I was greeted this morning by a yell that was beyond exuberant. It thrilled like this: "Mama J! I can write my name!" And indeed, she had. Without copying someone else's letters or asking which…
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This, I'm guessing, is not news to you: When your heart breaks, you actually feel the pain in your chest. And when you are in love, your heart swells, pounds, aches...to burst—the physical sensation is…
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Last spring, just before my mom joined us to be SuperNana for the summer, she told me she was ready for a new dog. We've always been a big dog family, and it had been…
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It's hard for me to write a post that mentions my neighbor (let's call her Mary - because she's a far, far cry from the virgin mother) without including a picture. But I do want…
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Last week, when I mentioned 'How-to Write' books and how they all contain a specific bit of storytelling advice, it reminded me of something else they all tell us to do. Which is: to capture…
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“But, wasn’t it just luck?” Me, being obtuse. That was my absurd response to the fact that a man in Japan might recently have broken a 80 year old record by catching the largest large…
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I have a torrent of cliches raining down on me right now: Change is good Change is inevitable All good things must come to an end Times they are a'changin'... Are you as nauseous as…
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Do you have something you've been waiting to write? (or simply do, for that matter) - but, you just haven't done it yet? We're talking about personal writing here, not client copywriting. (Because if you're…
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I've had the opportunity over the last few days to discuss my writing process at length - specifically my process of writing for other people. I talked to interviewers, friends, clients and writers-to-be... One of…
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When I was in grade school, fifth or sixth grade, I remember many nights of planning out what I was going to wear the next day. I'd pick outfits that were going to look ever…
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Jumper Cables…
