“Stories should leave an imprint on the reader, a testament to where they’ve been.”
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Look closely at this sign, see if you notice anything strange or out of the ordinary. There, you see it? Yes, that’s a T-rex on the sign, which is apparently yet another traffic hazard here in the Western US along…
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An Exercise in Video Game Patience
As with most my generation, I grew up with gaming systems. They came into maturity around the same time I did. Growing up, my brother and I would spend countless hours trying to work through different levels of various games.…
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Teaching Sewing to Kids
I’m a mom first, writer second. I dream of being that kind of fabulous mom who comes up with all sorts of crazy and memorable activities for my kids. Problem is, making up crazy and memorable activities takes lots of…
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Dreamland
Even as a child, I was a very vivid dreamer. Perhaps it was because I was fairly rotten sleeper and prone to awaking easy. Some of the dreams came and went in chapters, with part one happening before a waking…
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Salt Dough Gone Wild!
It was one of those long stretches of summer afternoon when it was too hot to go outside. The kids slid around the house, skulking, with nothing better to do than pick fights with each other and in general, drive…
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Retreat!
This weekend I attended my first ever writer’s retreat high up in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. For the first time in years I had hours of uninterrupted time to sit and work on my book. It came at a…
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Blast from the Past – Writer Mom Comic “Interrupted”
Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope your day is filled with family and fun. To celebrate the holiday, here is the last of the 2011 Writer Mom series. This one looks different because while I was making it I lost…
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