I’m a sucker for an offer. Make a suggestion which instills in me the fear of missing out on the “opportunity of a lifetime,” I’ll sign on the dotted line. When the Kirby guy came to demo the “Diamond G,” he had my non-refundable deposit in his clammy hand before he’d even finished all six […]

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It’s been close to two years since I began writing. At first, I thought it was going to be simply a way to “be creative.” (I don’t knit, paint, sculpt, or weld.) It has turned into much more than that. With seven manuscripts on my bookshelf, “backstage passes” to contribute to two online journals, and this […]

Read more "There. I said it. And then I said something else."

Did you know this blog is hosted by a champion? I can’t say that I’m one for “titles,” but I did have one shining moment where I like to reflect back upon occasionally. When I was in the third grade, I was the after-school Clue champion. You remember that old board game everyone played? It […]

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