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When CAN you sue someone for what was written?

October 22, 2015

A few seats are still open for my craft seminar at the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival in Grand …

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What are your favorite “discovery” memoirs?

October 20, 2015

I couldn’t have said it better myself, so I’m not really going to try. I encourage you to read this …

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Book review: The Grammar of God

September 28, 2015

My review of Aviya Kushner’s THE GRAMMAR OF GOD: A JOURNEY INTO THE WORLDS AND WORDS OF THE BIBLE, appears …

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What the creation of 78,000 words looks like

September 24, 2015

So, I had a goal to write a manuscript by Sept. 30. I think I’ve done it. I put the …

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What’s making me happy this week (Sept. 3)

September 3, 2015

Three of my favorite things this week: View this post on Instagram Great show, @goodnightgolddust! Sorry I didn't take pics …

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What longing for a loved one looks like in a poem

August 12, 2015

I’m writing a chapter for my WIP on sibling loss, and I’ve read several enlightening studies. But I thought I’d …

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Sorry, trees!

June 23, 2015

Sometimes a writer just has to make hard copies.

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#Instastories: The Queen Mary

June 16, 2015

“Had a rough ride on the Queen Mary but lot of fun. Were one day late so our sight seeing …

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Six months ago, I thought this plant was dead

June 4, 2015

Whenever a new shoot on my cordyline plant emerges, a droplet of water appears on it. Six months ago this …

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