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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


Scent Memories
Scent is a funny thing. It triggers so many memories and there’s no controlling them. The memories leap out when you least expect them....
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Feb 25, 2015


Mercury in Retrograde or Why I’m Hiding Under a Rock
Astrology is something I’m more inclined to giggle at than take terribly seriously, but there’s something to be said for how nutso people...
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Jan 31, 2015


Thud
I’ve been writing like mad in the last week and a half and have over 15,000 words on Evan’s story. The story’s outlined, I have a clear...
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Jan 22, 2015


The Stockings Were Hung by the Aquarium With Care …
For all my moping about not being able to spend Christmas with my parents, I got myself in gear, bought two stockings (ours were at my...
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Dec 26, 2014


Christmas Ambivalence
I have mixed feelings about Christmas this year. I’ve been so busy with the novella that my Christmas preparation didn’t really get...
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Dec 23, 2014


Holiday Gratitude
My heart hurt this week. There’s so much anger and pain and wrong in the world right now and it makes me ache. At time I’ve felt...
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Nov 27, 2014


Books and Cookbooks
If you’ve read my books, you know I love including food (and wine!) in my stories. Yesterday when I ran across a Buzzfeed article about...
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Nov 20, 2014


Foggy and Out of Step
It’s taking me a while to get back into the swing of things after being gone. GRL was wonderful and so was the time spent in downtown...
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Nov 4, 2014
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