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January 4, 2014
Christmas Gifts
This is a story about Christmas Giving and Giving Up. The last two weeks have been filled with family, food and holiday festivities. Our adult children came by air and car to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve with … Continue reading →
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December 13, 2013
Book Club in Wareham, MA – Part 2
I’ve always loved book clubs and have been a member of several in different places where we’ve lived. One of the pleasures for me of having a novel in print is talking to other readers, particularly in groups, about the … Continue reading →
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December 12, 2013
10 Symptoms of Hypomania
“Hypomania? That’s what we all want!” a consulting physician told me, her eyes twinkling. It’s the mood state between mania and depression—and for many people, it’s the fun part. Hypomania’s “pleasant state is characterized by: 1. Excessive exhilaration 2. Increased … Continue reading →
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December 8, 2013
Book Club Meeting–December 9, 2013
I’m really looking forward to tomorrow night’s meeting of a Wareham, MA book group hosted by Janet McFarlin Memoli, my friend, flutist, reader and inspiring exercise teacher. I am grateful for the group’s invitation; I love talking to book clubs! … Continue reading →
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December 2, 2013
Mothers and Gardens
A recurring theme in Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate is gardens—gardens as places of pleasure, creativity, hard work and metaphors for aspects of our lives. In the story’s epilogue, Clare Stone works in her long-dead mother-in-law’s garden, trying to … Continue reading →
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November 24, 2013
Free Kindle e-book for Thanksgivukkah
On this once-in-a-lifetime holiday, treat yourself to the perfect Thanksgivukkah book–Free! The Kindle e-book edition of Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate will be FREE on Amazon.com FROM Wednesday, November 27 12:01 am EST UNTIL Friday, November 29 at 11:59 … Continue reading →
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November 21, 2013
Mania and Me
Since Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate was published, readers have asked me if I know about mania from personal experience. The answer is, “yes,” but the novel is not my family’s life story. My experience with mania comes from … Continue reading →
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October 30, 2013
FREE KINDLE EDITION of Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate
FREE KINDLE EDITION of KISS ME OVER THE GARDEN GATE TODAY AND TOMORROW (Wed. and Thurs. Oct. 30 and 31). If you haven’t read the novel already, now’s your chance to get it for free! And while you’re at it, … Continue reading →
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October 9, 2013
La Conchita as a Story’s Character
La Conchita, California Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate has as one of its characters La Conchita, a small town on the Southern California coast between Ventura and Santa Barbara. In March of 1995, La Conchita was devastated by a … Continue reading →
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September 26, 2013
Book Buddies’ Opener Features Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate
The Goodwin Book Club opened its Fall season with a discussion of my novel, Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate. Twenty of our group attended and the comments were provocative and insightful. Some examples: Was Clare so calm when Richard … Continue reading →
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