This is a post about grief, that I hope will be of some help to those who are struggling with the loss of someone close to them. It starts with this letter from Dr. Robert Hughes to a young man he’d been counseling. This was written around the time of the young man’s father’s funeral: […]
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“There is still so much in the world worth fighting for. So much that is beautiful.” A wonderful, hopeful message from Jane Goodall in 2018 I wonder if it even applies to this year, this time in history. Between the war in Ukraine, Iran, and Lebanon, as well as the continuing attacks by Israel in
A treat for everyone who reads the blog today – two pieces from Slim Randles. Both deal with Spring and the joy of discovering new life in nature. Now is a time for planting and going outside to discover what treasures Spring is bringing us. Enjoy the read. Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas.
Wishing everyone joy and fun and peace for this time of renewal. Whatever holiday you celebrate, or even if you celebrate none, Spring is always a time of anticipation of good things to come as the earth comes to life again and helps us feel a sense of hope. Hope has been hard to come
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… even when it isn’t pleasant. Now the tough stuff. It’s no secret that the Trump administration has been making a deliberate effort to remove, or reframe, Black history in federal, public, and educational spaces, describing narratives of slavery and systemic racism as “divisive” or “anti-American.” These efforts include executive orders targeting critical history, removing
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The BooksellerTim Sullivan Book 7 of 8 of the DS George Cross MysteriesPublisher: Atlantic CrimePub Date: June 2, 2026384 pagesISBN: 978-0802167705 *** ABOUT THE STORY *** Read enough, and you’ll learn how to get away with murder Detective Sergeant George Cross has a knack for dismissing red herrings: He goes by the cold hard facts,
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There is something very beneficial for a writer to go back to older books and do a rewrite. The first benefit is realizing how much you’ve improved as a writer when you start making adjustments and fixing mistakes. There is also a bit of a pat-on-your back feeling to be able to see how much
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So, tRump got us into this war with Iran on falsehoods and is now whining because the NATO countries won’t help him protect the Strait of Hormuz. And his buddy in Israel is bombing the hell out of residential areas of Lebanon, killing civilians much like he did in Gaza. Both world leaders got elected
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Currently, I’ve been rewriting my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck, in preparation for releasing a new version with a new cover and professional formatting. When I first published the book, I formatted it myself, which was a mistake as I’m not tech savvy enough to do that properly. The cover is
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As an editor as well as a writer, it’s hard to push those two sides of my brain aside when I read a book for pleasure and/or review. Reading has been a passion of mine since I was a kid and devoured story after story from the local library, or even the Reader’s Digest Condensed