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Stupid Mommy
As you all get to know me, you will learn that I think being a mother is the most important job I will ever have. Raising my daughter has delighted me with the thrill of the greatest roller coaster ride of my life. Every new skill she learned was monumental in every way. Her first steps, first tooth, first words – all great accomplishments that started to mould who she will one day be. Of course, mothers play a most special role in that development with our encouragement and gentle or sometimes not so kind guidance. However, I never thought that I would be the one to teach my…
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Endless Quest or Insanity?
It is beyond me how one small activity, one small joy in my life can be so darned frustrating. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE writing. I love creating the characters, the stories, I love working through plots and sub-plots and describing in words what I used to imagine when I read. But the process is a long one, and a very tedious one. In the creative writing classes I took, we were told, “Write the story. Don’t edit, don’t go back – just write it from start to finish. Then worry about editing.” WELL! It is much easier said than done. As I work on my recent brilliant story…



