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As a curious observer of life, I blog on writing, marketing, my prairie - anything that interests me in the moment. I like to have conversations with readers, so don’t hesitate to leave a comment. I'll respond.
When our garden is in full swing, I pull out all the canning supplies and fill our fruit cellar shelves. Just like my mom before me, I can tomatoes, salsa, plums – whatever we grow.…
“Use well thy freedom.” Those words are chiseled on a college building in Jonathan Franzen’s novel FREEDOM. They articulate one of the major themes of this 576-page tome, which follows the lives of Walter…
Jane beats a real estate broker bloody with her stiletto heel. Kit lays into her brother with a broken wine bottle. Physically and mentally abused by her husband, Leah finally takes it out on her…
I walked yesterday afternoon. The sun on my face. A gentle breeze ruffling my hair. In an hour, I was ready to shed the light jacket I’d put on before I left the house.…
HNY, a friend signed off her email. HNY? What’s that? I wondered. Since I traded my office as a public relations agency executive for an office in my house where I write in relative solitude,…
“What I approve is a reflection of me.” My boss had those words written on flip chart paper and tacked to his wall the entire 10 years I worked for him. Every time I was…
How do we protect ourselves from a verbal assault? The Stephen Bloom Affair (okay, that’s what I’m calling it) has made me think about that more than a little. Bloom’s article in The Atlantic hurled…
We woke up yesterday – January 1, 2012 – and turned on the TV, expecting as we always do to watch the Tournament of Roses Parade. The parade was nowhere to be found. Finally I…
Nature provided the perfect conclusion to 2011. A molten lava sunset, better than any fireworks. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2012!
I can’t say anything that this picture doesn’t already. Puerto Vallarta – January 2012