When you hear the word ‘family’, your knee jerk response may be to define the word as ‘individuals connected via DNA’. Mine’s not. Now, I could say it’s because my own personal familial journey is far from conventional, but I’m not so sure. I think as we get older, we redefine the world around us, […]
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After “THE END” Comes #writing
No better words are ever typed by a writer than “THE END”. This is when the writer finally resurfaces and blinks myopically around at the real world after being fully submerged in their story filled heads. I’m happy to admit I have finally hit this stage with CAUGHT IN THE AFTERMATH, the third book in […]
Continue readingKeeping it in the family…#familylife #teens #language
In case you haven’t figured it out, I’m a writer. Which means words to me are like clothes to a fashionista, books to a librarian, bacon to pups, and a slime trail to a snail. Throughout my life, they help me get my point across during conversational gambits, much like painting a auditory picture so […]
Continue readingHitting the Road… #traveling
By the time this hits your in-box, my little gang should be somewhere meandering through the emerald hills of Ireland. It’s the first of our tri-city UK tour: Dublin, Edinburgh, and London. Knight and I stormed London twenty years ago, so we decided to mount a return, this time with the Prankster Duo in attendance. […]
Continue readingOn Scorpions, Dust, and Fur #writerlife
I’ve lived most of my life in the Southwest, where dust rules, cool is anything under 90 degrees, and the local wildlife is more likely to kill you than cuddle. Thus, I’ve maintained an understanding with the three main sand dwellers–scorpions, snakes, and huge ass spiders–you go be you away from me and I won’t […]
Continue readingWhen Your Imagination Kicks Into Overdrive #family #writerslife #parenting
I ran across this little article some time in the last week that took a brief ride through a mom’s mind as she tried to sleep one night from one of my favorite blogs, Scary Mommy. While it was completely relatable if you’re a mom, if you are a mom AND a writer, that trek […]
Continue readingWhat’s the Real Story? #writing #writers
Normally I don’t share much about my Prankster Duo, namely because they believe its equivalent to sharing naked baby in the sink (or on the rug) pictures. Yet, this particular happening had me thinking about what writing really means to me. Here’s the background: One of my friends is mom to one of their friends. […]
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