Primadonna girl, yeah All I ever wanted was the world I can’t help that I need it all The primadonna life, the rise and fall You say that I’m kinda difficult But it’s always someone else’s fault Got you wrapped around my finger, babe You can count on me to misbehave — from Primadonna…
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What I was in this beginning, now feels like my end. Evolution. Pollution. Bittering my flesh. Is letting go just forgiveness? I hope so. Because in this circling fire of start to finish, my eyes are red rimmed and my timing is flawed — from the poem Your Page & Mine Open to…
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Not too long ago, I wrote a guest post for Rachel Thompson, a fellow author, as part of her ongoing series about raw and honest moments in life — where Rachel collects what sometimes are the darkest of memories, and how each person, each writer of life, survived and thrived. What I find most amazing…
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Happy birthday, Stuliana. Love and tail wags from Kipling and Zippy One person, a beautiful, laughing most of the time, carefree kid who lives with her family in Cyprus, a child of Greek gods for sure, has shared her puppy with me all this time. Yes, the secret is out: I am not the true…
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In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. This summer’s sleeper hit film. Don’t miss it. Jean: As long as such a fall…
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I love sharing the Kipling puppy love as much as possible, and it has been quite a long time since her growing cuteness has graced A Writer’s Life Blog. Hopefully these photos will make up for any lost cheer. Eartha Kitt’n was getting over an eye infection and loved to rest on a guest bed.…
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Elizabeth Shaw: My God, we were so wrong . . . I grew up in a family of horror film lovers, and scary book readers. I was a kid, age ten, when Jaws hit the big screen, 13 when Alien came out in May of 1979, and the junior high cafeteria filled with chatter of…
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Kylie Minogue hit the airwaves in the late 80s with the throwaway pop ditty, I Should Be So Lucky. It is a happy pop song that I remember because I couldn’t get away from it that year, and it stayed in my head. There was an earnestness in the delivery that grated. I was, and…
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The writing life is a long and winding road, for most, and I include myself in this curvy path. The voices of my fictional characters reverberate in my head, what they want to show me, where they want to take me, and I try to listen. Even doing mundane chores, I can’t shut off thoughts…
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But first a word from your film sponsor: A very happy Memorial Day to you and your extended family – may your thoughts be with those who served and those who still protect. In 2011, not even the committed and engaging actor, Ryan Reynolds, who was so willing to put on those green tights, could…
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