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The Little House out Back
I am sure a lot of my cousins can relate to this story from the book. I am editing and editing and editing. Somehow, I thought writing...
WhiteTrashRising
Aug 114 min read
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More snippets of writing
The person who wants to represent my first book wants me to turn it into a novel. I am really struggling with relinquishing my voice,...
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Aug 46 min read
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Book#2 First Draft Peek
While my first book is off being edited, I have been working on book two. Considerably shorter, at only about 300 pages, it is still in...
WhiteTrashRising
Jul 262 min read
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Book #1
Setting up a meeting with my representative this week to look at publishing options. To be honest, I just wanna put it on Amazon and be...
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Jul 226 min read
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Declutter
Finally, we are cleaning out the two sheds. A mishmash of treasures from Minnesota, Georgia, Houston, Texas, Reno, NV, Elko, NV, Ely,...
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Jul 52 min read
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Sneak Peek
The people who are the guardians of my deepest secrets know that I write. In my head, on scraps of paper, on dozens of notebooks...
WhiteTrashRising
Jun 282 min read
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So, this is hell?
It's been a hell of a couple of weeks. For several days, the temperature reached 110 degrees, as recorded by official readings halfway...
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Jun 242 min read
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She Can Dance
Last night Lilly had a showcase dance. The culmination of six weeks of rehearsals, dance costume adjustments, fake eyelashes, and...
WhiteTrashRising
Jun 82 min read
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But I Don't Feel This Old
The fantastic thing about being old is that my mind doesn't recognize it. I look in the mirror, wondering who in the hell this old...
WhiteTrashRising
Jun 11 min read
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Letters From Home
Hope this letter reaches you okay Everyone is fine here, day by day. Brought the horses up yesterday Winter pastures and alfalfa hay Your...
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May 281 min read
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Second Book?
Today, while I was reading the Casebook for DSM IV, as one does while waiting for my daughter to finish her dance class, I realized I...
WhiteTrashRising
May 282 min read
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This is starting to look a lot like work!
I finally completed my book. For as long as I can remember, I have been a writer. When I wrote hate letters to my big sister, not...
WhiteTrashRising
May 272 min read
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