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2023: Year of the Appliances

I normally use an appliance until I’ve wrung the very last drop of energy out of it.  A classic example is the wall oven that was in my house when I moved in 27 years ago.  It is large, self-cleaning, … Continue reading →

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2023: Flatiron Death Grip – Graphic Novel

I’ve been in touch with Gabriella Saenz this week about the artwork for our upcoming graphic novel, Flatiron Death Grip. This woman is SO talented! I am always amazed at her work. She has finished sketching all the characters and … Continue reading →

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2023: Happy Father’s Day

It’s Father’s Day and I wanted to pay tribute to all the fathers that have been in my life. I barely remember my paternal grandfather because he died when I was young though he outlived two wives. We called him … Continue reading →

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2023: Writing Your First Line

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2023: Nescatunga Arts Festival, Alva, Oklahoma

Yesterday I attended the 52nd Annual Nescatunga Arts Festival Arts Festival | Nescatunga Arts Festival | United States | Alva, Oklahoma in Alva, Oklahoma, home of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The Nescatunga Arts Council had the festivities set up in … Continue reading →

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2023: Year of the Robins

I posted on Facebook this week that our backyard had become a robin maternity ward.  And my little beagle dog was no longer allowed in her own backyard.  That was her yard (and her bathroom) and she wasn’t allowed to … Continue reading →

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2023: One Hundred-Year-Old Treasure

When I was young, when I got tired of a room, I’d run to the hardware store, buy a bucket of paint, change the color of the room, and move the furniture around. I’d peruse the Sears or Penney’s catalogue … Continue reading →

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2023: Being a Mother

It’s Mother’s Day once again. I looked back and I have been writing this blog for over 10 years. By now you should know all about me. I got married young, had my children young, and then quit having children … Continue reading →

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2023: External Conflict in Your Plot

As a writer for The Wild Rose Press, I attend their Tuesday night chats (http://chat.thewildrosepress.com/) and have learned a lot from editors and other speakers. Lately the Tuesday topic was conflict in stories by Eilidh MacKenzie, a 15-year veteran editing … Continue reading →

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2023: Internal Conflict in Your Plot

As a writer for The Wild Rose Press, I attend their Tuesday night chats (http://chat.thewildrosepress.com/) and have learned a lot from editors and other speakers. This last Tuesday the topic was conflict in stories by Eilidh MacKenzie, a 15-year veteran … Continue reading →

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