Somebody Stop Me
"She dropped it two years after Covid sunk its ugly teeth into the neck of the world." That's a great line for a new story I may or may...
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Please help me improve our relationship
The QR code will direct you to a survey. The survey is confidential and blind which means I will not be able to see who is answering...
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Dec 43 min read
I'm Squawking Today
Many of you may know that one of my literary heroes is Kurt Vonnegut. He has and always will influence my stories at some level. His...
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Nov 293 min read
We Sing Louder
The parts of a magnet are its two poles: the north pole and the south pole : Poles : The north pole is the positive side of the magnet,...
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Nov 271 min read
IT'S THANKSGIVING TIME AGAIN!
These are the items still on my Thanksgiving Day grocery list for tomorrow's last day of holiday shopping… Green beans Cranberries and...
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Nov 214 min read
Back Then and The Here and Now
Thinking back to my mom happens more often now. Mom passed away December 19, 2016. She was seventy-nine years old and had been struggling...
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Nov 141 min read
I don't do it for the awards but, boy-oh-boy! Are they nice.
Some great news on the writing front just before the release date, Sunday, November 17, 2024... Literary Titan has awarded The Heartbreak...
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Nov 116 min read
How to Survive Our Parents (Or, I was raised by wolves and my sister's going to kill me for writing this.)
My mom, whenever I would rustle up the cats as a kid, would say, "Susi, don't mollox the cat!" So, like, there's no such word as mollox,...
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Nov 33 min read
Why I Write
Let me explain... I don't write for the bombs, the bullets or the blood. Oh, wait. That's a line from A Few Good Men . Okay. For...
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Oct 316 min read
5-Star Reviews Make Me Want to Shout, "Skwee!"
This is sort of related to what I typically post to The Dementia Chronicles 2.0 so, I hope you don't mind if I post some good news. My...
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Sep 244 min read
While He Sleeps, I Write
Most days I spend at home writing. Working from home allows me many freedoms to care for things around here like caring for Bob as well...
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Sep 222 min read
How to Completely Make a Pigsty Out of Your Kitchen in Five Easy Steps
Step 1 Go downstairs to clean your kitchen but instead get sidetracked by the mountain of laundry waiting for you on your laundry room...
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Sep 124 min read
AND THE LAUNCH BEGINS
It gets busy now. The work for a book launch feels never ending. Right now, I’m working on gathering reviews from readers (always), from...
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Sep 24 min read
Squaring Up
Once, Bob and I went to the doctor for a weird thing. We went to a stomach surgeon. And, although he was a stomach surgeon, I felt I...
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Aug 302 min read
THE GREAT CROSSOVER: How Nonfiction Inspires Fiction And Vice Versa
After some nudging from writers both here on the island and on social media, I decided to host a 3-hour writing workshop that will...
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Aug 283 min read
All the Words He Cannot Speak
Bob used to talk in his sleep (I call it sleeptalking ) and formed actual words. Sometimes I'd slap a hand over my mouth to stifle a...
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Aug 192 min read
Loving August After One Helluva July
So many things happened this July. And I’d tell you but reliving nightmares is not my bag. Please allow me to leapfrog over July and...
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Jul 301 min read
Ignoring the Tougher Stuff Because a Book's Coming Out
Lately, I've been putting my fingers in my ears and saying, "Lalalalalala" because this crazy vortex of everything has landed all at once...
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Jul 241 min read
A Tidal Wave of Difficulties
I'm sorry I've been so quiet of late. I've been deep in contemplation. I figure, I work six to eight hours on Bob stuff. That's what I...
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Jul 22 min read
As Time Closes In
"I'm not a future seer." A few years ago, 2017, Bob and I went to a Willy Nelson concert. We took four dogs—Robert, Rocky, Missy and...
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