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...
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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...
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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...
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3 Movies To See Now: DVD Recommendations
Oranges and Sunshine tagline: Thousands of lost children. A secret buried by time. One woman will bring the truth to light. Rainy days take over this part of the Pacific Northwest, fires warm...
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The Huffington Post Reviews my book Sandcastle and Other Stories
When you don’t have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it’s sex. When you have both, it’s health. If everything is simply jake, then you’re frightened of death. – J.P....
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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...
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@AmberNorrgard Puts Me In The Hot Seat: 1st Author Q&A
I first encountered the fiery poet and author Amber Jerome~Norrgard last fall on Twitter. Her Tweets stood out in bold colorful short lines as honest, plainspoken in the best way, raw, hilarious, and...
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Halloween Tales: Horror Fiction Round 1
I try to read a short story, or part of a long short story, every single night. A good habit I started years ago. In the past couple months I picked three books...
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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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Top 10 Albums That Help Gabe Berman Create
“In Live Like a Fruit Fly, Gabe Berman shares his recipe for living a more joyful, worthwhile, and abundant life in every way. A witty, entertaining, and insightful read.” — Deepak Chopra...
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