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I Did Not Know

When Ken Burns released The Civil War, I was mesmerized.  My husband and I watched every episode with him narrating more of what he knew about the Civil War than I did. I was inspired to read Shelby Foote's trilogy. For me as a California girl, the Civil War had been...
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Seminal Events

We all have seminal events in our lives. Most are personal--births and deaths, weddings and divorces. Some, however, are public. Massively public. Depending on how old you are, you can respond immediately when someone asks, "Where were you when...?" Pearl Harbor....
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Interacting

Have you ever sat in a coffee house or bar and watched how people sit or stand when they talk with each other? I love watching the gestures, facial expressions, set of the shoulders--anything that makes me think the people want to talk and listen to each other....
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Introducing EYES WITHOUT A FACE

My newest book, Eyes Without A Face, releases in October. Unlike anything I've written before, it's from inside the mind of a psychopath. Here's a teaser: No matter what anyone says, I wasn’t born a serial killer. I don’t carry a sociopath gene, a psychopath gene, or...
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At the Store

Sep 11, 2015 |

I've toyed with opening my own store, but the stumbling blocks listed above have shown I really don't want to do that....

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Nostalgia

Jul 27, 2015 |

Originally published on Roses of Prose blog July 27, 2015 A few days ago I sat talking with a friend about raising...

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Favorite Colors

Jul 10, 2014 |

Meh synth Schlitz, tempor duis single-origin coffee ea next level ethnic fingerstache fanny pack nostrud. Photo booth...

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