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Essays, General Thoughts

Bah! Humbug: What’s Christmas all about?

I find myself identifying with Charlie Brown and Ebenezer Scrooge this year. For some reason, I’m just not in the mood for Christmas. Normally, I love this time of year:…

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December 17, 2016
General Thoughts, Novels (my writing updates), Poetry

Love me more (Taylor’s Song)

This is Taylor’s song from my current novel in progress, Jordan’s Sister. The sound I have in mind for it is reminiscent of 90s Pop because the entire music scene of…

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November 18, 2016
General Thoughts, Novels (my writing updates)

Jordan’s Sister-Draft of Chapter One

I haven’t done this before, but I am sharing the first draft of chapter one of my novel-in-progress, Jordan’s Sister. I have not completed my editing process other than to…

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March 24, 2017
  • General Thoughts

    Family Vacations

    August 25, 2019 /

    The road to hell was paved with family vacations…just kidding. I remember several family vacations from my childhood. My stepdad, mom, younger sister, and I would pile into the station wagon or one of my mom’s Jeep SUVs and head for a drive out of state. A couple of times, my stepsister joined us for out-of-state trips, and once I remember my stepbrother joining us for camping in-state, but usually it was just us girls.

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    Water leaks, house fires, and broken plans

    December 30, 2022
    Family in front of NASA jets.

    A Family Road Trip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    July 22, 2025

    Nine months in: Writing Updates and Jordan’s Sister info

    April 29, 2017
  • Essays,  General Thoughts

    Taking Back the “Nerd” Label

    June 23, 2019 /

    I’ve been pondering this “nerd” topic for several months, trying to decide how to best express my thoughts. Having a son in middle school makes the topic relevant now more than ever. Elementary and middle school ages are tough for kids. Junior and Senior high school are tough for kids. That is—these stages are tough for some kids, the nerds.

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    Green piggy bank

    Finances and Frugality in a World Where Everything Costs a Freakin’ Fortune

    January 30, 2024

    How I became a novelist in twelve (easy) steps

    April 7, 2019

    Bah! Humbug: What’s Christmas all about?

    December 17, 2016
  • General Thoughts,  Novels (my writing updates)

    “What I Learned That Summer” Update

    June 12, 2019 /

    My third novel, “What I Learned That Summer,” is officially in the hands of five friends and beta readers. It was a two-year-long journey that began with an idea about 22 years ago.

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    For the love of travel (for work): Seattle

    April 7, 2018

    Childhood Lost

    July 25, 2016
    Illustration of two male singers with guitars.

    My 30 Favorite Male Singer-Songwriters

    November 19, 2023
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