Six Sentence Sunday

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I had so much fun picking last week’s Six Sentence Sunday that I decided to do it again. This week, I’m sharing a few sentences from the scene where Dave meets his daughter. Enjoy! He

My first Six Sentence Sunday

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This is a week for firsts — first guest blog post, first three-minute-straight run (as part of the Couch to 5K program). I might as well add another one to the list: My first Six

Spreading more link love

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Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday to make Love & Laughter’s first guest blogger feel welcome. With 60-plus page views, I’d call Keri Ford’s  visit a success. (Keri, please don’t tell me you were

My first guest post: Keri Ford

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I can’t remember how I first “met” Keri Ford. I think I found her through Twitter first, then picked up “On the Fence.” It doesn’t matter, though: Between her sometimes hilarious tweets and engaging, steamy

Come back Wednesday for my first guest post

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I’m super excited to have my very first guest blog post scheduled for tomorrow, May 23. Keri Ford, whose Uninhibited in Apple Trail series kept me from getting much sleep on my overnight flight to

Mother’s Day and the power of laughter

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My four-legged fur children have no clue what day it is and my Mom died nearly a decade ago, so Mother’s Day is just another Sunday for me. But this year, as I was looking

Rediscovering the joy of reading

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Everyone says writers need to read anything and everything they can get their hands on. I’m sure they’re right. When I was younger, my nose was always buried in a book. Reading was my favorite

Desert Dreamin’

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My first Desert Dreams Conference won’t be my last. It’s over now, and I just settled into my favorite spot at the Starbucks in Camp Verde (near the outlet, naturally). The plan is to sneak

Still standing

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Long time no hear from me, eh? I might not be blogging very much these days, but I’m still writing, writing, writing my free time away. All that hard work is starting to pay off,

You tell me: Fifty Shades of Grey

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Twitter is abuzz. Bloggers are raving. Last night I read a story on a mainstream wire service talking it up. (I’m debating whether I can get away with running it on our books page without