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#TBT – What happens in Vegas is not always by chance
A friend’s recent Facebook post asking for suggestions of where to stay/what to do in Las Vegas reminded me of this shot. Six years ago, Hubby and I spent four days in Sin City to celebrate his 50th birthday. I surprised him with tickets to Penn & Teller’s show (new to the city at that…
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Dog (and chicken!) days of summer
Lazy musings in the heat… “Up with the chickens” takes on a whole new meaning now that we actually have chickens that one of us has to get up with. Hubby usually handles that duty (they’re his birds!), but when he’s out of town, 6 a.m. comes early for me. I shudder to think how…
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OAT: MWA takes Manhattan
I love when Other Author Thursday can shine a light on multiple talented authors all at once. Not that the solo spots aren’t terrific, but let’s spread the love even further! This week I’m thrilled to pass along the Mystery Writers of America’s latest anthology, MANHATTAN MAYHEM, edited by the esteemed Mary Higgins Clark: Best-selling…
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90K words and waffling…
Good thing the writing mavens were right when they said first drafts are sh.. crap. I’ve been chugging along on first a hard-copy read-through of my follow-up to FORTY & OUT (working title: My Brother, My Friend), using up lots of red ink (it’s what I do – ask my students!) but feeling reasonably confident…
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Round and round she goes…
Odd, isn’t it, how circular life can be. In the past few weeks, two separate events have brought my current writerly life around to distant memories. Surprisingly (to me, at least), the Paradies Shops Bookstore at the Dayton International Airport is an active supporter of local authors. Twice now I’ve been invited to hold signings…
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OAT: Talent and hard work will out
One of the more gratifying (and challenging!) duties I carry out at Assistant Director of the Antioch Writers’ Workshop is overseeing the scholarships we award through a number of writing contests. This was my first year handling the entire process, and while sending emails to those who weren’t selected was painful for me (I’ve been…
CL Pauwels at Large 