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#BehindTheScenes 60 - Candle Making
OMG, it's 2026 already! And we're back with season 4, part 2 of #BehindTheScenes and #FindOutFriday. This time, we are starting off with #BehindTheScenes and getting to the down and dirty. This one delves into another passion of mine: candle making. Despite feeling skittish around fire, I always loved candles. When I was young, my parents always lit one. It was generally a taper in a bottle or a small votive on a plate. It lit up the dark corners and made the shadows jump and

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Jan 153 min read


Chronically Writing - The Lonely Days
It's always said that it's lonely at the top of the mountain. It's the same with chronic illness. Our world becomes our illness because each day depends on how you feel. While I cannot fall back on that as much as others (because I have nobody else except my husband and he too is disabled), this #ChronicallyWriting will tell you how tough that part is...and how hope sometimes comes unexpectedly. These days, with the unpredictability of my illnesses, I like staying close to ho

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Jan 44 min read


Chronically Writing - The Spinning Wheel
I've always seen life, especially with chronic illness, as a spinning wheel. The universe is constantly taking a turn at it. Just when you think something is going good or you get used to life, something else stops you and drops you to the ground. It might not seem like a lot. You're used to being hit all the time. You're always waiting for the other shoe to drop. But this is different. This is a power that you do not understand. It's your own body. From the inside, it attack

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Nov 12, 20253 min read


Chronically Writing - Autism Masking
"You don't look disabled." "No! You don't look autistic!" Those are things that I hear often. They are right. I am thirty-six years old and have managed life pretty ok. Although it took a while, I have a Bachelors in Educational Studies. I am self-employed as an author. I have a son and a husband and two fur babies. I own my home and can pay my bills, take phone calls and answer the door. Take walks and act civilized in public mostly. Smile and greet people. Run and play with

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Oct 16, 20254 min read


#BackToSchool #SeasonFour
God, that went by fast. Calvin is in eighth grade and we are back to #BehindTheScenes and #FindOutFriday for the school year! For the...

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Aug 25, 20251 min read


It Was Too Good to be True
Yep, here we go again. Time to tell you I'm taking another break. And I am, for the rest of the month and into May. Calvin is on...

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Apr 12, 20251 min read


Preorder on Amazon Now!
In case you did not catch it on social media...the Kindle pre-order of From Across the Sea is up! The release date is the end of this...

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Jan 1, 20252 min read


The Moment You've Been Waiting For...
Happy New Year, everyone! I decided not to wait until tonight to have the book reveal sent. I've been absent the past week or so, and I...

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Dec 31, 20241 min read


The Passage of Time
It is weird how I got to this topic. When Calvin has a good day (which is 99.99% of his school days), he gets a print-out of his favorite...

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Dec 15, 20244 min read


Break Time!
Yeah, it's that time of the year. It's the holiday season! The last months of this year will be busy for us. Next month, I will begin the...

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Oct 29, 20241 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 25
Hey, everyone, and welcome back to #FindOutFriday! Here are the answers. Which ones did you get right? Comment below! Comete - On the map...

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Oct 17, 20241 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 24
Yes, it's that time again - Friday and answers to the trivia. How many did you get right? Comment below! Anne Boleyn - I make many...

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Oct 3, 20242 min read


#BehindTheScenes 46 - Tarot III
You did not expect that, did you? This #BehindTheScenes is brought to you by a writer's other activities. Tarot is an activity I use for...

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Sep 25, 20242 min read


Chronically Writing: Another One?!
Just when I thought life could not get any weirder...it does. I was diagnosed as Neurodivergent. Wait...how did that happen?! I've...

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Sep 22, 20242 min read


#BehindTheScenes 45 - Book Covers
Welcome to the new season of #BehindTheScenes everyone! In this edition, I am going to talk about my book covers. I have always received...

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Sep 11, 20242 min read


Sunday FAQ 1
Well, I've been getting asked a lot of questions about being a full time author. And it's not just from people I meet. Even my husband is...

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Sep 8, 20242 min read


#FindOutFriday Answers 22
Hi, everyone, and welcome to the next season of #FindOutFriday. Here are the answers! How many of them did you get? Let me know in the...

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Sep 5, 20242 min read


Them's the Rules
Wow, I cannot believe that my son is back to school. He is in seventh grade! Now, the house is all mine until he and my husband come...

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Aug 26, 20241 min read


Chronically Writing: Standing Your Ground
This is a tough subject. People are usually divided on what is defined as standing your ground and when someone is being an obnoxious...

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Jul 7, 20243 min read


Announcing the Next Volume...
Yes, yes, I said it many times before. But this is the real thing. From Across the Sea is set to be released late 2025. More info about...

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Jul 6, 20243 min read
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