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August 8, 2013

Excerpt from “The Trailer Park Princess and the Middle Finger of Fate”:

By Kim Hunt Harris After years (literally!) of talking about it, I am finally almost ready to publish this book. It’s making its way through the cover-making stage right now. I am so excited about this book. This thing with ...
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Published on August 08, 2013 09:59

Excerpt from “The Trailer Park Princess and the Middle Finger of Fate:

After years (literally!) of talking about it, I am finally almost ready to publish this book. It’s making its way through the cover-making stage right now. I am so excited about this book. This thing with Kindle (thank you Amazon!) ...
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Published on August 08, 2013 09:59

June 26, 2013

Heroes (Not the TV Show)

By Kim Hunt Harris This blog is about three different heroes. The first is one of my favorite heroes, my big sister. She went to Harvard. The actual Harvard, not some lesser-known Harvard that’s easy to get in to. She ...
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Published on June 26, 2013 19:07

June 10, 2013

Surprising Essential Life Skills

Last weekend my nephew, like thousands of others this time of year, graduated from high school. It’s exciting to think of all the possibilities that lay before him, all the new things he’s going to get to experience in the ...
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Published on June 10, 2013 18:31

May 10, 2013

Sherlocked

Sherlock on BBC. Love this show! It’s possible that I might want to live in late 19th century England. Perhaps. I’ve been reading and listening to Sherlock Holmes on my iPod and it’s just so much fun. The people are ...
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Published on May 10, 2013 08:24

April 14, 2013

Beautiful Music

I play in our church hand bell choir. One might assume, given that information, that I am somewhat musically inclined. But one would be mostly wrong. Despite eight years in school band and four or five years now in hand ...
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Published on April 14, 2013 15:02

March 15, 2013

I Have Been Pre-Approved!!!

The thing is, I don’t think you can write a story, at least not a good story, without putting a big chunk of yourself into it. So you are putting yourself out there, no matter what the setting or genre or how different the characters actually are from you, the writer. But as the reader, you don’t really know precisely what’s me and what’s strictly my imagination, do you? Or maybe borrowed from someone else close to me? Continue reading →
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Published on March 15, 2013 12:56

February 26, 2013

Shazam!

Maybe it’s my recent birthday, or seeing everyone posting pictures of their kids (and grandkids, Jeez-o-Pete!) on Facebook, and also seeing my daughter navigating those treacherous middle school and high school waters, but I am feeling a little sentimental, looking ...
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Published on February 26, 2013 13:06

February 10, 2013

Happy Birthday To Me!!!

See this cake? It’s supposed to look like a giant Girl Scout Cookie Samoa. I made it myself, for my own birthday. When I told people that, they said, “You’re not supposed to make your own birthday cake,” but I ...
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Published on February 10, 2013 15:33

January 2, 2013

Leftover Night

Do you have leftover nights at your house? You know, when you reheat 14 different things that have just a few bites left in them, and everyone gets what they like best, and I get the leftover rice and beans ...
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Published on January 02, 2013 19:15