Thank you, readers! Today marks my 100th blog post here. I appreciate each and every one of you who takes time from their busy schedule to read my words of poetry and wisdom (?). Here's winking at you, kid!
Category: News
News, events and happenings.
100 Posts
Summer News
It's been awhile since I posted an update, so thought I 'd share what's been going on with me. I'm sure I'm not the only one to be whizzing through summer. It just gets faster and faster each year. I went on vacation to Florida in June. We rented a house with some of my… Continue reading Summer News
A Writer’s Weekend
I mentioned in an earlier blog post that for Mother's Day my husband booked me into a local hotel for two days of unadulterated writing bliss. I was up in arms about what to pack for clothes and food, but I just packed as if I was going on a normal trip. Friday night Hubba… Continue reading A Writer’s Weekend
Thoughts Run Amok
Do you ever have one of those days where you can't get your thoughts under control? Today mine have just been running around like bees who've lost their queen. I'm excited because I'm packed and ready to go on my writing weekend; two nights in a hotel that was given to me as a Mother's… Continue reading Thoughts Run Amok
OCD and other things.
I've been struggling over the past couple of months. I'm not going to get into the details here, but I feel like evil and temptations have been removing my peace. I need to regain my peace, man! And I think I'm on the road to peaceful recovery. Balance. That is the thing that gets out… Continue reading OCD and other things.
My Erma Experience
Last week I went to the Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop, an event I had been looking forward to since December. It is a place for humor and human interest writers to gather. I began my time in workshops from Sharon Short on "Finding the Writer's Voice" and Adair Lara on "Crafting Compelling Personal Essays." The… Continue reading My Erma Experience
This Messy Life
Sometimes life gets messy. Dirty, stinky, messy. Negative vibes throw you into a tailspin and you wonder why it happens. The key to dealing with a stinky mess is to take one step at a time. Eventually you can trudge through the gray to emerge into the light on the other side. So what's in… Continue reading This Messy Life
“You Are Forgiven” Goes Live
Good morning friends, I'm so excited! My book is now available in print edition in the U. S.! It should be available in the U.K. in a few days as well. I have just signed up for a drawing class to hopefully regain some of the skill I had back in high school. I can't… Continue reading “You Are Forgiven” Goes Live
Dawn Marie Paul 