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Send in the Paparazzi, I’m in a Magazine
I think I must get about a dozen emails per day from bots and scammers claiming to want to assist in some way with my author career. They want to share my book with alleged book groups or have the… Continue reading
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It’s Blooming Hot
As I write this we are in the midst of what is supposed to be a mercifully short heatwave. About a week ago when temperatures were more spring-like I decided it was finally time to get the patio plants planted.… Continue reading
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Goldilocks and the Three Microwaves
It’s Monday afternoon, and if you stepped into our house right now, you might think we were trying to open some sort of appliance store. Right now there are four microwaves in this house, and we just ordered another because… Continue reading
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Someone Remembers That Thing You Wrote That One Time
I saw the news that Daniel Kraus won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Angel Down to which I offer my sincere congratulations. It joins a host of literary classics that will forever be remembered by readers.… Continue reading
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Random Updates
This past week has been a bit overwhelming. A loved one is having some health issues another loved one had a medical procedure. There has been research and phone calls and stress coupled with feeling overwhelmed and also somehow helpless.… Continue reading
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Working More and Making Less
Last week I got an email from yet another print-on-demand platform that I’ve used to make money selling my t-shirt designs that they are cutting royalties for creators. The following day I received my monthly payment from a different print-on-demand… Continue reading
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Music for Dinosaurs
I was over at the county library Tuesday afternoon glazing a little jar I made in a class a few weeks ago. There were a half dozen of us there working on different pottery projects. A woman across from me… Continue reading
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Planting Deer Food, I Mean Flowers
The Easter Bunny (aka my mom) sent an Easter basket (aka a padded mailer) full of goodies. Among them were some gladiolus bulbs and a packet of wildflower seeds. It’s a sign that my mom is a true optimist. This… Continue reading
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Earthworm Showers Bring May Flowers?
Lots of cool things happened this past week. I went out to lunch with a good friend. I took a class at the library. The daffodils started blooming, but perhaps the most memorable event was the earthworms. Friday is garbage… Continue reading
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Painting Flowers with Helen
I know I’ve used this space to vent about the internet before, but even I have to admit that the internet is not a complete cesspool. If it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t have discovered Helen Dardik, an artist… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 