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Elevensies!

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Today is my birthday. Although I enjoy acknowledging the day, I’ve circumnavigated the sun many times now and have learned to delight in understated celebration.

Perhaps because of the unexplainable popularity of assigning mystical properties to the number 11–and particularly 11:11–or maybe because one of my dearest friends was born almost exactly 11 years after me or, even more likely, because the doubling of digits is aesthetically attractive, I’ve taken special note when I, or others, have an “elevensies” anniversary.

Today is one of my elevensies. Continue reading “Elevensies!” →

2020 Reboot!

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It’s a new year and a new decade. Time for a reboot!

2020! Can you believe it? The number still sounds so futuristic to me. 2020 ought to burst at the seams with science-fiction tropes, utopian hope, outrageous technologies, and dystopian menace. Hmm. Then again, perhaps we’re here after all.

In any case, I’m happy you’re here with me. I’ve been off-line for a while, but I haven’t stopped writing. I’m using the turn of the year as a catalyst to reboot my social media and website and, today, I’m releasing my first piece to Kindle. Continue reading “2020 Reboot!” →

Winter Solstice 2017 – Update

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December 2017 –

Hello all!

Happy Solstice! Merry Season! Where I live, the days are dark and the dog walks are muddy, so I’m looking forward to the return of the light.

Speaking of mud: do you have shower thoughts? I have shower thoughts. My mind wanders furiously in the heat and steam. My Main Squeeze has come to expect (and probably dread) the moment I step out of the bathroom, clutching my towel,  and start pacing around the house. As I drip water across the floor, I ramble through a story that washed over me or describe a character or concept that elbowed its way under the shower head. I’m not sure why inspiration strikes so persistently while I’m bathing, but I’ve come to expect a visit from the Shower Muse almost every morning.

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