Reflections Old Folks Rock 1 Aug 2025 A random act of kindness. A smile. A hug. A meal. Flowers. Even more valuable—our time. Elders have much to say before they pass. They’ve lived through hell. And survived.…
Global Issues… Celebrate Women’s History Month Together #celebratewomenshistory 27 Mar 202526 Mar 2025 Quick, name three women from history who made a significant impact your life today. Now, click comment below, and share who they are and how their efforts changed your life.…
Attempts at Humor… Witty Comebacks 26 Jul 202427 Jul 2024 A few years back, I wrote a blog post or two (actually 14 so far) about humor (search my category called Attempts at Humor). But I'm just not that funny.…
Reflections Time. . . 8 Nov 2023 Do you need time? It slips away. It’s of the essence. It marches on. It will tell. It heals all things. It is the great thief. It is not your…
Blog Events… Cost v. Risk Assessments 24 Oct 202324 Oct 2023 What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? As a teen I took plenty of risks. I bet you did, too. Crossing the traffic…
Relationships Healthy Relationships: Real or Fiction? 24 May 2023 What do you think? Are healthy relationships a myth, an ideal, or achievable? What ARE healthy relationships, anyway? No decent novel anywhere--ever--features a protagonist with ideal relationships. Think of it.…
My Books Creating QR Codes for FREE! 1 May 2023 Did you know you can create your own QR code without having to purchase it? Totally. Free. At first search, it seems everyone wants to sell you one, which is…
Attempts at Humor… Publishing (A First-Timer’s View) in 19 Easy-ish Steps (LOL) 7 Apr 20237 Apr 2023 As my faithful readers know, my forthcoming novel, A Bent Tree Path, is taking a long time (understatement of the century) to prepare! It's with beta readers now, and I…
The Bent Tree Path… Blue-pencil Time 8 Jul 2021 So many of us here, who follow each other's blogs, are writers who want to publish. Others are writers who just want a place to express, create, share and sometimes…
Reflections… Developing a Mission Statement for Fiction Novel 13 May 2020 You can help me decide! Here are a few shorter sentences that I'm developing to help guide revision of the upcoming novel, The Bent Tree Path. Here's your chance to…
Global Issues… Diversity 7 Feb 201724 Oct 2020 it burst forth from rock, high in the mountains- its journey before unseen. now resplendent with light, with movement, wind catching droplets, splaying into sky in joyful play. then down.…
Attempts at Humor… How About Another? 25 Jan 2016 It's not like I don't have plenty to do. Actually, I live in Plenty to Do. I know everyone there. In the center of Plenty to Do lives a tiny…
Attempts at Humor… How to Write With a Whip 27 Oct 201520 Mar 2016 Ever get caught up in frustration that there's just not enough time to write? Between working full time, homemaking, investigating information we need to write, and a few other significant…
Reflections Four-Dimensional Thinking: 2014 Review, and More! 31 Dec 201420 Mar 2016 You may have heard of three dimensional thinking; considering past, present and future. As we close out 2014, and welcome the new year, I'd like to propose we consider not…
Reflections And on and on 2 Aug 20142 Aug 2014 I wait for no one I am a-wastin' You cannot stop me I will tell I am an illusion I keep on slippin' into the future Procrastination is my thief…
DP challenge I Could Have Built a. . . 5 Jun 2014 I could have built a ... Rainbow Of the neatly folded laundry, Or a tower made of Dishes stacked in gleaming Rows and columns. I could have built a Mansion,…
Attempts at Humor… Happy WordPress Anniversary (to me)! 22 May 201422 May 2014 Something from Wordpress arrived in my notifications box today! Excited (in the style of Ralphie, opening his package from the Lil' Orphan Annie Radio Show), my heart raced. Could it…
Motivations Faith or Fear: Roots Run Rampant 28 Feb 20143 Mar 2014 Fear has roots with underground runners! Just when I think I've pulled the biggest, up crops another branch. I pull it, and off of that one, a myriad others, in…
Humble Trophies Liebster not Biebster 12 Feb 20143 Mar 2014 All the talk about what the Biebster is doing wrong again. . . instead of that, I am going to talk about the Liebster! Khana, of khanasweb.com, was awesome enough to…
Not the Sort of Things People Talk About New Menu Topic 9 Sep 2013 "My dear," she whispered as she peered down over her bifocals to the little one fearfully looking up to her for help, "These are not the sort of things people talk…
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