Tag: family

  • Let’s Go Fly a Kite…

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    Shellie Pickett
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    Since I was a child, a favorite pastime of mine has been kite flying. One year in my Easter basket, alongside a chocolate bunny, I received a Hi-Flier kite. On the first windy day soon after, I begged my dad to take me to the park to fly it. At one of the picnic tables,…

  • Writing Lessons Learned from my Grandson

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    Shellie Pickett
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    Yesterday morning, before my daughter dropped off my 4-year-old grandson, Evan, to spend the night, I set out to write my blog about the challenges we encounter in writing a novel. I hoped to address increasing tension and build character stakes, along with fixing plot holes. I had just begun to type when I heard…