We Break Things: In Which I Make Myself a Liar. Perhaps.

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After quiet time yesterday, Katie found me scribbling in a notebook. With thoughts of the upcoming election rattling around in my head, inspired, somewhat, by responses to my last post, and goaded by an assignment I’d recently given to my students, I was eking out a sonnet. “Mama,” she said as she wedged herself into … Continue reading "We Break Things: In Which I Make Myself a Liar. Perhaps."

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PHFR – On Writing a Novel (Or Not, As the Case May Be)

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ {Pretty} I know, I know. It seems all I ever do is post photos of the sky, especially this time of year. But we get such lovely sunsets and sunrises around here. I’m grateful for their fleeting beauty, … Continue reading "PHFR – On Writing a Novel (Or Not, As the Case May Be)"

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{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – and an Update About Writing

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~Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life, as inspired by the women at Like Mother, Like Daughter~ First, the update promised by the title, and then on to the regularly-scheduled {phfr} post: For the past few months, I’ve been telling myself it’s time to get back to writing. I had a good habit going this … Continue reading "{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} – and an Update About Writing"

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