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March 4, 2022

March 2, 2022

Poetry Challenge #233-Ho Hum, Humdrum, En-er-ee!

Ho-Hum, Humdrum, Second verse same as the first…

 Exactly one month after Groundhog Day are you still doing things the same old way? Getting up on the same side of the bed? Tying your shoes the same way? Drinking coffee the same way—from the same cup, singing the same verse of the same song over...

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Published on March 02, 2022 05:02

February 28, 2022

What Inspires Me #9: Paid to Play

What Inspires Me #9 Getting Paid for Doing What I Love!

When I began my writing journey, there were SCADS of paid gigs out there for writers willing to put in the hours. Back then, a single mother of 2 with a dream of being an author, I worked as a waitron robot so I’d have the flexibility to b...

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Published on February 28, 2022 08:02

February 26, 2022

Fin Pal asks Norman: "Do You Pee?"

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Published on February 26, 2022 05:06

February 23, 2022

Poetry Challenge #232-Wait One Dog-Gone Minute!

Oh my . . . where has the time gone? We are already 46 days… 8 weeks… 12.6 percent of the way through 2022! Before we go one more step forward into the future, let’s take 7 minutes to reflect, regroup, and revise!

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Published on February 23, 2022 05:02

February 21, 2022

What Inspires Me #8-Oportunistic Reading

“Library” the word is intimidating. It conjures images of at worst, grizzled frowny faces judging or shushing; at best Marian and Professor Harold Hill dancing and singing ala The Music Man! (Okay, if I thought there was a chance of this kind of shenanigans going on inside my library, I’d be t...

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Published on February 21, 2022 13:48

February 16, 2022

Poetry Challenge #231-Uncrank the Crank

Curmudgeon, crank, grump, sourpuss, bellyacher, grouse, crosspatch, malcontent, crab, grumbler, grump …Uncle Ted! Call um what you will, we all know one (maybe even are one…) the person who is chronically cranky, aka The Grouch!

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Published on February 16, 2022 05:00

February 14, 2022

What Inspires Me? #7 My Go-To Scroll-To

Confession time: What do I do to recharge when my C-Battery is out of juice or way low? What do I do when I’m standing in check out lines? What do I do when I don’t know exactly what to do? Or how to do it? Or just plain don’t want to do it?

What Inspires Me #7
Pinterest is my Go-to Scroll-to for Inspiration, Recreation & . . . Procrastination.

With the holidays over, the temps in the teens and a list of to-dos, what do I do? (Ghostbusters!)

I click over to Pinterest, click on the magnifying gl...

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Published on February 14, 2022 05:38

February 11, 2022