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    Amazing Customer Service

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    I don’t even need to make stuff up today. No fiction involved here. Just a cut and paste of the email exchange I had with an Alaska Airlines rep. Though I sort of wanted to rip him a new you-know-what, I also had to laugh really hard. He’s ballsy. Email from me via Alaska’s “contact […]
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    It’s all the puppy’s fault

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    You’ve heard of kids blaming their dog for eating their homework, right? Well, I’m going to hop on the old bandwagon and say that my new puppy is the reason I’ve not hammered out more chapters in my latest novel, and why my floors are less clean than I like them to be if I’m […]
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    Editing Pains

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    You know, I’ve always thought of myself as a fairly good editor, both of my own work and others. In high school, friends would bring me their papers to read through and give them pointers. In college, I was a tutor for student-athletes at the University of Oregon, and did a lot of assisting with […]
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    Is it just a question of style?

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    You know, I started really noticing writing and all its variences as a sophomore in high school in Mr. Dills’ English class. He presented all sorts of rules on grammar and writing (I think I learned to use the em dash in his class) as well as organization of your argument, etc. I’ve come some […]
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    Learned a New Word

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    When I was a kid, a classmate once actually once accused of reading the dictionary. And an accusation it was; you could tell by the tone of his voice and the look on his face, a strange mixture of bewilderment and unease.  His expression suggested I’d committed a crime worthy of punishment when I’d used whatever […]
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    Holiday Cheer

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    Back to our intrepid friends, Sarah and Kurt. They’ve seem to have taken on a life of their own. Want their back story? Click on this,  and this, and this.   “Are you finished with that page?” Kurt asked, before taking a long slurp of coffee from this Rudolf-the-red-nose-reindeer cup. Sarah wanted to throw that miserable vessel […]
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    Food Groups

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    Originally posted on The Lone Diner:
    Doctors say that the four food groups are protein, fruit, vegetables, and carbs. But I think that the four food groups should be breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Of course, that wouldn’t be all that healthy, depending on what you ate. But if then you included both food groups, the…
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    A cat for Sam

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    I bit of story for a Sat. afternoon. It’s the same character as from The Vase. Don’t know why I put my poor pretend people (a.k.a. ‘characters’) in such sad situations. Maybe Sam and Vicar Celeste need to meet… Sam lay on the rug in front of the hearth, soaking in the heat of the […]
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    Interrupted

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    Once the last of her parishioners shuffled out of the nave and out into the spitting, December rain, Celeste closed the doors and sat down heavily in the nearest pew. Nothing like the Christmas season to swell the church audience, particularly when the children were so darling in their costumes. Irresistible even to the most […]
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    Mangos and Migraines

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    Another bit of the story with our faithful and struggling friends, Sarah and Kurt, the editors of a very strange screen-play. You can catch-up on the story by reading Blackhawks and Bourbon, and Jeeps and Jerks first. “She lived in a mango tree?” Kurt shuffled the papers. “I thought it was a peach tree back in […]
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    Freebies, gotta love ’em

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    Hey literary-type folks out there in cyberspace, just wanted to let you know I’ve put Matchmaker of Magics on a Kindle freebie deal starting today, and running through the 15th. Warning. If you do download the book and begin to read it, you might not be able to put it down since it’s so smashingly […]
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    Memories

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    A little flash for Mondays Finish the Story–but it’s a continuation of the story of our dear vicar, Celeste. You can find the beginning of her story here, and here. The cemetery spread along the area known as Devils Abode, but Celeste couldn’t understand why–the land around the graveyard was peaceful, lovely even. Perhaps they’d named it after a […]
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    Sick in Maine

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    You know how it goes. You plan for your vacation months in advance. Buy your tickets. Count the days of drudgery left until the joy begins. Telling everyone who will listen about your upcoming escape to [insert place of choice]. Then, the day before you leave your neighbor/friend/boss comes right up to you and says, […]
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    The Work Begins

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    I’ve always wondered what the process of publishing a book with a press would be like–to work with a professional editor, to proof copies, to stay up late eating bon-bons and drinking straight bourbon because you need the fuel to get your baby to the presses. Well, I’m excited to say, I’m going to find […]
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    Lament

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    “Why?” Tori’s voice was pained, like a long-suffering saint. She flopped down next to me on the sofa. “Why what, honey?” I set my computer aside so I could focus on what she was saying. She’d accused me enough times of loving my screen more than her, and I didn’t want that to be true. Maybe […]
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    MFTS – Hedge Attack!

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    Originally posted on draliman on life:
    Here is my contribution to Mondays Finish the Story, hosted by Barbara Beacham. This week it is using my opening line! We get around 150 words to finish the story based on an opening sentence (in bold in my story) and a photo. To read the other stories, click…
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    Better than Bingo

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    The Mayor and the town manager waved as their next victim approached. “Evening, Gladis,” the mayor said, smiling at the heavy-set woman walking across the uncut grass. He’d need to see to that–against city ordinance. “Special night tonight, eh?” Gladis stopped halfway to the door, her face wrinkling in confusion. “I thought it was bingo […]
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    Curious Minds Want to Know

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    [Disclaimer: this post is not about wordcrafting, wordsmithing, writing, authors, fiction or any of the other topics you wait on the edge of your proverbial seats for me to post. Nope. It’s a FOOD post.] I’ve a wealth of gluten-free recipes in my recipe-box that I’ve either modified or made up, and some are even […]
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    Freebies

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    No, the title is not Frisbees, it’s Freebies. Almost as good. Or, maybe better ’cause Freebies aren’t gonna hit you in the face and break your nose and/or glasses. (My kids don’t have the best aim, and I’m not the best catcher in the world). I’m offering a free copy of Matchmaker of Magics (in […]
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    Lost

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    Part II of our dear Vicar Celeste, ensconced in the northern reaches of Scotland (this is a response to the Grammar Ghoul’s weekly Mutant 750 prompt). If you haven’t yet met the Vicar, read Haunting Memories first. “Ye cannae get there from here.” The old man stuffed his hands in his pockets and pursed his lips, daring her […]
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    Conception of Achilles

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    “Zeus was not having a good day and he made sure everyone knew it.” “Hera! Where in Odin’s name is my crown of laurel! It was here, and now it’s gone!” Hera rolled her eyes. “Right. It walked away, just to piss you off.” Zeus glared. Sometimes he wanted to turn his wife into a […]
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    Digital Dojo

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    I’m supposed to be working…writing pages and pages on my newest novel, the sequel to Aguilla’s Eye. I’ve left my poor main character, Sprout, in a terrible dilemma, and need to get him into something worse! I brought my computer to a workshop with my kids, thinking this hour would be spent typing away as […]
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    Pizza for all! Even Gluten-Intolerant Fiction Writers

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    Chewy, salty, tangy, crunchy, greasy, and delicious. I give you one guess for what I’m talking about. Here’s a hint; it’s not Raw Kale salad with Goji Berries and Hemp Hearts (though actually, that sounds pretty good). IT’S PIZZA! Who invented pizza? Some Italian I suppose. But really, they couldn’t have done it without Columbus […]
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    Pizza for all! Even Gluten-Free Fiction Writers

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    Chewy, salty, tangy, crunchy, greasy, and delicious. I give you one guess for what I’m talking about. Here’s a hint; it’s not Raw Kale salad with Goji Berries and Hemp Hearts (though actually, that sounds pretty good). IT’S PIZZA! Who invented pizza? Some Italian I suppose. But really, they couldn’t have done it without Columbus […]
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    Misfiled Paperwork

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    “You’re going to do what?” Clare’s voice cracked. I rubbed the back of my neck. “I signed up for that reality game show, Can You Last? Sort of a play on Survivor, but kicked up a notch.” “I know what it is; it’s suicide!” Clare put her hand to her throat. “Why? Why would you […]
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    Misfiled Paperwork

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    “You’re going to do what?” Clare’s voice cracked. I rubbed the back of my neck. “I signed up for that reality game show, Can You Last? Sort of a play on Survivor, but kicked up a notch.” “I know what it is; it’s suicide!” Clare put her hand to her throat. “Why? Why would you […]
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    A slice of fiction with your pie?

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    Today I give you my recipe for gluten-free pumpkin (sort-of) pie. But first, before you dive into the delight of the recipe, I want to whet your appetite with a crumb or two of fiction. A little tartlet of a story of a woman, and her pie. (If you really can’t wait because your guests […]

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