Category Archives: using talents

First Publications, Looking Forward

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Our very first publications and/or bylines, how did they feel? With the first ones in school, I felt embarrassed. I had very little self-esteem and I had critical people around me, so I never felt anything was good enough when … Continue reading →

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Wild West Livelihood

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

This Job Would Be Right Down My Alley By Jeff Salter Asked by Tuesday Fox Joselyn Vaughn what our livelihood would have been if we’d lived in the old American West, I had to re-calibrate. I was raised on TV … Continue reading →

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Return of Author David Parmelee

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

Welcome Back, Writer/ Author David Parmelee! David was one of my first guests when I joined 4F, 1H. I asked him to join us because he had just had his first novel published. It is based on actual events during … Continue reading →

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Guest Writer/Editor Barb Goffman

Posted on February 3, 2017 by

Today my guest is writer-editor Barb Goffman. Barb and I met online and I was thrilled to be able to meet her in person this past summer, although the visit was not long enough. Barb is a multi-award winning mystery … Continue reading →

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Kidding About Money

Posted on October 14, 2016 by

We are discussing how we earned money as a kid. I  remember that I got allowance for a short time. My friend,( who lived a few doors up), and I decided to have a club. Since we both had female … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Bob and Mary Sue?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by

On these, our “Free Weeks”, more often than not, I like to stay on writing. In doing so, I’d like to formally introduce you to two people whom I had seen and heard, but until recently, I didn’t know their … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Suz DeMello/Sue Swift

Posted on April 15, 2016 by

Special guest, author Suz de Mello   You’ve heard the funny phase, “related by rumor”? It actually happened to me with Suz. I told the story here some time ago without using her name, but if you remember the story, … Continue reading →

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