AAAAGH!!! Writer jitters
The editor of MindFlights let me know the announcement about my book went up, and a preliminary page for the first chapter is around. I’m having JITTERS. I know the point of writing a story is to have people read…
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Seven Angels, Four Kids, One Family
Sometimes sarcasm is the only sane response
The editor of MindFlights let me know the announcement about my book went up, and a preliminary page for the first chapter is around. I’m having JITTERS. I know the point of writing a story is to have people read…
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Interesting thought about the Christmas angels: they told the shepherds that they’d find the new baby lying in a manger. Americans don’t really think too much about that. We’re used to putting babies in cribs. But back then, that wasn’t…
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My Patient Husband learned to make gingerbread cookies this Christmas. They’re really good. He looked at a bunch of recipes, got a feel for how it would work, then modified the recipe so we didn’t end up with your typical…
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I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post something this personal on my weblog, so I wrote this planning to leave it in drafts for a while. Maybe forever. But then I shared it on an online group, and someone…
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I had to wait until after Christmas to post this so no one thought it was a hint! 🙂 This is the perfect gift for the writer in your life. image belongs to signals.com Fortunately for my loved ones, I…
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Kiddo#1 was laughing so hard, he demanded I play it again. I’m worried about what happens if Kiddo#2 sees it. Have a Merry Christmas!
Just a little PSA: if your kids want to track Santa all over the globe on Christmas Eve so they can see as he gets closer, NORAD has a neat little website where they can hang out. You can also…
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Today I had the most incredible experience! I was moving swiftly forward down a narrow corridor, white walls extending high on either side, music sounding in my ears over a low rumbling hum. Ahead of me was a light. I…
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*sigh* I made little gift bags for the mailwoman and the UPS guy because both of them do a hero’s job at Christmas time. Just as an example, our mailwoman brought us 700 pounds of oranges and grapefruits, and then…
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Diinzumo’s post on the critters attacking her house put me in mind of a horrible situation at the Philangelus house. We are infested with socks. Two of the three Kiddos are allergic to socks. Well, socks on their feet. They…
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