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My Thoughts on Finishing Another First Draft
This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
May 20, 2026
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This past week, I finished the first draft of my current work-in-progress. I began this
One of the presents I gave my three-year-old granddaughter for her sister’s birthday earlier this
As I’ve written before, when my daughter was born I thought she was the “icing
I deliberately keep this blog away from politics. I’m told that writing about a hot-button
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I wrote on Monday about my children and their cousins. The picture above is my
A year ago, I showed readers the cover of Lead Me Home, the first book
I’ve probably been to drive-in movies less than ten times in my entire life. But
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I recently got new eyeglasses. I’ve needed corrective lenses since I was eight and a
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In response to my last email newsletter, one reader wrote me about how her family
For a year or two now, my husband has been trying to get me to
I don’t know how I became the pumpkin carver in our family. My husband and
My husband and I have been invited to a Halloween party requiring costumes, and we