I Survived 2016


No one can deny that 2016 was a rough year, all the way around. In addition to all the STUFF going on out there, it’s been a rough year for me and mine as well….

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Short Stories


I fell in love with writing when I was very young.  Still in elementary school, I wrote what I thought, at the time, was one of the greatest mysteries, in fact.  25 whole pages on…

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Jim Butcher


It should be established now that I am a great big dork. The more of these you read, the more this will become clear. I have eclectic tastes so my various geekdoms cross a broad…

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Ghost Stories


So a little bit about me… My father was born and raised in New Orleans. Pretty cool, huh?  I remember when we were little, my father took my sister and I down to visit his…

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Silver Linings


So it’s very easy to get caught up in the day to day negativity.  I’ve had a bad day. I don’t feel good. I hate my job. My customer yelled at me. My boss yelled…

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Love Over Hate


First and foremost, this is NOT a political post. In this past election, I voted the way I did because I felt very strongly about certain issues.  We had a record turn out in the…

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Supernatural and Me


I’m not talking supernatural phenomenon (do do, do-do-do!) here but the CW tv show, Supernatural. I need to first establish I’m a great big wimp when it comes to scary movies/tv shows. Well, that’s not…

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Dia de Los Muertos


Happy Halloween!! If one were to ask me what my favorite holiday is, I would have to say – hands down – it would be Halloween. Not just because it’s socially acceptable to dress up, and…

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Reading and Me


I love to read. Okay, that may seem like a really weird statement. I get it. But seriously – I love reading. But it wasn’t always so. When I was in fourth grade, my mother…

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Ozark Nightmares – Lebanon, MO


I believe it’s become obvious by this point that my family may be a bit on the odd side.  There’s nothing at all wrong with this, mind you – I rather enjoy our oddities. I…

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