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What to do when children say, ‘I’m Bored’ – my feature in the Northwest Florida Daily News

I was featured in the Sunday, July 12, 2015 lifestyle section of the Northwest Florida Daily newspaper for this piece I wrote on dealing with children who say they are “bored.”  This was inspired by actual events and real conversation.  Below is the full article.  I’m placing it here since the newspaper did not publish …

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Publishing Straight Talk

As I navigate forward in my writing, I’m trying to understand this vast, complex publishing world that exists around me.  Digging into the publishing realm is overwhelming and often challenging.  I have so many questions and just want some simple, straight-forward answers. So I did what any inquisitive, determined writer should do – I began …

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April Poem a Day Challenge – Poems 13 through 19

As with most challenges, this April Writers Digest Poem A Day competition has grown fiercer in the last week.  The prompts were more difficult or thought-provoking for me.  Still I pushed through it and wrote something each day this week.  Below is my poetry written for days 13 through 19. For Day 13 we were …