Crazy Clearance Day!

First thing on my agenda today was to attend the Vera Bradley clearance sale. I should have known better!
I get to the Charlotte Merchandise Mart (without getting lost, thank you very much!) just as the show was supposed to open and there already at least a hundred people in line, but the line was moving [...]

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First Rejection of August

Finally, I got a rejection. I know, you must be surprised I am happy about being rejected, but let me explain. I have never had as many poems submitted as I do right now and I am proud that I keep sending, however, when you go weeks and weeks with no acceptance or rejections the [...]

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One Week in One Day

Today has felt quite long. I used to say that a lot when I was working because of the boredom and stress. Today, however, was long in a busy, contented way.
I got up a little earlier today and immediately hit my writing. Adding a page to each of the three non-fiction items I am working [...]

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The Rain Ate My Blog Post

Last night I typed up a quick blog entry about finishing up my 3rd attempt at a chapbook and other events of the day but then they storm finally came in and well–bye bye internet connection and for some reason the periodic saving of the blog didn’t happen. Ah well!
The chapbook is going out today. [...]

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Shhh…Don’t Tell My Husband about My Threesome

One of the first tenets of writing, especially poetry, is to make sure that your title and/or opening pays off. So think, good reader, will it?
I spent he day in Raleigh yesterday. I got up later than I had planned but I still made it in time to get weighed in at a WW meeting [...]

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Review of _Superbad_

My husband took a day off yesterday from his day job. He needed it to. We had wanted to see _Superbad_ but since he had to fill in for a part day on Saturday (and the Sunday post you have already seen) we went yesterday morning.
The closest comparison I can give is that _Superbad_ is [...]

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Trying Not to Say I Told You So

I think I mentioned the issue with our porch columns once before but I have to vent!
When we bought this house we new it was mid-range housing at best, but we didn’t expect to end up with some sub-standard materials having been used in the building.
The first issue we noticed was the wooden patio we [...]

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