by PJColando | Aug 11, 2026 | blog post
“You’re a good person,” my pastor said, ” and good people get hurt.” “Further, good people are rare.” That counseling conversation occurred long ago, but it’s seared into my soul because of life experiences that caused...
by PJColando | Aug 5, 2026 | blog post
Everybody wants to be part of a great cause, a tribe, a fellowship, a sisterhood — everybody except Henry Thoreau, the great American killjoy who chose solitude. While he’s an acclaimed wordsmith – with deep wisdom that can be mined from his writings...
by PJColando | Jul 28, 2026 | Adventure, blog post
A curious nature, coupled with a personal need for novelty and adventure, which may/may not be undiagnosed ADD, has ingrained wanderlust in my soul. Thus, I’m well-aligned with the American ideal of freedom to roam. After all, what kind of person would board a...
by PJColando | Jul 14, 2026 | blog post
Not long ago, my husband and I were fortunate to attend a lecture featuring two neurologists who’ve investigated H-SAM, and a woman who possesses H-SAM (hyper semi-autograghic memory), Marilu Henner, who was one of the first people studied. It was an evening to...
by PJColando | Jul 7, 2026 | blog post
After this blog post goes live, my husband will take me for my knee replacement surgery. I’m unafraid, prepared, and ready because I had the other knee replaced last fall, and I know the drill. But also because I am a Nurturer/Examplar, that is, a firstborn...
by PJColando | Jul 1, 2026 | blog post
July 1 question – Is there anything you’d like to see changed, added, and/or rearranged about the book publishing industry? Because I have no opinions about the July question/prompt, I decided to share a question I was asked at a recent writer event: Is...
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