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• Shoulda Woulda Coulda — Daily Prompt

  

  Today’s WordPress Daily Prompt entitled Shoulda Woulda Coulda asks us to tell about something you should do…but don’t.* * *Ms. O’Brien…in and out of character. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Low-Budget Ideas That Your Valentine Will LOVE

  

  Last year, my Valentine’s blog post was about putting some effort into your Valentine’s cards and that sending a Valentine’s text just won’t do.Sorry, but in th... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Receiving The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

  

  As I’m approaching my two-year anniversary of blogging in April, it is an absolute delight to accept The Very Inspiring Blogger Award from The Living Notebook. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: HOME

  

  In this week’s photo challenge, we had to select a photograph that in some way means “Home.” I selected this photograph—one I took over the summer—of the beach... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Friday: A Still Untitled Work in Progress. A Short Story.

  

  The idea for this short story has been brewing in my brain for a while, so I decided to finally draft something for it. Without saying too much, it’s about a... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Found on the Cutting Room Floor

  

  Photo Credit: Life is Beautiful, http://all-things-bright-and-beyootiful.tumblr.com/post/36531299220Sometimes I like to torture myself by reading first drafts o... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Failure

  

  We’ve all had those days. Those days where nothing—absolutely nothing—goes right. Those days when two submissions garner rejections. You ask yourself if you’re... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique

  

  Some of the most beautiful and unique flowers I have seen; Palm Beach, Florida.I decided to participate again this week in the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Top 5 Things You Won’t Hear at a Super Bowl Party in Baltimore

  

  Baltimore Ravens. Photo credit: Baltimore RavensIt’s okay. I’m allowed to have a little fun here. I live in Baltimore, worked for the Baltimore Orioles for a... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Baseball, Jackie Robinson & Google.

  

  Today, Google honored Jackie Robinson on its main page in the logo. The artwork is really amazing.Happy 94th birthday, Jackie Robinson. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Five Hump Day Hilarities

  

  First: Last night I watched the parody from Saturday Night Live during the news segment with “Ray Lewis.” Honestly, I was crying I was laughing so hard. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thank You, Annapolis Capital

  

  When I got the call from my hometown newspaper, The Annapolis Capital, I was jumping up and down. After months of hoping my they would cover my novel, BENEATH... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The New Thing: Writing About Baseball (And Love. And Death.)

  

  It’s quite a combination, I know. Taking the subject of baseball and rolling it into a novel women will want to read. Women’s fiction…contemporary romance…and... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 BASEBALL, SELF EXPRESSION, SPORTS

• A Piece of Short Fiction For Fiction Friday: “Time”

  

  It’s been a while since I’ve posted any short creative fiction that I’m working on, and that’s primarily because I haven’t been working on any short fiction. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brushing Up Against Mad Creativity

  

  Photo credit: http://nickdart.deviantart.com/art/creativity-158880688Look around you. Seriously, look around you. Everything you see came from someone, but... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Remembering Earl Weaver

  

  Earl Weaver. Photo credit: OriolesI didn’t know Earl Weaver well, only a little bit.He was at the helm when I started working for the Orioles as a 19-year-old i... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Steph’s Scribe’s 10 Favorite Places on the Planet (thus Far)

  

  It’s January 20th. The month isn’t even over, and I’m already thinking about vacations. I can’t wait to get to some warmer weather. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Odds & Ends, Updates, Books & Joe Flacco

  

  There was a lot of excitement this week…It all started Monday night, when ABC2’s THE LIST featured BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE on the show. It was a thrill to see... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Positioning Yourself & Your Work

  

  In 1972, two guys name Al Ries and Jack Trout collaborated on a series of articles for Advertising Age. The articles were about positioning: positioning a... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beneath the Mimosa Tree Makes THE LIST on ABC2

  

  Nice feature on BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE on ABC2′s THE LIST. So grateful!Here’s the link courtesy of THE LIST. Very thankful to my husband, Suzette Desser... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION