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Muse, Greek goddess of artists, gifted her favored ones with inspiration to create fantastic and original works of art: sculptures, paintings, poetry, songs. Actually, lucky for the Greeks, there were nine goddesses. Greek city states produces creative art, I’m sure. Often, we creative types like to blame our personal muse when what we write is …
My son has the right idea. He went away for the weekend and let others move him into his college apartment. Unfortunately, his dad and I got assigned the task of moving crew. Have I mentioned that I hate moving? Bad News I’m sure there is something that didn’t get loaded in the truck. Even …
The dream descended illumined from within Shimmering again Real enough to hold The dream delivered pulled reality’s rein embracing all disdain Dreamer emerges bold Two dreams danced adjoined at the hands intertwining strands Now a single mold One dream dominated emerged in light of day pushing the other away New day dawning cold That dream …
Summer means vacation. This might mean a trip to the airport. Or two. Not twenty. This summer, I’ve been to the airport almost on a weekly basis. Actually, I believe I went twice one week. Wow! I must have been traveling all over the place. Sounds fun. Exciting or even adventurous. Wrong. I was little …
Writing is rewriting – E.B. White I guess E.B. White knew what he was talking about since every good writer owns The Elements of Style. Considering the first draft of my novel, I’m beginning to agree to the validity of that assertion. In order to rewrite my manuscript into something remotely readable, I’m going to …
My husband and I enjoy strolling through houses that are under construction and imagining what the floor plan might yield. Even before we owned a home, we went to the neighborhood home shows sponsored by the utility companies in our area. Summer spawns these shows like tadpoles in a mud hole. Recently, we enjoyed a …
In other words, I let my sister convince me to host a garage sale. Nightmare is somewhat of a euphemism. If you’ve ever held one, you know what I mean. Aside from enjoying the lovely pictures of my garage – before the sale, I’d like to give you a private tour of what I was …
There’s nothing new under the sun. This is actually a paraphrase of Ecclesiastes 1:9. Hollywood isn’t the only clown in town that seems to think if something was a blockbuster, it should have a sequel. Books in a series are more popular than ever. In fact, I enjoy reading a series. After all, if I …
Sharon is a derivative of Sarah, which means princess. I know! Apparently, I’m a princess. Recently, on a day when I wasn’t lost, I visited the Royal Residence in Munich, Germany. I’m happy to share a sneak peek with you here. Once upon a time (so droll, isn’t it) Munchen (German spelling of Munich) was …