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• Go Ahead—Call Me Corny

  

  * * *Last night I snuggled in and turned on the television, which is something I don’t normally do. I don’t watch a lot of TV, but during the months of... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Things We Take For Granted

  

  * * *Tonight after I dropped my daughter and her friend off at their religious education class, I was driving home listening to the radio. I happened to be... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stuff Those Stockings with Books

  

  Baseball Girl and Beneath the Mimosa Tree are both available via Amazon and Barnes Noble.* * *This week, I’ve received a couple of nice reviews for Baseball... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let Scrooge In This Holiday Season

  

  My Favorite Scrooge | Albert Finney in Scrooge the Musical VersionI’m crossing my fingers that my feature writing students will heed my advice and read A... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Holiday Archenemy

  

  Moments before the tantrum.It’s Sunday, and a few days ago we all gave thanks. Truly, I am thankful for so many things in life. Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thankfulness, Doug Flutie, and The Power of Love

  

  The scent of a familiar cologne wafting into the room. An old song playing on the radio. The smell of spaghetti sauce cooking on the stove, the aroma of garlic... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Letter in the Desk | An Excerpt | Friday Fiction

  

  * * *Unfortunately, this week I am too busy to write a new Friday Fiction post. However, I thought I would share a post I discuss with my students in class. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Autumn is Always a Good Time to Fall into a Story

  

  My first novel, Beneath the Mimosa Tree, takes place primarily from September through New Year’s Eve. I’ve always loved the season of autumn, so I decided to se... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday Fiction – The Beginning of a Love Story

  

  * * *This week’s prompt asked us to begin with one simple sentence, which was this:The old house, with its wildly overgrown garden, was silent,... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Running Out of Time? You’re Not Alone.

  

  We don’t need a lot of reminders that time passes quickly (or maybe we do).  We can see how it changes before us every day: a baby who suddenly is a year old,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Witch’s Memories | Friday Fiction

  

  The Witch gathered up her things—the cauldron, the potion mixer, the wide-brimmed hat—and stepped over the woman she had just put into a deep sleep. Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Colors of Autumn

  

  “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald The approach to campus | Stevenson University | October 27, 2015Colors of Fal... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hat Obsessed

  

  I like to call this my new Downton Abbey hat. I love it almost as much as I love the show.I just bought another hat, the one pictured above, and so I’m afraid m... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Friday | A Not-So-Happy Story of Love

  

  For this week’s Fiction Friday, I used a prompt that asked us to write something we don’t normally write. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Best Soup | A Family Favorite

  

  * * *I cannot take credit for this recipe; it comes from my mother-in-law. For years I have been making this soup for my family. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today’s Suggestion: Keep Dancing

  

  I have a confession to make: I love to dance.I have another confession to make: sometimes I dance as a form of exercise.The fact of the matter is, like many... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Road to Event Planning

  

  Beautiful Camden Yards, where I planned many an event. Photo credit: Stephanie VerniThis week, my colleagues Leeanne Bell McManus, Chip Rouse, and I received... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Prettiness of White Pumpkins

  

  Photo credit: Stephanie Verni* * *Even though it’s fall and the leaves on the East Coast trees are starting to change into the traditional colors of yellows,... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Withdrawal and The Staircase

  

  Today I decided that I would write a little something. I haven’t written anything creatively in a while, and it’s sort of getting to me. I’m going through... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Change

  

  It’s been a while since Steph’s Scribe was updated. Over the past few days I decided it was time for a fresh look. As I’ve positioned “Sparkle” as more of a... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION