When my husband and I drive out to the woods, we do not go completely unprepared for the kinds of…
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Taking a Swing at Fear
Of all the pieces that I read in Smith’s Monthly #3, I learned the most from the one I expected…
Continue ReadingAuthor Encounter: Dean Wesley Smith
I’ll admit I was a bit upset when I realized that my weekend plans were already set before I found…
Continue ReadingNot Really a Pep Talk
I haven’t written much fiction so far this year. Okay, more like any fiction… No, that’s not fair. I started…
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Back in January I wrote about the digital project option that was offered for my Women Writers class. At the…
Continue ReadingDitty to “The Sound of Silence”
Hello dark roast my old friendIt’s time to brew you up againI sure wish that I was sleepingInstead the faithful…
Continue ReadingMisuse of Twitter
I don’t do Twitter right. I acknowledge and own this fact. I like to scroll back and see what has…
Continue ReadingMargaret Atwood Distinguished Lecture
I read that the doors would open at 6:30pm for the Margaret Atwood lecture, so I planned to arrive, with…
Continue ReadingHeadwind Both Ways!
Is it that when I ride my bike into a headwind, it feels harder than riding into a corresponding tailwind…
Continue ReadingThe Soy Experiment
I’ve been feeling ill a lot this past winter and spring. I went through some antibiotics back in December and…
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