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May.19.2013
I believe that the best parental advice is sized accordingly to the current stage of our lives. Since respect is a two way street …what you give out usually promises a worthy return. The same is true of advice. The direction of taking and understanding worthwhile advice regarding...
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Mar.17.2013
To be honest when I first came to Red Room, I was enraptured by the daily creative entries of so many talented writers. At first I understood just the basics of belonging to Red Room. I entered some personal information and proceeded to read and comment and then read and comment some more…and then...
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Dec.30.2012
I woke in the night…I heard a whisper… “if you plan it they will come.” It was just as I had hoped. My real life version in party form of Field Of Dreams. Names and places were changed, but I was to be the hostess. I began the preparations. There were decorations to honor every Holiday to be...
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Oct.29.2012
Be prepared…
Never before…
Quite like this,
Batteries gone everywhere
Flashlights…none to spare.
Say a prayer…
Maybe the surge will never hit…
And yet the weather people say it will be epic.
Cabin fever is in the air…
And the bread and milk people have cleared the shelves.
For most...
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Oct.12.2012
The spell is broken…the thrill is gone…
In 2008 I voted for Hope and Change. I have always been an independent thinker. Never voting party but examining and learning the issues before my ballot has been cast. But what I witnessed last night when watching the Vice Presidential debate defies the...
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Aug.06.2012
The alarm was set with the greatest of care…
To miss this event would induce despair.
One thirty AM EST was the middle of the night
But NASA promised a once in a lifetime phenomenal sight.
A man made vehicle was destined to land on the surface.
Equipped with a photographic range to visually...
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Jul.26.2012
Over the years there have been so many people that I would assign the label of mentor. Starting with my parents... they believed in most of my dreams and were encouraging (most of the time) And their truthfulness in observations of the direction of my chosen life paths grounded me to think before I...
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Jul.12.2012
Figuratively speaking…I was never a comic book aficionado. However, I am not embarrassed in sharing that for many of my growing up years I lived in the world of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Reggie, and Jughead. Yes, those were the days that their world revealed Malt shop romances with...
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Jul.06.2012
Riding home from our annual 4th of July family barbeque, my five year old Granddaughter made a serious revelation. “Uncle Al said that the reason that we don’t see all of our cousins, aunts, and uncles that often is that we keep them on ice and bring them out on the Holidays.” My assurances to her...
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Jun.22.2012
When we were asked to remember and blog about couples who were authors and sometimes writing partners, I researched Anne and Charles Lindbergh. The Gift of the Sea was one of my favorite books by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. I read it years ago and always remember the peaceful influence of her...
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Jun.03.2012
I am an avid devotee of everything about Red Room. The three Es ….enthusiasm, encouragement and empowerment of the writer are daily demonstrated in Red Room blogs.
My first purchase from the site’s Book Store was Leaving the Hall Light On by Madeline Sharples. Originally I had purchased it on...
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Apr.26.2012
It was a first time occurrence. No one could have predicted it. It was a competition with a revered award. How the author would react was discussed, but the bigger question was what the other nominees would think. Corrupted Decoys was a brave but fictional account of one woman’s...
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Jan.24.2012
A Birthday Ode
My “To Do” list of yesteryear,
…has grown beyond imagine.
Before I head out the door,
…there is so much to keep in place.
Dentures fixed with a pasty cream,
…and to see below and beyond,
There is the invisible demarcation of my glasses.
And now not only are lifts needed for my...
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Dec.09.2011
Movies are one of the many influences in writers’ lives. Some people will watch a movie just for sheer pleasure. But a writer will observe the plot, dialogue, and setting.
When I gave thought to integral locations that were important to a story line, there are two movies that I remember.
I was a...
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Nov.24.2011
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No, I didn’t forget to click Spell Check. I just have to make a statement about my youngest Grandchild, Paige. When we were asked to blog about a favorite photograph, there were many that came to mind. Of course there are no favorites with regard to love and attention that I dispense on the three...
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About Mary
The Red Room experience has been the reward of persistence. I know that as a writer I have the opportunity to read, comment, and learn from some very creative and talented writers.There is a wonderful comfort in knowing that you understand and are understood...
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David Copperfield, Tale of Two Cities, Women in Love
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