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  • Latest project: Entering new land

    By 09 Jun 2019 0 Blog, Writing Blog, memoir, motherhood, publishing, women's health Permalink 0

    So I had this problem, right? A bewildering experience, in my opinion, and now it's over, rather barely over, I can talk about it. Or at least provide some details. It has to do with my female anatomy, which I won't go into detail about. Suffice it to say, I had my bladder sewn back ...

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  • Here’s an excerpt from the story published in Bacopa Literary Review – you can buy the anthology on Amazon

    By admin 03 Dec 2022 0 Blog No tags Permalink 0

    Here's the link: https://www.amazon.com/Bacopa-Literary-Writers-Alliance-Gainesville/dp/B0BN43KD49/ref=sr_1_7?k The Messenger My cousin Charlie and I stand six feet apart in my living room. I imagine he has already calculated the prescribed distance before he even stepped over the threshold. He hasn’t changed. Not since I saw him ten years ago when he came to my wedding and wore what seemed to ...

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  • my review of Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops

    By admin 12 Sep 2022 0 Blog No tags Permalink 0

    Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir by Allison Hong MerrillMy rating: 5 of 5 starsAfter hearing so many positive reviews of Allison Hong Merrill’s book, Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops, I knew I had to add it to my reading list and was intrigued from the moment I began reading. The author introduces the reader to her story ...

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  • THE SHAPE OF NORMAL

    By admin 10 May 2022 0 Blog No tags Permalink 1

    The Acceptance Letter from Vine Leaves Press Dear Cathy,Oh my goodness, we would love to publish this! Please note that our next available launch date isn't until November of 2023. We hope this isn't a problem.If you are happy with our terms, ....We're very excited about this book!

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  • Review of Work Hard, Not Smart

    By admin 13 Feb 2022 0 Blog No tags Permalink 4

    Work Hard, Not Smart: How to Make A Messy Literary Life by Alexis Paige (Vine Leaves Press, Feb. 2022) was written for writers like me who seek effective ways to learn the craft of writing, and yet who also struggle with focus and inattention. As someone who can relate to the ADHD-Inattentive Type diagnosis, I ...

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  • Mom talk

    By admin 18 Jan 2022 0 Blog, Writing No tags Permalink 0

    I am getting this piece published in the MOTHER newsletter on Friday. https://www.mothermag.com/critical-mothers/#motherhood#momtalk#published

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  • Review of Malnourished

    By admin 23 Dec 2021 0 Blog No tags Permalink 0

    A MEMOIR OF SISTERHOOD AND HUNGER Raised Voice Press sent me a complimentary copy of Cinthia Ritchie’s memoir,Malnourished A Memoir of Sisterhood and Hunger, with a request to write a review. I’d recommend this book, especially if you enjoy reading memoirs. I was intrigued as soon as I began reading. The author weaves an emotional story about ...

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  • Giving Tuesday!

    By admin 25 Nov 2021 0 Blog No tags Permalink 0

    https://youtu.be/s1keL0HuQIM You can read this story here: https://www.udsakron.org/wp-content/uploads/K83-Final-Final.pdf Disabilities

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  • One Step Closer

    By admin 27 Oct 2021 0 Blog, Disabliities, Writing Blog ; writing; disabilities Permalink 2

    Yesterday I received an email from Kaleidoscope magazine, asking me to videotape myself reading an excerpt from a short story they published for an event called Giving Tuesday! I know what Giving Tuesday is, but never expected I'd be invited to help promote it! Look what they said! I'm laughing at how many times it ...

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  • I love Social Media

    By admin 02 Oct 2021 0 Blog No tags Permalink 1

    This is a link to my friend's blog. She wrote about me and Jessica. HER daughter's name is also Jessica. The rest of the story is kind of intriguing. It almost sounds made up. It's not. https://vickierubin.com/2021/10/02/acceptance/

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  • The Journey Began Here

    By admin 20 Sep 2021 0 Blog, Disabliities Blog Permalink 1

    Me when I was in First Grade The television set was first introduced into homes in the '50s. Every day, someone on our block was getting their brand new TV delivered. I can still see the delivery men carrying the monster box into our house and setting up the new black and white ...

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  • The Lie

    By admin 16 Sep 2021 0 Blog, Writing Blog, childhood, memoir, parenting Permalink 0

    I lift the faded black and white class photo out of the box and turn it over. There's a date on the bottom: 1958. The girl with the headband and ringlets, sitting in the third row of desks, is my best friend, Lori. Everyone used to say she looked exactly like the Shirley Temple doll, ...

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  • My Glow Girl Softens the Rejections

    By 21 Aug 2021 0 Blog, Writing Blog, writing community Permalink 0

    Magazine rejections anyone?

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