, August is almost half over. I got married in August. Lawyer Guy was born in August. School starts in August. And in our family, it’s really odd that so many times, passings occur near in time … Continue reading

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Monday at a Time

Monday. Again. And at the time y’all are reading this, I will have had only one cup of coffee, right before hitting the road. Family funeral. Not the kind of road trip to enjoy. ‘Nuff said. Moving on. Last week … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Challenges

Sometimes, Life turns into just one challenge after another. Nothing goes right. Plans go awry. Murphy moves in and sets up his law office in the middle of your world. And you start to wonder why you even bother getting … Continue reading

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A Week of Mondays

So…a new month. Another Monday. And life goes on. So does work. And critters. Reading. Etc. Lots of etc. So, I’ve been back from NYC for a week. Stuff happened. Other stuff didn’t happen. Did I mention life goes on? … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Journey

I swear the Universe writes romance under a pen name. (If I hadn’t met her in person, I might suspect the Big U is actually Nora Roberts/JD Robb.) Today’s message explains how to write a novel in three lines with … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: Thoughts on Food When Traveling

I’m not a foodie. I–as a rule–don’t take pictures of my food and post it to Pinterest or Instagram. I like food, though. At least the food I like. I’m not big on trying unknown foods, partly due to food … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Mountains

When a writer sits down and faces the blank page, lots of thoughts go through our minds. Who are the characters? What’s the story about? Where does everything happen? When, as in past, present, or future and also when in … Continue reading

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Circumstances

So, today’s post is a bit late. I’m writing it this morning instead of setting it up last night, like I normally do. Yesterday was one of those days–a royal-class Monday in the middle of the week. Things sort of … Continue reading

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Canadian Monday

To all my Canadian friends, Happy Canada Day! Have fun doing what y’all do up there. 😉 It’s Monday. And a holiday week. Canada Day up north, 4th of July here. And there was a last week and a weekend. … Continue reading

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