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Tag Archives: Pets
4:55a.m.
Oh hi! About to join my last BSU seminar before Winter Break, during which I’ll be completing a portfolio assignment and a critical essay. So: Shhhhhh (directed at the mini-zoo kneading my lap, nudging my ankles, or counter surfing in … Continue reading
Baby in the Laundry Basket
Ever woken up with a pounding heart because your dream was, once again, that you put a baby to bed in a laundry basket instead of a crib and suddenly you couldn’t find the baby when you went to the … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, 2025, Adult fiction, cats, fiction writing, Genre Jumpers, Middle Grade Fiction, Mountain life, Novel revision, Pets, Poet, poetry, Puppies, Rescues, Revising fiction, SoCal Living, Valencia
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M’s DAY 2025
My husband told a joke at the dinner table and I spit out my salad from laughing and looked up trying to swallow and there was an amber stripe on the ceiling from a leak in the teen’s bathroom upstairs … Continue reading
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Tagged #amwriting, #aussies, #mothersday, 2025, Bathroom leaks, Bears, children's literature, dog, Dogs, faction, fictikon, life, middle grade writing, Mothers Day 2025, Pets, poetry, Puppies, puppy, Puppy chewing, puppy crate training, Puppy training, Queensland Heelers, Water damage, writer, writing
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The Hughes Fire (Evacuation Edition)
View from my upstairs windows. This was the beginning of the Hughes Fire and this is why we left. We were in the WARNING evac zone, but a mile up the road was the GO NOW evac zone. What would … Continue reading
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Tagged #calfire, #HughesFire, 2005, California Fires, fire evacuations, Hughes Fire, Pets, poetry, Valencia CA, writing
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Return of the Winds (Santa Anas Edition)
Januray 1st: We attended the 2025 Rose Parade, front-curb seats thanks to my Pasadena cousins. January 7: Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire and 24/7 fire watch in my ‘hood, Watch Duty the only reason we had minutes of sleep that … Continue reading
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Tagged #calfires, #eatonfire, #palisadesfire, 2025, 2025 Rose Parade, books, cats, cooking, Eaton Fire, Evacuations, hope, Los Angeles, Los Angeles fires, movies, news, Palisades Fire, Pets, photos, santa ana winds, SoCal
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Creating Update
Helloooo, August. I write 6-7 days/week, but it was extremely challenging to haul my butt into the office chair for most of July as I’ve been grieving for my girl Kaia. We adopted her at 10 weeks old, she developed … Continue reading
Summer Loss
Kaia was 6 weeks old when she was snatched from her mom/siblings and thrust upon a single-dude who had never had a pet before by a friend convinced single-dude needed a puppy to make his single-dude life better. Yeah. Don’t … Continue reading
So: November
Daylight Savings Time; my dad would have been 83 today; it’s 87F in my neck of the woods until maybe midweek; we are prepping for our son’s 16th birthday party–I have purchased glow-in-the-dark beachballs that can have the s*** pounded … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, Bambi, children's literature, Cujo, Death, dog training, fiction writing, middle grade writing, Mr. Beast cookies, November, parties, personal goals, Pets, pizza, poetry, revising, Teenagers, writing
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Just Call Me: Revision
I’ve got a pretty good rhythm going revising: 2 kidlit/eco-fiction novels and 2 women’s fiction novels. I am a morning person now–not sure I’m TRULY a 5:30a.m. morning person? But that alarm seems to work if I want to feel … Continue reading
JANUARY 1, 2023
HAPPY WRITING NEW YEAR! PB
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Tagged 2023, cats, Childrens Literature, fiction writing, good books, Happy New Year 2023, kidlit, Middle Grade Fiction, Pets, womens fiction, writer, writing, writing for adults
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The Flexible Writing Schedule
I love when authors I admire share writing schedules/non-schedules. Most seem to have a set routine–which I marvel at as I tend to ricochet around the hours–or the hours ricochet around me when I’m at my computer. I’m most focused … Continue reading
December Writing Challenge
Each December agent Nephele Tempest reminds writers about her month-long writing challenge. Write. Every. Day. Even Christmas Day. Carve/axe/cement-drill writing time for yourself, even if only 10 little minutes. I’m in. Adding reading to the challenge–the tower of books on … Continue reading
Posted in Adult writing, Children's Books
Tagged 2022, children's literature, Christmas 2022, fiction writing, life, middle grade writing, personal goals, Pets, poetry, puppy mom, writing
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Post Birthday Questionnaire
How old are you? Not old enough.What do you want? Greater physical/emotional strength. To write more than I am writing. To see more wild sea otters.What have you given your teenager that is worthwhile, or impressionable? Apologies when I’m wrong … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, children's literature, fiction, fiction writing, hope, life, middle grade writing, Morro Bay, nature, personal goals, Pets, poetry, sea otters
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NANOWRIWAYMO WHAMO
The current issue of SCBWI Insight has an article with NanoWriMo tips. Succinct, logical tips for writing 1,667 words a day. And while I probably won’t follow all tips, I have been nudged (shoved?) by said article to participate this … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, California history, Elizabeth Lake, Los Angeles, NanoWriMo 2021, Pets, SCBWI, SCBWI Insight, Ted Lasso S2, Valencia
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Spring Wild Fire
I was hoping that by now we’d have had more rain vs. thimblefuls, but we experienced a brushfire instead. Way too early in the year, too close to home. Friends texted me: ALREADY? and EXCORCISM RE; SUPER LA NINA. And … Continue reading
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Tagged #northfire, 2021, brushfires, fire evacuation 2021, firedrills, La Nina, north fire, Pets, pond turtles
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Euphoria
Reading Lily King’s EUPHORIA and watching Ken Burn’s ‘Hemingway’ feels like my brain has been emptied into the large silver strainer I use for washing strawberries, jiggling organic matter beneath faucet spray, jiggling, jiggling some more. For me, the theme … Continue reading
2021 Int’l Women’s Day
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Tagged #peace, #wearetheworld, 2021, Butterflies, California, cats, Dua Lipa, hummingbirds, International Women's Day, Pets
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Aaaand: Christmas!
Countdown over! A certain teen is happy about this. The cats could care less.The dog just wants to be loved and wants us to pretend he is tiny enoughto fit in our laps. Not. May your days be merry and … Continue reading
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Tagged #christmas2020, #christmascats, #stayhome #wearamask, #staysafe, 2020, California Christmas, Christmas Day 2020, Joyeaux Noel, Pets, writing
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Christmas Countdown (w/Cats)
1 day to Christmas! All is calm and super bright. The kits watch for birds and sunning lizards. 80+ degrees the other day, extra dry as we experience our Christmas La Nina. Wishing for rain this winter–we could use it! … Continue reading
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Tagged #stayhome, #staysafe, #wearamask, 2020, cats, Christmas 2020, Christmas Cats 2020, Christmas star, Joy, Joyeux Noel, Jupiter and Saturn, La Nina 2020, Pets
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Relief Is Palpable (BIDEN/HARRIS2020 WIN EDITION)
“Dogs and cats living together!”–Ghostbusters
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Tagged #quarantinelife, #staysafe, 2020, Biden/Harris 2020, Black cats, faction, Golden Labs, Harmony2020, Pets, Stay home, StayStrong2020, writing, writing fiction
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School Days 2020
Bring your pet to school day for my son’s English class. It is this mother’s opinion that my tween’s middle school is rockin’ this distance learning business. #englishteachersrule
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Tagged #distancelearning2020, #stayhome, #staysafe, 2020, animals, books, cats, distance learning, English class 2020, Family, Health, humanity, Inspiration, life, Literature, middle school, Pets
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100% True Horror (Bad Dolls Edition)
Last night it was my turn to choose a movie. As my husband practiced the guitar (his Covid-19 learn-something-new goal) on our front porch, delighting dog-walking neighbors, the last of the day’s sun blessing his face, I spent 45 minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Me and Us, Writing
Tagged #stayhome, #staysafe, 2020, Captain Tony's, cats, COVID-19, Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, Gloria Steinem, Jaws, Key West, Mallory Square, movies, Pets, RBG, Ringu, Scream, Spielberg, The Ring
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Happy Rainsgiving
‘Tis the season to remember how to get cozy and not because the A/C is running. At least–I hope ’tis… Happy Thanksgiving Holiday
Retreat!
Heading to the SCBWI Working Writers Retreat tomorrow. This will be my second time attending this annual event. The workshops are small and focused. I learn tons about my work (my middle grade novels) and it’s a joy to read … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, books, Inspiration, Middle Grade Fiction, Pets, SCBWI, SCBWI Working Writers Retreat
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