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Library Love

I love this artwork. I love libraries. I love books. The library and its books was such a huge resource, and a source of support and education for me, and my children when they were young. A library is a magical place. A place where people, young and old, can while hours away drifting a …

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Author Life – Writing Historical Romance

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Down and Out

I own a smartphone. I can connect with friends, family members, and professional groups via text, or Zoom. But my readers … My darling readers…

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Never Again

#truthandreconciliation #theywerechildren #fightdiscrimination #embracediversity #orangeshirtday #september30

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Steady as She Goes

The latest Covid-19 development in my home province is a travel ban. I get why our government is doing it; I’m still furious it’s come to this. For the last year, the one way Hubs and I managed to muddle through not being able to hang out with friends and family was to escape in …

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This Too Shall Pass

I’ve been calling it PSD (Pandemic Stress Disorder) and Pandemic Ugh. This New York Times article by organizational psychologist, Adam Grant, defines the emotional and physical lethargy many of us are puddling through as: Languishing, a term that for me, conjures much better imagery. Instead of imagining a blind mouse bouncing off the walls of …

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Save and Salvage

“Well, it seems the copy of the WIP I found in my email from 2013 Deb, wasn’t the final version. I found a…”

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Echoes of Memory

Ostensibly, when a chick flies the nest, the nest should feel bigger. More expansive. But with two gone and one prepping to fly away tomorrow, our nest feels like it’s shrinking. Folding in on itself, like Origami; changing shape without changing foundation. The universe condensing around echoes of memory that grow louder, and keener with …

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Countdown to True Love – Share to Win!

I’m hosting a contest for one lucky winner to win a custom tote and bookmark from me, and a bottle of Mon Guerlain from Parisian parfum maker, Guerlain, est. 1828. Click through to learn more! Contest details below: COUNTDOWN to TRUE LOVE, Share to Win, CONTEST ENTRY RULES Share to Win – Entrant must Follow/Like …

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Lest We Forget

Let us remember… Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you. Herbert Gasser

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