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One Thing or Another

One Thing or Another

There’s a song by the band Blondie called “One Way or Another.” As a writer, I have some interesting takes on various song lyrics. If you read through these, you could assume the singer is stalking the subject of the song. When you listen to the song and its catchy...

Character Takeover: Rose Moore

Character Takeover: Rose Moore

Hello everyone! I hear my whole family has done this, so I wanted to try my hand at it, too. My name is Rose Moore, and I’m Turner’s aunt. His father is my brother. That insufferable Pam is not who I would have chosen for him. Our mutual interests start and stop at my...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Rather than go into a deep dive of the history of the day, here are some fun facts: 1) St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17th, the day of St. Patrick’s death in 461 AD to Roman parents. He was English, not Irish. 2)...

Still Editing

Still Editing

I’m still learning this whole self-publishing (and self-disciplining) thing when it comes to my writing. Sometimes laziness gets in the way, and sometimes life itself gets in the way. I thought with my final edit before passing things along to beta readers would be...

Last High School Show

Last High School Show

As I talked about last week, this year is my son’s senior year and is full of “lasts.” One of these lasts is coming up. Starting with the spring show of his freshman year, my son has been part of his school’s theater program. This will be his seventh and final show –...

Winter Break

Winter Break

It’s my son’s senior year, which means there are a lot of “lasts.” Last week was his last “winter break” of high school. You may think “winter break was in December and January!” His private Catholic high school calls the December/January break “Christmas Break.” In...