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Getting the Nails Done
It has been way too long since I had my nails done. It has been long enough that my cuticles are torn up, my nails are peeling, and I am tired of my hands always hurting. After thinking about it, I decided I needed to prioritize my needs a bit more, so I planned to…
Read MoreThe Missing Lid
It all started yesterday morning. It was cold, not unusual. I made my lunch, a thermos of tea, and a cup of coffee for the ride to work. I usually finish the coffee before I get there and bring in the cup and fill it with tea. It is a favorite cup of mine, a…
Read MoreCelebrate!
People need to celebrate, to find reasons to be happy! They need it in stories, they need it in real life. One of the great guarantees of living is that trouble will come find you, but no matter what troubles have landed on your head, look for reasons to celebrate. You can celebrate the weekend,…
Read MoreFat Thinking
I am a round person, have been my whole life and while I am not ashamed of a body that works and holds a good bit of power, I do wish I was smaller. Lately I have been working with a team of people who are much smaller than I am and I observed something…
Read MoreTeaching Moments
My regular job is teaching. I work through an agency and have the thrill and adventure of watching high school students grow, stretch, and become contributing members of society. This year I get to teach chemistry along with three different levels of math and a few other incidentals. But the story I am going to…
Read MoreGenerational Changes
If we start with this world, one can make assumptions about people born in the thirties, the fifties, the seventies, and the nineties. They are different than those born after the computer revolution, and those born now. Current children will be that much more different than the generations before them and so it will continue…
Read MoreColorful World
I was lucky enough to meet my fantastic NewEarth Artist while I was living in Missouri. She is an amazing woman with a talent for translating words into visuals. I described the scenes from the stories and she provided the images, bringing details to life, including an abundance of color. The natural world here on…
Read MoreRefugees
What does it take to motivate someone to pack up and leave their home, their culture, their food, religion, community, family, and language? People do it all over the world looking to escape the intolerable or find hope when it is lost. My Grandfather came to this country at 16 with an address in his…
Read MoreDays Off
For Presidents Day I was home and it was a thrilling day spent with family and friends. I did something we rarely have a chance to do, I invited some friends over, cooked a meal and exchanged stories. So much of my time is devoted to work, to writing, to family, to house and home…
Read MoreExpressions
I have been enjoying reading in someone else’s world lately, looking at their creation, falling into their story, examining their characters. What a joy it is to get lost in the twists and turns, be surprised by the curves and bends that the characters take. I love good characters, passionately hate the bad ones, fall…
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