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Don’t Tell Me It’ll Be Fine – Pt. 1: The Rant
The Rant: You tell me to calm down. You tell me it’ll be fine. First of all, you don’t get to tell me how I feel. I am a bisexual woman....
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Nov 12, 2016


Wish I Was There Giveaway
I’m dealing with a serious case of GRL envy right now. I went in 2014 as a reader and had such a wonderful time meeting people and...
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Oct 20, 2016


Real Life
I posted the following on my personal Facebook page today. The attack in Orlando left me gutted. I’ve spoken a lot about it with friends...
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Jun 14, 2016


Bourbon Slush
It’s been beastly hot lately (at least by my standards) and I’m always looking for a way to cool off. With holiday parties approaching, I...
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May 29, 2016


Motherhood
I can’t tell you the exact moment when I knew being a mother wasn’t right for me. Sure, I talked about my future children in an...
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May 8, 2016


May Day
Family traditions are big in my family. I’m still mourning all of the traditions we lost when my grandma died, but there are a few we’ve...
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May 4, 2016


Banana Shortcake
I sometimes feel like I’m not paying enough attention to my blog. And when I do, it’s all totally writing related and, frankly, boring. I...
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Apr 27, 2016


This Changes Everything
I had a knot in my shoulder and zero motivation to do anything yesterday evening when my dad reminded me that we had plans to go see This...
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Apr 23, 2016


The Blerghs
The past few weeks have been a struggle for me. I’m struggling to deal with the turmoil in the world and the turmoil in my brain. “Push &...
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Mar 25, 2016


Au Revoir, 2015
I’ve been planning an end of the year post for a while, but after these past few weeks, I really felt like I needed to wrap up what has...
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Dec 31, 2015
Spices and Tears
Life is weird when you’re going through a divorce. You break down crying over random receipts, anniversary cards you’ve saved make you...
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Aug 15, 2015
The Next Chapter
I’m not entirely sure what the next chapter of my life entails, but some of it is starting to come together. I am going to quit my day...
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Jul 31, 2015
Closing a Chapter
There is no way to make the phrase Mr. Vaughn and I are getting a divorce any less ugly. It’s raw, like the way the spot in my chest...
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Jul 25, 2015
Dilemma
When I spoke to my parents a few days ago we discussed a lot of random things, but the SCOTUS ruling was a big one. They were thrilled...
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Jul 2, 2015


Joy, Tears, and a Mental Health Day
I have every other Friday off from the day job and typically, I get up around 7 and go right to work on writing or writing-related...
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Jun 26, 2015


Father’s Day
I didn’t have a chance to talk about my mother on Mother’s Day, so combining these two posts will have to do. My parents are awesome....
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Jun 21, 2015


No Flash Fic
There was no flash fic for me today, for a number of reasons. The biggest is that I came down with a nasty cold at the end of last week...
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Jun 15, 2015


Updates – Husbands and an Apology
As you know, things have been a little crazy around here. I managed to get three days off work that fell at the same time as my normal...
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Apr 6, 2015


No Flash Fic … Again
Unfortunately, I had to skip the flash fic again. As eager as I was to write this particular prompt I am once again drowning in work. I...
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Mar 23, 2015


No GRL For Me
Today’s the sign up for GRL this fall and I’m sad to say I won’t be going. I left it last year planning to go as an author but the...
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Feb 28, 2015
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