Deadlines
Deadlines help. When there’s a deadline… I sometimes create a deadline, put it on my calendar, to trick my writing mind into finishing a story draft, a section of a novel, a letter...
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Ducks…
This window view is from right outside my office window in front of the cattails. I’m trying to get all my ducks in a row with my current project draft, while juggling the...
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7 Haikus — Poetry
I confess loudly: Chili Cheese Fries are my favorite food in the entire culinary world. And Red Hot Lover’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan still makes the best version. I know they’re bad bad...
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War and Peace & Other Favorite Book Recommendations
It was a peaceful day and that made me think of some of my favorite books. And please don’t think less of me for stating I love War and Peace – I’m part...
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Zippy Puppy
Zippy was such a slinky-bodied puppy with huge paws and needle-like teeth. His ears flopped and didn’t point straight up for about a year. Here he is following Lucille up the back garden...
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Unused Section from 1st Novel — Original Writing
This is the opening to my first novel Wake Me Up. It is set in Missoula, Montana, October, 2004, the lead-up to the Presidential election. The atmosphere was very different living in Sun...
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January Sunset
The winter blue sky and clouds today inspire. A quiet day at home, writing, revising. Please subscribe to a writer’s life & follow me...
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