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In memory of frogs, toads, and tadpoles

When I was a girl, we lived near a neighborhood house with a murky, muck-bottomed pond in the backyard. In those days nobody thought about insurance liability and suing, so this pond was a kid magnet. Boys and girls alike … Continue reading

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What did you do today? Last day of NaPoWriMo Day30!

Yes! I did it! Today is the last day of the poem-a-day challenge I took for National Poetry Month. Whew. Not only did I write a poem a day, I had to put it on my blog as proof, so had to … Continue reading

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Know any good songs? Write them into your story – NaPoWriMo Day29

My youngest daughter is playing Wii Rock Band, hoping to hit the expert level on lead guitar. She tells me, “So now I know all these old songs.” Oh. I’d been enjoying all the great music banging out of my … Continue reading

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