Category: Creative Rant
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Holiday Songs Take Center Stage
The media has honed in on holiday songs this year, specifically Baby It’s Cold Outside. But the Washington Post took a satirical jab at one of Christmas’s most, if not beloved, well-sung songs – The Little Drummer Boy. It is interesting the writer talks of the little drummer boy as an annoying party-crasher who showed…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Overbooked?
Overbooked. That’s what I am – or at least feel like. My calendar and task list are too full. How about you? Is it the season or is it just what we allow to occupy our time?
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“If love is easy, you’re not doing it right.”
My husband and I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary Sunday – the silver plate anniversary! I promise, I’m not making this up – google it if you don’t believe me. But I digress… I’ve just finished Sophie Kinsella’s Surprise Me – and it was wonderful. All the reviews warned against reading this as a first…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Election – Day After Thoughts
Yesterday was Election Day across the United States, and debates and argument abound! Some are overjoyed at the results this morning, while others are brooding in defeat. Yet, everyone who cast a vote had a voice in the outcomes. All votes matter! In Florida, where I am, the major race was for Governor. Gillum v.…
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We Have A Hope
My grandmother died in May – her birthday was Saturday. I had the honor of living with her and caring for her during the last years of her life. My husband and I have been trying to get her home of over 60 years ready for sale. Man, did she accumulate a lot of stuff!…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Beginning Anew
New blog post! More than four years later…well, I guess you can always begin new. As a ghostwriter, I’m always behind the gun with due dates, but it seems I never set that “due date” standard I have for my clients with my personal writing. Yes, believe it or not, I do write for myself…
Peace In The Margins 