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Aussie Zeal

Aussie Zeal

Larry and I have traveled Australia and New Zealand, our travel quest for 30 years. Okay, I’ll admit on blog, it’s been our travel lust for that duration. We had to wait until…

The reward for good work

The reward for good work

In my 30s I learned a life lesson: The reward for good work is more work.

The thought that followed like Mary’s little lamb was equally pertinent to quality of life: If the reward for good work is more work, then I will go into private practice because I will make more money when I do good work. A savvy, brave girl insight.

Thump Trump

Thump Trump

I am a powerful chicka. PJ Colando knows that better than most. If I hijacked her book 1 1/2 years ago, it was high time I hijacked a post.

Recipro City

Recipro City

Does parity float your boat?
Does turn-taking twirl your world?
Does your life feel like a lucky charm or the bottom of a lake?

Affluenza

Affluenza

Some readers have wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled kid of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. And, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…

Some readers have wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled kid of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. And, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…
Some readers wondered about Brandon Breeden, the coddled progeny of my book, STASHES. His narrative arc was befuddled by the fact that he didn’t earn his parent’s esteem or his own self-esteem with a good deed – in fact, few deeds at all. Brandon’s prize vehicle was only a red Ford F-150. Yet, he would have tested negative for Affluenza…

The Breeden family and their friends live in central Michigan, where author manufacture and agriculture forged a reliable middle class. STASHES is set in the fall of 2009 when unfortunate real estate loan practices gutted the American Dream. Many people of that area and era would have tested positive for poorlio…

Narrative Arc

Narrative Arc

Narrative Arc is not like Noah’s Ark, though its Biblical tale has a full narrative arc, if there ever was one. Such a ginormous boat might come in handy as El Nino rains its rains.

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