Category Archives: Daily life

Pessin’? Yessin’? Guessin’.

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

Do I consider myself a pessimist or an optimist? Oh, wow. I have been both. I am a worrier, I admit. I will imagine worst-case scenarios. The biggest problem I have is that in my life what can go wrong … Continue reading →

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How Full is Your Glass?

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Our question of the week is one that I posed: “Do you consider yourself an optimist or a pessimist? Why do you think you lean that way?” My knee-jerk response to this question is that I’m an optimist. I guess … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Elise Sax

Posted on November 15, 2019 by

I decided to look through my Kindle content to find a writer to interview, and found a fair number of books, but touching on a few pages here and there, nothing impressed me until I hit Elise Sax’s “An Affair … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Author …

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

One of the foxes asked, “What one thing would you change about yourself as an author?” I don’t think I’d change anything about what I write, but I think I’d change HOW I write. As I’ve mentioned before, I tend … Continue reading →

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Night and Day

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

This week’s question. : Are you an early bird or a night owl? I have been both in my life. When I was a little kid, early was good for me; early to be, early to rise. As I got … Continue reading →

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I’ve Changed Over the Years

Posted on October 23, 2019 by

Am I a morning person or a night owl? If you had asked me this question several years ago this is what I would have told you. I like to go to bed around eleven or twelve and get up … Continue reading →

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Early Owl Night Bird

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

This week’s topic is one that I suggested: “Are you a morning person, or are you a night owl?” I asked this because many of my author friends have other lives – they’re moms, spouses, and members of the workforce … Continue reading →

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