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Daily Prompt (From Yesterday)- Page 82 Stress
Yesterday’s Daily Prompt from the Daily Post read: Open your nearest book to page 82. Take the third full sentence on the page, and work it into a post somehow. I love prompts where you have to do random stuff like this. Since I am the self-proclaimed “Blogger Without a Cause,” a rebel amongst the Continue reading
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If you write it . . .
One of my all-time favorite movies is Field of Dreams (1989; Academy Awards Best Picture Nominee 1990). Baseball, Iowa, James Earl Jones, Shoeless Joe, dreams, hopes, tears . . . sigh. I first watched Field of Dreams in a lecture hall my freshman year of college on dollar movie night. I remember hiding my face as I Continue reading
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Nostalgic
This week’s Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge is to show “Nostalgic.” You can see the post here. I thought books, especially old books like this set on our shelf, would work. Have a nice weekend! Continue reading
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“However”
Today I had some free time between a school meeting for M. and a work event, so I took a side trip to the Barnes & Noble to check out their supply of grammar books. I ended up purchasing Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style, because I felt like I needed to have it on Continue reading
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Got Plot? Maybe Not!
I was honored when a friend allowed me to read her unpublished novel and proud when I finished it. Her heartwarming story involves a myriad of quirky, interesting yet different characters who I felt I got to know within the course of reading the book. As I learned about the characters, I emailed my friend Continue reading
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Writing Buddies
I met Angela (who blogs at Telling New Stories) three years ago, and upon discovering that she enjoyed writing I told her about an idea I had for a book. She said two words in response that changed my life: “Write it.” Upon hearing those words, I huffed. Yeah, right! How was I going to Continue reading
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V-Day Treat: Favorite “I Love You” Scenes
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share some of my favorite “I Love You” scenes. I picked four out of millions and list them below, in no particular order. Happy Valentine’s Day! 1. Scarlett and Rhett in Gone With the Wind I’ve loved Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, since I read it decades ago Continue reading
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“Me” Time- Writing
The time: Nine p.m. The place: my couch. My butt: comfortably plopped. My company: none. I exhale. Ahhhhh! It’s the only time of day that I actually can choose what I want to do. No demanding job, no demanding kids. Guess what time it is, Blogtropolis? It’s “Me” Time. Woo-hoo! On a good night, “me” Continue reading
Waiting on a Word 
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