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  • Nostalgic for Normal?

    Not in a Novel Routines are good. I mean they’re good for something. I don’t like to live in routines. It drives me a little batty. However, there’s a nostalgia about what boring normal used to be. The hum drum I took for granted. I feel it mostly in connection with work. Normal was racing…

  • Nailing Description

    Margaret Laurence – A Way With Words I’ve been slowly making my way through books that I bought at a flea market. They were in a dusty, dirty old cardboard box, a treasure trove, if perfect condition is not a requirement for good reading. I talked about one of these books in a previous post…

  • Thanks to the Heroes of 2020

    Everyone wants to be a hero, the one person who makes a difference. The person no one wonders why they were put on the earth. It’s a goal even if to attain this status means sacrifice, loss of self, even pain.Novels are chock full of heroes, both obvious and those quietly saving the day.I have…

  • Code Breaking Down a Rabbit Hole

    Another note on NaNoWriMo writing. I know it’s starting to sound like my favorite topic. It’s the turbo writing part of the NaNo month that has me hooked. At the start of NaNo I took advantage of some of the tips and tricks that were offered to newbies. One of those tips was to keep…

  • Candy Land

    The years get eaten up like candy,Can’t stop indulging in time,Doing the every day,Worrying and preventing worries.Grinding my teeth,Facing the workday,Making me old,Wearing down my wick,Burning my oil,Looking back,Looking forward,The path is straight,That follows the line of time.

  • 10 Things I Can do Without in my Life

    a personal survey Lipstick – it’s a ‘special occasion’ thing for me. I wouldn’t miss it. Statistics- Like out of 5000 submissions less than 50 are requested for more in a query to an agent. Boss- in the traditional work sense. Otherwise, we all know there is always an authority somewhere in our lives and…

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