Category: LIFE
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Global Autism
Today is one of those controversial days, this month sometimes less than joyful. April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day and April is dubbed Autism Awareness Month. (Yes, April is also National Poetry and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but allow me to focus on one for a bit, please.) There are some in the autism…
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What Grows in Family Trees?
We are being watched and someone will want to model us—especially if there are children in our home. Fortunately, the most recent habit of mine that has been chosen by one of my kids is harmless. At least, I like to think it is. Returning readers will recognize the following image: For those unfamiliar, that…
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Story Growth
Fernando is spreading. He even has new fiddleheads coming from the earth—not the tree—this time. Go, Fernando! Just like the fern, my own stories are growing. I’m on the downhill for the first draft of my current project, and it has a shiny new working title: THE UNRAVELING THREADS OF KYNDRA FIELDS. Fernando—just like my…
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Corroded Images
Last month I posted about my photographic journey through the backyard while seeking inspiration. Among images captured were items in various stages of rust. For the newer visitors, CORRODED is the (working) title of one of my finished manuscripts. Since writing the novel, I’ve been seeking out corrosion and rust in everyday life. There is…