I haven’t made a habit of submitting my work to paying markets. I’ve done it a few times, and gathered…
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Whistling
The other day, I was walking to the gym when I tried to whistle for the first time in what…
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“Boost” Velvet Umbrella Boost Live Trial 7 Subject Minx Delta Full Suited Aerial Mission 1 T-4 minutes The drone is…
Continue ReadingYou Might Be a Blackhawks Fan…
If you have an urge to scream and yell whenever you hear “The Star Spangled Banner” (that’s the appropriate response,…
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge: A Drink with a Story, a Story with a Drink
Ah, I haven’t done one of these in a while, and I’d forgotten how much fun I can have when…
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It isn’t that I don’t like literature. Wait. Maybe it is that I don’t like literature. A few years ago,…
Continue ReadingPride and the Meaning of Publishing
After I let my friends and family know about the book, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of happiness…
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Why look! I made a book. Lovely. Squeeeeeeeeeee! Ahem, yes, so there it is. Proof! Actually, it is the proof…
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The proof of my book arrived in the mail Monday. My husband offered to bring it to me at work,…
Continue ReadingOne Year of Blogging
One year ago, I made my first post on this blog. My intentions for this blog were to post at…
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