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Book Cover Reveal: The Conversationalist

I’ve been busy on the other side of the writing life, the dreaded side, the one that makes me most nervous: the pre-release side of the game. And it is a game. Please...

Sandcastle and Other Stories: 1st Book Release

My first eBook, Sandcastle and Other Stories, has just been published at Amazon, and the response I am receiving is very energizing and humbling at the same time. I hope everyone reading the...

PEEK: Mothers of Twins — A 3rd Tale From Sandcastle and Other Stories

The third story from Sandcastle and Other Stories is dedicated to my mother. The photos are of The Girls, Myrtle and Lucille (who I called twins even though they were three years apart...

Haiku To Meet You — Round 2

Today it’s time for more poetry. A frosty morning inspires like nothing else. Most are in haiku form, but there is one free verse poem attached at the end, 20 in all. I...

REDUX — 12 Blogs of Christmas: The 12 Holiday Faux Pas

When you see this button you know it’s one of the official 12 Blogs of Christmas — Check them all out! The 12 Holiday Faux Pas A fantastic group of 12 writers and...

What’s In A Name? — Choosing A Pen Name

Here are a couple photos of my home in Anacortes on Fidalgo Island, part of the San Juan Islands. In my new holiday story for 2012, Bracelet (click to read), the main character...

Bracelet — Holiday Short Story 2012

The Christmas season begins and here at the end of 2012 I want to share my new holiday tale: Bracelet. It’s different from last year’s bouncy and jaunty tale about a single woman...

Seducing Santa — Holiday Short Story 2011

Here is a replay of Seducing Santa, the first holiday tale published on A Writer’s Life Blog in December 2011 — Bracelet (click title to read this new tale) will be published in December...

BONUS Wake Me Up: Unused Novel Opening

I finished writing Wake Me Up and was ready to publish it in 2011 . . . When I reread the book for the fiftieth time, I realized the opening needed to begin...

Spend Halloween With Eartha Kitt’n + 10 Scary Cat Films

My favorite season is here. Fall into fall. Did anyone celebrate the solstice? Planning the trip to the pumpkin patch? Here is a photo of one visit to a most excellent pumpkin patch...

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