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What I should have done.
As I’ve blogged before, I have an inner competitiveness I struggle to keep contained. Unfortunately, on Thanksgiving Day, it was my husband who paid for my inability to ignore the desire to best someone. After a fine spread of food … Continue reading
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Bursting with energy
I have a little red head that one day might be the death of me. But this last week, he showed just how much of that is probably my fault. Watching him perform in his kindergarten’s Thanksgiving Day Celebration, I … Continue reading
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Never be late: Things I wish I would have known when I was fifteen.
In my opinion, there is nothing ruder than a person who is habitually late. Even if you’re only one minute late, you’re still late. It’s selfish and disrespectful to the person or persons stuck waiting for you. What about their … Continue reading
Worth the read: “Chasing Brooklyn”
“Chasing Brooklyn,” by Lisa Schroeder is one of the most interesting novels I’ve ever read. Told completely by free-verse poems, the author bounces between the point of view of Brooklyn and Nico, two teenagers dealing with the loss of the … Continue reading
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Shocked!
This week I saw an amazing transformation of a young lady. When we first met a few months ago, I mentally labeled her shy, nice kid, but shy. Now I know putting labels on a person is not the best … Continue reading
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Invisible stops
My return to small town living has brought many funny observations. My latest—few stop signs. I don’t know why but there are many intersections here with no indication as to who has the right of way. And even crazier, I … Continue reading
Anything can be accomplished: Things I wish I would have known when I was fifteen.
This summer my daughter met her first violin. It was love at first sight. Enraptured with its beauty and strings, all the way home from her friend’s house she emphatically tells me she wants to play the violin. I smiled … Continue reading
Wading through the garbage
Very seldom is there truth in advertising and sadly books are no different. The past three books I’ve brought home from the library have all been disappointing stinkers. Though by the back of the books, they were supposedly all acclaimed, … Continue reading
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a weary writer reminder
Five things I’ve learned after all these years of choosing the profession of writer: Almost everyone has either written a book or thought about writing a book. The pro? I’m not alone in my struggles. There are definitely others out … Continue reading
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Invisible?
As a writer of Young adult books I spend a lot of time observing teenagers. I’ve done it for so long I often find myself creeping closer to unsuspecting kids in conversation all the time. This week, while at the … Continue reading
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