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Deborah Anderson
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Sep 07
What the…
Where did summer go? One minute I was blogging here, the next it was September and I was–am–in my brother’s basement suite. Temporarily. What a summer. After two years of Limbo–and yes, that’s limbo with a capital L–the house sold, we packed all our belongings into three storage units, moved into our camper, and viewed a …
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Jun 04
June!
June is finally here! I love this month as it kicks off summer, my favorite season. And what’s not to love? Sun, sand, and for some, surf. And what compliments sun, sand and surf so well (besides sunscreen and frosty cold ones)? That’s right, books! And here is a short list from my TBR pile …
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Mar 06
Make it Right: Case for an Outline
Microsoft Clip Art I did not understand the term Panster the first time I heard it. Once it was defined for me, I realized it was me—a writer who writes from the seat of his/her pants. One of my favorite Pansters is best-selling author of the Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon. She starts with a kernel—a story idea, …
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Jan 10
Update and Friday Fiction
December was a dud as far as writing went. Vertigo is not conducive to standing in front of a computer screen. But in terms of family and hubby time, December was fantastic. January is proving a tad interesting as the vertigo has changed from constant, to sporadic, and I never know when I’ll wake …
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Jan 10
In Praise of Jimmy
I spoke to a former co-worker today when I called my former place of employment with a concern regarding a recent bill. She sounded so happy when she realized who I was, and stated she had been thinking of me of late, wishing I and a few others who also left the company still worked there, because then “I know …
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Jan 07
Tuesday Wisdom
You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. ~Irish Proverb Microsoft Clip Art So true. Deborah
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Jan 03
Stirred, Not Shaken
2013 was the year we were going to shake things up. A new job for hub’s meant a 400 mile move for the family complete with a new lifestyle, new neighborhood, new school, new bank, new hairstylist, new gym, and…no. We did not move, despite the fact I packed boxes, investigated schools, researched rentals—we almost …
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Nov 10
To The End…
In honor of Remembrance Day, I am reposting my original poem, To The End, from 2011… Microsoft Clip Art Was it in your eyes when you were born; Or did it develop through the years; That steely glint of the strength within Honed sharp as a razor on whetted stone? Ramrod spine and …
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Sep 20
The End is only the Beginning…
This week’s been about “finishing”. Finishing All That Matters, the sequel to Everything That Matters. Finishing reviewing Beta Reader comments and typo/spelling error notes on ETM and tidying it up for submission. Finishing my “library”. Oddly enough, it is the library I am–currently–most excited about. Refuge…research area; a place to be, or be productive. How about …
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Sep 14
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Celebrate the Small Things Friday! I’ve been MIA most of the summer, busy with daughter’s wedding, multiple long road trips, and attempting to sell the house, the first of which came to a successful and oh, so wonderful conclusion–I have an awesome son-in-law!; the second plum wore me out; and the latter proved less than successful. And yet I’m …
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