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It’s not about YOU!
It’s not about you. Have you ever written something with a message for somebody else and then realized that the message was intended for YOU? That’s what happened when I was writing my story. My main...
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Thanksgiving prayer
FREE FREEBIE! FREEBIE! I’m giving away a Christmas edition of Chicken Soup for the Soup. And my first Chicken Soup for the Soul story is in it! You have a chance to win. All you have to do is (1) be...
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Rebel with a cause
A writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops. ~ William Saroyan ~ A year and a half ago I knew if I didn’t come up with 250 words in 15 minutes I would never become a writer. I was...
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Skinny flowers
I could never work as a gossip columnist or a hard news reporter. I’m too sensitive. I don’t like offending anyone, intentionally or not. I’m also hesitant about dropping names, especially when I know...
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Touch
Have you seen the premiere of Touch, the new show starring Kiefer Sutherland? I’ve been a Sutherland fan since his role in The Lost Boys, but I just couldn’t get into 24. His new show, however, hooked...
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Curiosity
Isn’t it funny how you can accept a concept basically all your life but not “get it” until someone else’s words trigger a deeper understanding. For me, that concept is curiosity. My favorite grad...
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Giving thanks
I love teaching teens how to write. One, it gives me an excuse to indulge myself and write about topics I wouldn’t ordinarily. And, two, I love it when they are proud of what they’ve written and want...
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Ones and twos
I really wanted to post a blog on 12-12-12. I think the day would be quite nifty to commemorate with a scribble or two. It just didn’t work out. At 12:12 on 12-12-12 I found myself in a Mexican...
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My uncle was a horse
I have one major rule I follow when I write: Do no harm. It’s the first rule I teach my journalism students. As easy as it seems to keep, we all break it, though rarely intentionally. Words are...
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Fix
Take me back To the child who feared everything that wasn’t to be feared But feared nothing that had the power to destroy the world Take me back To the moment when emptiness and disappointment Erased...
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