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The Gift That Keeps Giving

My oldest daughter Bonnie, gifted me a Storyworth book in the spring of 2021, which is a series of questions picked out by my grown kids...

Summer Nights

I remember when a summer night was an excuse to get out of the house, find the nearest outdoor bar with ambiance (or not), drink Long...

Thoughts of Malice…the Virtual Version

I just want to be grateful for a hot minute. I’ve been writing a long time, and it’s an isolating affair, and often writers feel like...

Creeping Back to Normal

I love this store. Mostly the prices. I had a serious melt-down, sloppy-cry moment yesterday. It started out as an ordinary day…morning...

Staycation Fail

It was all my idea. When my husband found out he had a couple extra days free before his new job began, he wanted to do something...

Amazing Podcast that Blew My Mind

Fran Lewis is a legend with writers. She is a professional reader, an author, and a person of note. She gave me a list of questions about...

Finding Virtue in the Virtual

Attending church was the one day I absolutely counted on to dress up a little, force myself to put on a decent amount of makeup, and head...

Life in the MASK Lane

Uhh… With a start, I remembered the time I had inadvertently puckered ugly lipstick stains on the inside of my mask. No use wearing...