Book Review: This Star Won’t Go Out!

This Star Won't Go Out By  Esther Earl, Lori Earl & Wayne Earl with John Green Available on Amazon in both hardback and Kindle formats.   A while back, my friend, Kevin, gave me a formula to use for reviews.  It goes something like this one-third summary, one-third what others have thought of it and …

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Moments

A simple word or two and all the pieces fall in place A simple word or two and everything is clear for a moment, a whisper. Everything seems possible And it is for a moment and a whisper which doesn't last forever but in that moment everything is clear the horizon seems just a bit …

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Manic Monday

Where should my efforts go? A month into summer and I am still working on three different stories at once.  I write pieces everyday and try my best to map them out so I know where things are going. I fret about not having the discipline to finish a full length novel. I worry that …

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Happy Birthday Declaration !!!

Last night, I had a great idea to do a review for the 4th of July on my favorite history books.  Books that were easy to read and really informative. I would still like to suggest that you read through Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. It is a …

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Summer Time – Writing Time – Review Time

Reading one of my favorite blogs this morning - Live to Write – Write to Live inspired me. They were discussing what the summer time means to your writing and reading schedule.  Summer as a teacher and a writer means there is actually less time for me to write.  No set schedule which seems like it would …

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Lost

I took the road I thought I should take The road my parents took and liked The road of listening to the unspoken expectations of others I took the road and missed all exits all the signs directing me back to myself back to the person I was meant to be Then saw all lost …

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Solutions

There are always people who will make it work and those who will make excuses. A witless quote loving person might say in order to inspire others.  The world is full of false inspiration wrapped in idol  hope. Everywhere solutions promise to be the last one that you will ever need. But need and want are …

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Sunday Afternoon Sketch

The Counter  The sound of something crashing, even something small, echoed in the main atrium of the department store. Mindy had only walked away from the makeover for a moment to help a young woman. In that hair of a second, the customer had taken it upon herself to add some eye-shadow to the areas …

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