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In Which I Discover That We’ve Been Robbed

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on December 28, 2010 | 33 Comments »

We packed up the car and headed to my parent’s house for the holidays.  We had everything that was really important with us: the family, my laptop, the kids’ medicine.  It was a good thing, too, because our home was broken into on Christmas Eve, and we were robbed. Our neighbor, who knew that we [...]

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A Krampus Christmas

Posted in Writing on December 24, 2010 | 14 Comments »

Trust Battle Bunny, aka Ryan Bridger from my writer’s group, to introduce me to the most horrifying holiday myth that I have ever heard of.  Read his super cool, ultra-violent Christmas story, “A Krampus Christmas” and then curl up on your side and weep.  You’ll never look at Santa the same way again.  

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There Is No Hope For Me.

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on December 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Even when I try to be good and kick violence and evil in the face, the Universe is out to thwart me.  It’s hopeless.

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Choppity Chop Chop: Manuscripts and Haircuts.

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on December 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I am taking an axe to my hair.  Well, I’m actually going to find a stylist to take scissors to it, but the end result shall be about a foot and a half of black hair on the salon floor.  I’ve had the same hair for about two years now, which is some kind of [...]

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The Best Part of Marrying Young…

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on December 15, 2010 | 25 Comments »

…is that you get to grow up together. We met when I was barely 20 years old.  He was 21, and had been back in America for two weeks after living in the Baltics for the last couple of years.  He spoke Russian and sometimes had to search in order to find the correct word [...]

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In Which I Discover, To My Horror, That I Don’t Read Books

Posted in Writing, tagged , , on December 12, 2010 | 17 Comments »

In January I decided that I wanted to read a book a week. It shouldn’t be a difficult thing.  After all, I live to read.  I can knock a book out fairly quickly. And what author won’t improve their craft by reading, says I? So 52 books in a year it was. Well, December is here [...]

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The Remix. Or, With Just A Little Help From My Friends

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

You all know that KM Walton is pretty much my hero.  Tenacious, savvy, and extremely deserving of her success.  Most of you also know that I lost a challenge to her and so I wrote her a song.  Did you know that song has a remix? Well, it does.  Thank you, Mason.  The world would [...]

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Hey, I’m on the NaNoWriMo Blog!

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , on December 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »

And we’re dancing.  What do you think about them apples?  I’m on the far right, black dress, black hair and red belt.  My friend Laura J. Hickman is front and center with the red sleeves.  You can read the article here.  Look ma, we’re famous!

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RIP Ruby Woo

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , on December 6, 2010 | 12 Comments »

Brothers and Sisters, we have gathered together this day to celebrate the passing of the illustrious Ruby Woo red lipstick.  Alas, we hardly knew ye.  But Tiny Daughter, the floor, wall, and mirror apparently knew ye quite well.  Rest in peace.

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“Stalk Me,” She Says. Well, Okay!

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , on December 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »

She’s 32 years old, 5’6″, and has what she calls a “mexi-fro”. She’s also gorgeous as all get out and swears like a sailor. Her daughter is dating an older man. (He’s five.) She wrote reviews for baby gooroo and is frustrated at not being able to lose the baby weight. Her husband has Celiac Disease [...]

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