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The Real World Settings of Books
My response to a significant question posed for the Insecure Writers Support Blog members: If you could live in any book world, which one would you choose?
California Writers Save Christmas
An alternative Santa’s workshop tale – not likely true
Follow-up to Thanks-Giving Vibes
Behold half of our merry gatherers for our Friendsgiving this year. The couple across the table from my husband and I are longtime friends who've hosted us for Thanksgiving for a dozen years. They allowed us to reciprocate because they'd recently returned from three...
I’m Thankful for Books
An ode to books, a means to living one’s best life
Life As a Miracle: Asics
The story of how Asics became my walking shoe brand – life as a miracle again. Amen
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
A Riff on the conundrum of who to invite to share your Thanksgiving feast?
Election Day
My husband and I will awaken before dawn on our national election day. Our lives will improve in a couple of ways, for better rather than worse we pray. an ENT/surgeon will remove the two amorphous growths on my parathyroid, alleviating a long-standing issue with...
News Caboose
So, on Thursday, October 24, I endured a lumbar spinal puncture ordered by my specialty neurologist, who's in the hunt for a diagnosis for my intermittent muscle spasms/joint jerks. For nearly four years, this disturbing condition has ruled my life to varying degrees....
Main Character or Protagonist
The difference between the story’s main character and its protagonist and tips on who to write a great one.
Life as a Miracle: My Team
My life as a miracle: the team that supports me offsets the ongoing and undiagnosed medical issue I have.
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