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Don’t judge a book by its black cover.
I was in the shower one morning last week, letting the hot water wash over me, not thinking about anything more exciting than the weather or that evening’s dinner plans. Cloudy with afternoon rain and pork chops, in case you were wondering on both counts. Suddenly, without warning, my novel-in-progress popped into my head. I’ve…
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Mirror, mirror, on the floor…
First off, thank you to everyone who provided feedback on my novel ideas! Not only for your votes, but also, your insightful comments on how I might flesh out some of those concepts. Your suggestions were very helpful, and have given me much food for thought. I feel very motivated to tackle a couple of…
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Manuscripts, poems, and outlines, oh my!
Once upon a time, I was a writer. I still am, I suppose, even if my professional output is measured more in characters than words these days. But what I’m referring to is fiction. A couple of months ago, I was going through an old box of stuff and came across a CD-R labeled, My…
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Righty tighty, lefty lunacy.
Like many people, I learned which way to turn a screw to tighten or loosen it through a simple mnemonic device: righty tighty, lefty loosey. Fun to say, easy to remember. Despite the fact that I have fastened and unfastened hundreds of objects in my life, this phrase still runs through my head every single…
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I don’t know what day it is with eggnog in the fridge.
I fired up my work laptop this morning for the first time in 10 days. Glad I remembered my password. Setting it to “password” was the smartest move I ever made; I’ll never forget it now! I kid. Michael Scott I am not. These two weeks around the holidays are such a weird, in-between time,…
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Snowshoes are not a “bust”!
A few days ago, Tara lamented that her big gift to me this year was “a bust.” I followed that up with all the usual platitudes–don’t be silly, I’ll love anything you get me, and Mariah Carey was right, all I want for Christmas is you–but I’ll admit, my mind was racing. What could possibly…
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