Category Archives: time management

Looking in the Mirror

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Wednesday Fox asked, “What four words best describe you?” I took some time to mull this over. Ten months ago, I might have chosen different words. These days, I’m learning to stay at home more and making do with … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ It Down

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

This week The Hound asked: “Most of us (writers) will depart this earth with several unfinished manuscripts. Have you ever thought of what might become of them? Will someone in your family pick them up and FINISH them? [as the … Continue reading →

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“Let Other Pens Dwell on Guilt and Misery”

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

I found the quote above from Jane Austen, which rather fits our crew this week when we addressed this week’s topic: “What are some of your small guilty pleasures?” We are some pretty innocent folk here who also really don’t … Continue reading →

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“UPLIFTING” Book

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are discussing books that we have wanted to read, but for some reason have never gotten to them. WHERE DO I START? Take one look at all of the books around my house and you will know … Continue reading →

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My Un-scholarly Book Pile

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Tuesday fox posed this question: “Is there a book that you have always wanted to read but never have? What has stopped you from reading it?” There are countless titles that I could list to answer the first question. … Continue reading →

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Guest: Kristen Lamb

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

Kristen and I have been Facebook Friends for years and yet wires crossed. I have been trying to get her in for an interview for some time, but once we made contact, it worked. BOY, did it work! Kristen could … Continue reading →

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Summertime, and the Writin’ Is Easy…Not

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

How has the uniqueness of the Summer of 2020 affected our writings so far? With me, it’s been devastating, Back in April, I posted on trying to get my act together for a ‘new normal’. I realize that phrase has … Continue reading →

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Writing Life BC and AD

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, our resident hound posed this prompt: We’ve previously discussed how summers typically affect our writing schedules or outputs, but this summer of 2020 was unique in many ways. Tell us whether these unique factors affected your writing… and … Continue reading →

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Get Ready For Spring

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

“What do you do to welcome/get ready for spring?” Like for everyone else, things are a bit different this year, due to the novel Covid virus. But here is what hasn’t changed. I’m cleaning out closets, getting rid of clothes … Continue reading →

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Spring Forward

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Our topic for this week is “What do you do to welcome/get ready for spring?” Normally, spring is full of activities for me and the people in my life. My calendar is usually filled with two or three events each … Continue reading →

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