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Grubby Fingers

Sticky and wiggly Getting into everything Leaving prints on the wall Spreading paint along the window And in his tangled hair Flushing toilets That whisks a roll away Editing and posting When my back is turned All the while he … Continue reading

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Rambling Sunday: Angry Black Sheep Syndrome

It’s been a rough week and I’m having trouble keeping the negativity inside or finding a ‘proper’ way to release it.  I think the last straw is that I’m working on my parents’ computer while printing out my fourth book … Continue reading

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Part 2 of Entry into ‘Speakers Ball Challenge’: Separated at Birth

Part 2 of Entry into “Speakers Ball” Challenge: http://cherispeak.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/speakers-ball-bloggers-challenge/ It started with a dream, though I never realized it until I grew up.  When I was old enough to remember my dreams, my waking mind would occasionally wander to a … Continue reading

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Addition to the Postpartum ‘Article’

I wasn’t able to add this to the Postpartum Depression post because my wife wasn’t around to ask for permission.  The topic was chosen because it is something that my wife and I had gone through soon after our son … Continue reading

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Part 1 of Entry into ‘Speakers Ball Challenge’: Postpartum Depression Article

Part 1 of Entry into “Speakers Ball” Challenge: http://cherispeak.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/speakers-ball-bloggers-challenge/ The term postpartum depression is seen as a terrifying nightmare for women marked by mood swings, anxiety, fatigue, and, in some cases, suicidal thoughts.   Traditionally, this condition is given the cute … Continue reading

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Balancing Act

I stand between my many forms As they all converge upon my head A chapter left undone While the laundry yells my name A chattering wife Ignored for a wailing child Or a screaming parent Rooms waiting to be cleaned … Continue reading

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Magic of Support

I’ve been thinking a lot about the support that writers get when they are trying to ply their trade.  I’m not talking about agents and publishers, but the people who are there to hold them up.  I remember hearing a … Continue reading

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Planet of the Apes Contest

My wife’s cousin has entered an art contest. He is also the person doing the cover art for my books, so I want to help him win or at least get exposure. The contest is at the following website: http://readcomicbooks.net/home/sketch-challenge-pota/Continue reading

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Bouncing Around the Weekend

Have any other writers hit a point in a project where they really want to write the next scene/chapter, but they have too much going on over the weekend to get to it?  I’m there now.

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