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Peace In The Margins

Writer. Wife. Cat companion. Finding peace through nature, books, yoga, and the quiet spaces of everyday life.

  • Peace In The Margins
  • A Place To Breathe
  • Between Breaths
  • Practicality: Attacking Stress

    This post is more for me than for anyone else. I’m the worst when it comes to heeding my own words, but I plan to work with intention toward this goal – LESS IS MORE. Here are a few action items that can ease the stress we carry in our lives: Self-Care – do what…

    Alicia Manautou

    October 24, 2018
    Devotion Series, Stress
  • A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

    A Man Called Ove: A Novel by Fredrik Backman

    It isn’t often I find a book that grabs my heart and pierces my soul, but A Man Called Ove did just that. I hold the belief that books and authors come into your life at destined moments. Fredrik Backman’s novel found me just a few months following the passing of my grandmother much like…

    Alicia Manautou

    October 22, 2018
    Book Review, The Smell of Books
    A Man Called Ove, Fiction, Recommended Books
  • 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…

    Alicia Manautou

    October 9, 2018
    Creative Rant, Diary of a Bad Writer, Ghostwriter, Speechwriter
    Accountability, Blogging
  • Diary of a Bad Writer: Not Your Average Ghostwriter

    Diary of a Bad Writer: Not Your Average Ghostwriter

    Being new to this field, I’ve found my struggles to be right in line with the struggles of even the most seasoned of writers.  I carry on the internal fight of social media versus actual work, as well as the faux pas of editing while still completing my first draft.  But quite possibly the worst…

    Alicia Manautou

    May 13, 2014
    Current Affairs, Ghostwriter, Speechwriter
    Current Affairs, Ghostwriter, Speechwriter
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