Category: Personal Tidbits
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Honored to Serve: My Journey to the League of Utah Writers’ 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award
From first short story to Volunteer of the Year, discover how the League of Utah Writers shaped my author journey and inspired me to give back.
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Squirrel! Podcast for the Distracted Writer
Looking for a writing podcast that’s a little bit Squirrely? Look no further!
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Winning the League of Utah Writer’s Diamond Quill Award
The annual awards banquet of the League of Utah Writers was held on a warm night in August. I’d attended this event every year for nearly a decade, applauding the winners of the various awards and enjoying the company of my favorite fellow writers. While I’d entered more categories this year than I had in…
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FanX Salt Lake 2021
After a year of tumult and avoiding crowds, or to be honest, avoiding people in general, being back at FanX was a welcome step back to normalcy. That said, it was really weird to interact with so many friends and strangers in person after so long of not feeling safe to do so. I was…
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2020 Year in Review
Well, my pretties, we’re here at the end. If you’re reading this then you’ve made it this far. Congratulations. This has been a different year for everyone, myself included. At the beginning of this year, I had some pretty big dreams. I was going to power through editing and publishing the rest of the Shadow…
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The Story of the Bean Plant
Seven weeks ago, back in the heady early days of this thing we call virtual schooling, my son and I planted a bean to observe the plant lifecycle in action. Honestly, I didn’t even think the seed would sprout. The packet of green bean seeds had been sitting around in my basement for the last…
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Taunting Karma
Remember how last week I was so wonderfully excited about the coming of fall and how I loved all of the cozy comforts of snuggling and cocoa? Yeah, I taunted karma, and she came after me with a stick. I forgot it would be midterms for my kiddos this week. With virtual school this is…
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The Power of Asking Questions
I’ve taught a class about how to overcome creative roadblocks several times over the last few months. It’s become more and more relevant as the stresses of COVID and the political atmosphere have made creativity harder to find. The largest part of the class is learning to ask yourself questions and then allowing yourself to…
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Meet the Strong Moms
For the past year and a half, I’ve been sharing my store of motherly wit and wisdom with a group of women who affectionately call themselves the Strong Moms. These posts go out once a week under the wide umbrella of “Strong Mom Tips” and are usually focused on good psychological advice ranging from productivity,…
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Adventure is out there!
As the summer rolls on, it’s becoming harder and harder to hide in my cute little office and work. There are exciting things to do, things to see, and I might be a teensy weensy bit stir crazy. When the crazies set in, it’s time for a change of scenery. This weekend that drive to…