1. When I experience kindness and affirmations from others, I feel humble. There’s something sacred in the piece of humanity that reaches out, warms, accepts and encourages. I never take this for granted and sometimes even feel superstitious about it — like if I don’t stop to truly appreciate a kind word or good deed, [...]
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The path from the Martin’s house to the small strip mall, with its grocery store and Starbucks, is a 3/4 mile long trail that’s been cut into the desert. Everyday and sometimes twice a day, I walk or bike ride through the dirt, even if I don’t need anything at all. It’s become a ritual [...]
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Click the picture or go to Amazon to buy! (If you don’t have a Kindle, Amazon allows you to download one for your computer free–just check the right hand side of the page). Other e-versions are now also available on Smashwords. The paperback will be available in about a month. This is an exciting, nerve-wracking, [...]
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Suzen Juel and I lived in the same state for many years and never met. Instead, we met online just a few months after I left Minnesota, when I caught a link to one of her YouTube performances on Twitter. I was moved by Suzen’s raw vocals and powerful lyrics. I started downloading all of [...]
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People have asked me why the publishing deal for Elephant Girl fell through. The short version is that the deal I was told was a deal, wasn’t. Then it was. Then it wasn’t. Then it was all sewn up, but wait . . . no it wasn’t. The thing is, I don’t really blame anyone. [...]
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Not surprisingly, I’ve been feeling suspended lately. I recently told a friend that I feel like I’m on a starting line, all geared up for a race, waiting for the starting pistol to sound. Instead, there’s been only a few false starts and a lot of twitching muscles. Ambiguity makes me angsty, but waiting slays [...]
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