Still over the moon about the Skipp anthology. But that doesn’t mean that I’m slacking. I threw down the gauntlet and issued a challenge to a few friends on Monday. Each one of us made it into an e-book, and that is pretty cool. Getting into an antho is always fun, but crashing the party [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Williams Syndrome’
Love Letters: WIP Wednesday
Posted in Writing, tagged love letters, Williams Syndrome, WIP Wednesday on February 24, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’m Queen of the Wooooooorld!
Posted in Writing, tagged adversity, challenges, special needs, Williams Syndrome, WIP Wednesday on February 3, 2010 | 19 Comments »
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Friends, Romans, and Writers, lend me your ears: I am Queen of the World! I have been under an inordinate amount of stress lately. Real Life responsibilities, waiting on test results for my son, and literary deadlines have nearly done me in. And then today happened. The most important [...]
Today’s Thoughts on Williams Syndrome
Posted in Writing, tagged child, hope, special needs, Williams Syndrome, writing a book on December 29, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Small Son’s test results came back, and his calcium is elevated. Once upon a time this happened to us, and he descended into kidney failure because of it. We’re hoping it can be changed with diet instead of drugs, and I’m keeping a diary of everything that he puts into his mouth. It isn’t much. [...]
Day Two
Posted in Writing, tagged personal essay, Williams Syndrome on July 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Also, here is a brief essay that I wrote about a typical day. I originally posted it in January. A Broken Laptop by Mercedes M. Yardley Her son pulls eight keys from the keyboard. Her daughter finishes it off, making it a nice and even twenty. This slows the writer down some. The telephone rings. [...]
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