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Dream of Two Butterflies

In my dream, I climbed into the back seat when I saw movement.  Two newly emerging monarch butterflies from cocoons nestled around the edges of the back window.  I remember nearly forgetting about the monarch caterpillar my son and I … Continue reading

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This Lazy, No-good Writer Still Lives

Yep, still alive.  Still working on the next episodes of Silent Rain.  I confess I painted myself into a bit of a corner and rather than throw some fancily sloppy footwork together escaping it, I’m trying to beat it into … Continue reading

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A is for Adventure

Just found out about a fun blog theme bandwagon.  Not one much for band wagons normally, but this one sounds fun (even if, by virtue of being late, I am participating unofficially).  What am I talking about? The A to … Continue reading

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Stalemate: A Journey Piece

Five story attempts into my novel-writing pursuit (started in the eighth grade), I stumbled on a persistent one.  While the earlier ideas float around in my head, possibly getting a new novel one day, Stalemate follows every new step of … Continue reading

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Inspired Blogging

Awhile back I was given another website award.  Clicking the icon will take you directly to the awarding post from Kimberly Mellor.  She is rather new to the blogosphere but I find her posts endearing and easily relatable. I appreciate … Continue reading

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Phoenix Rising

Today’s Fiction Friday features the unpublished work of my close writing buddy, Kyrias.  Her current project’s name?  Estyria.  Estyria follows a character of the same name on her adventures in the fantasy land of her birth.  A land stuck in … Continue reading

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The Walled Garden

Thanks to my son’s nanowrimo workbook (I’m helping him through it), I’m thinking about setting more.  A few of my earlier stories contain settings filled with character, done on purpose.  Until recently, I simply didn’t think about trying the opposite:  … Continue reading

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Adventure Ends Beginning

And another nanowrimo ends barely begun.  Next year I aim to try my absolute hardest to start in October.  Part of my problem is that I don’t remember nanowrimo until November and I spend the better part of the first … Continue reading

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Round Two: Go!

Paper Sun vs. Stalemate The battle of ideas continues… Cutting right to it this time.  This is a continuation of the battle of ideas started with my post called Round One:  Fight The choices thus far stand independent of prior … Continue reading

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Round One: Fight!

Silent Rain vs. Hyper Gear The battle of ideas has begun. What’s this about then?  Something I should have started back in October.  You know…before nanowrimo. I never win nanowrimo even though I pretend to enter it almost every year … Continue reading

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