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Aging Gracefully…
Today, I think I might finally have accepted the concept of aging with grace. For you to fully appreciate how astonishing a moment this is for me, you have to understand a couple of things: first, if...
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A writer’s most important job is to write…
The view from the barn For the first time in I don’t know how long, I had three days off in a row. Three days off with no other obligations. Under normal conditions, I would have been working those...
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When did I become one of Those People?
Life is pretty good for me at the moment. After a severely stressful quarter, I released The Boys of Summer earlier this week, and it is doing quite well in sales. Nice reviews are starting to roll in...
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Why We Need to Celebrate the Small Successes
I recently came across a post being shared on Facebook. The blog post, written by a former competitive ice dancer, was titled Yes, My Thighs Touch (And I am Absolutely Fine). That post really struck a...
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The Secret Club of Subversive Owners of Big Dogs
I love this time of year. Pretty much everyone who knows me knows this. There is something about the quality of light in October that has me reaching for the little point-and-shoot camera 10-20 times a...
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An Epiphany Before I Go…
Funny, it took an internet gif to save my life from the internet. I was watching this funny gif on Tumblr, in which a young man keeps getting photobombed by his dog. Apparently there are a lot of these...
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A 5 Star Review for The Boys of Summer and a community comes together!
Wow! What a great way to start the morning! I woke to a tweet from @Kirstyv1 (Kirsty Vixard from All in One Place) letting me know that she’d posted her review of The Boys of Summer! Can I say I was...
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The Muse is YOUR Bitch, not the other way around!
I’ve been having a hard time settling down to a new project these past few days, which is really annoying since the recent snowpocalypse gave me a LOT of unexpected free time that I now feel that I’ve...
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Tougher Than You Think You Are…
I’m not one typically given to having epiphanies. My shifts in perspective tend not to come in a sudden toppling of brick and mortar, allowing me to see a path that was previously closed to me. I don’t...
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I had this one perfect day…
Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year. The nights are cooler, and the cat creeps onto the bed to purr beside your ear. The mornings are crisp and clean, and have a bite to them like a juicy Red...
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A Love Letter to Autumn
It’s no secret: I love autumn. I know a lot of people who hate it, who get depressed by the shorter days, the creeping cold, the leaves changing color and falling to the ground, a metaphor for death....
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Through the Eyes of My Dog
I’ve had several dogs over the years. If I’m not careful this will turn into a love letter to each one of those dogs, instead of the post I sat down here to write today. I could tell you about Jessie,...
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Book 3 in the Sixth Sense series, and the Convention Season!
Is it spring yet? I’m starting to think it might be. After uncharacteristically bitter temps (to the point my dog, who normally loves the snow, had trouble walking because the ground hurt his feet, it...
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The Value of Time
I managed to get the dog out today before it turned into a sauna outside. That’s been a little tough for me lately–getting out before it is too hot for both the dog and me. Sometimes it is all I can do...
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Frenzied, Frazzled, but Still Having Fun: the Truth and Consequences Book...
I confess, I’ve fallen down on the job a bit here with the book tour… thankfully, the tour took a brief hiatus over the weekend, so perhaps I can catch up now! Truth and Consequences is climbing the...
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Feed the Right Wolf…
I’m sure many of you are familiar with the proverb ascribed to the Cherokee Indians about how each of us has two wolves inside battling for control. A few months ago, inspired by others on Facebook who...
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Sometimes You Need that One Perfect Day…
One of the things I love about animals is that they are so good at living in the moment. That can be a problem if you have a dog with separation anxiety, (because for him, your leaving can be a...
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An Epiphany Before I Go…
Funny, it took an internet gif to save my life from the internet. I was watching this funny gif on Tumblr, in which a young man keeps getting photobombed by his dog. Apparently there are a lot of these...
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A 5 Star Review for The Boys of Summer and a community comes together!
Wow! What a great way to start the morning! I woke to a tweet from @Kirstyv1 (Kirsty Vixard from All in One Place) letting me know that she’d posted her review of The Boys of Summer! Can I say I was...
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Dear Internet: I Want My Life Back
Periodically, I decide I need to break up with the Internet. It usually comes after a week fraught with huge blowups among my circle: meltdowns and high drama, like the exposure of a catfisher or...
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