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• Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast?

  

  Maybe they’re not like this, or maybe they are. Ghosts.The White Queen in Alice in Wonderland said, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Good Salad: “Lunchtime” Weekly Photo Challenge

  

  Today’s weekly photo challenge is “Lunchtime,” and what we have for lunch. As it’s Friday, and I’m Catholic, that means no meat. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Write What You Know: Writing About My Life in Baseball & Sharing An Excerpt

  

  After I finished writing my first independent novel, I was already working on a second, a growing-pains love story. It has a lot of potential, but midway... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Conversations With My Children

  

  Pope Francis I. Photo credit: BonAppetit.com.I was spring cleaning and stopped. My mother had called to say there was white smoke coming from the Vatican.I... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You Time

  

  My friend, Amy Nelson, got me feeling sentimental this morning with her post about nostalgic songs…So…This is a long overdue thank you to those of you who’ve... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Hands Look Old

  

  You can’t always tell how old a woman is by her face, but you can tell how old she is often by her hands.Hands don’t lie.In the winter, my hands look much... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Write, Part III, The Finale

  

  Kate DiCamillo, Author of “Because of Winn Dixie,” “The Tale of Desperaux,” “The Mircaulous Journey of Edward Tulane,” and “The Magician’s Elephant.”One of my... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Write, Part II

  

  “The rain was beating down hard, hitting the awnings over the kitchen windows. The leaves of our old magnolia tree were drenched and wilting. I wished I could... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• WHY I WRITE, Part I

  

  George OrwellGeorge Orwell started it. His famous piece, “Why I Write,” has inspired writers of all walks of life to talk about whey they write. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Accepting the Versatile Blogger Award Today

  

  Today, I am once again happy to accept an award given to me by Mandy Eve Barnett. She has kindly bestowed The Versatile Blogger Award to Steph’s Scribe, and I a... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lost In The Details —Weekly Photo Challenge

  

  I really liked what Christopher Martin had to say in today’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. As an amateur photographer, with a keen interest is “seeing thing... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Comedy of “Goofy” Errors

  

  One helluva Goofy trip.We should have known better. We should never have taken the second trip. Our first vacation had been so amazing—everything ran like... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Forward & Forward Thinkers —Weekly Photo Challenge

  

  George Washington, the Father of Our Country, in Philadephia, PA.As it was just President’s Day and my son and daughter are both learning about the American... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 10 Ideas To Make Your Oscar Party Memorable

  

  * * *I’m feeling a little guilty. I usually host a pretty solid Oscar Party each year and have been doing so for about twenty years. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Memoir in 6 Words

  Today in my magazine class, I challenged the students for fun to write their memoir in 6 words, as has been done by many folks. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• …And Then There’s A Rainbow…

  

  It’s very faint, and I used my iPhone and not my Nikon, but it’s there—a rainbow.It hasn’t been a particularly good 2013 so far. There’s been a lot going on in... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Haunting Recurring Nightmares – What Do They Mean?

  

  Dorothy’s Tornado…much like mine.Today’s Daily Prompt: Describe the last nightmare you remember having. What do you think it meant? Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Far From Normal: A Scaredy Cat Who Speaks With A British Accent?

  

  Scaredy cat. Image from liveshopgive.com.It’s true—when you take a step back and look at your life as an outsider might, it may look a little different. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Kiss

  

  This week’s weekly photo challenge comes from Sara Rosso at WordPress.The word is Kiss. In a new post specifically created for this challenge, share a picture... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cupid’s Arrow: Daily Prompt for Valentine’s Day

  

  Today’s directions for the Daily Post are to do the following:It’s Valentine’s Day, so write an ode to someone or something you love. Bonus points for poetry! Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION