Category: Writing and Running
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The Beauty of a Beach House Without the House
Part 2: Don’t Get Tied Down and Lose the Shoes Last week I wrote about opening our RV, or as my four-year-old grandson refers to as Grandma’s tiny house located a mile from the beach at the Jersey Shore. The first morning in our tiny house, a stream of light cut through my bedroom window…
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Moms and Plants—We Don’t Always Have to “Kill Our Darlings”
Oh no, oops! I did it again… I could not believe the small ivy plant sitting on my desk had keeled over. Vines hung limp on the sides of the ceramic flowerpot decorated with daisies, gasping for its last breath. It had been less than a month since I’d bought that plant. Although it had…
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On Writing and Running
They say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. For over three-quarters of my life, I have been fortunate to have writing and running as two constants in my life. I would guess I have run well over a thousand miles. Much like running, the journey to becoming a published…
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