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Jentel Arts

November 24, 2011
One month at the Jentel Arts Colony in Wyoming was just not long enough for me, but I made the best of it. My schedule was the same everyday. I wrote from morning until dusk. At dusk I walked on dirt road that ran down the center of the valley. The herds of pronghorned  Read More 
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Painters and Photographers and Writers, oh my!

October 25, 2011
Tags: writers, art colonies, Jentel Arts
I spent one month at Jentel Arts Residency in Banner Wyoming. I had been to one other art colony and it had been for writers only, so I didn't know what to expect with two writers, two painters, and two photographers. The result was a strange mathematical equation where 2 plus 2 plus 2 equals at least  Read More 
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Sweet Acts of Kindness

September 12, 2011
I’ve been in the accelerated, obsessive world of Writer’s Hyper Space all summer. I’ve become a terribly boring person who can only talk about my characters on Peaks Island, ME. Even my characters were tired of me. They were ready to mutiny, toss me into the island taxi and send me  Read More 
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Ebook versions available

July 23, 2011
Tags: Lost & Found, truth, The Comet's Tale, Now & Then
I am very excited to tell you that The Comet's Tale has just been released as an ebook. This is a novel about Sojourner Truth, first published in 2003.

Also, my other two books are now available as ebooks.
My daughter and her family are moving to China for two years and she just purchased  Read More 
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WHERE CATS PREVAIL

July 9, 2011
Pedro the Cat
We have a new cat in our neighborhood and he’s teaching us all a few new tricks. Pedro is a young tabby and he is determined to make friends with everyone. He quickly won over my two cats with his golly gee attitude and they all sit under my broad-leafed plants in happy  Read More 
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ANNOUNCEMENT: OFF TO THE RANCH

June 14, 2011
I have terrific news. I’ve been given a fellowship to Jentel Arts in Banner, Wyoming for one month in the fall. For a writer or a visual artist, this is like winning the lottery. It is a pure gift of time, room & board. Take a look, Jentel. Jentel Arts is located  Read More 
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Cie Simurro

May 27, 2011
Cie and Thunder
A reddish gold corona rimmed the top of the mountains outside my bedroom window at 7:00 a.m. that January morning. I didn't awaken to it; I had been up every hour during the night. By 7:30, the light in the room was bright gold. "Look Thunder", I said as I kissed his head. "It's a  Read More 
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Suzanne Strempek Shea

May 23, 2011
Suzanne and Bisquick, click on the image to go to Suzanne's webpage
Bisquick was the runt of the litter, only five pounds and eight weeks of age when my husband and I adopted him in the fall of 2007. A shockingly high heart rate detected on his first trip to the vet meant a referral to a doggie cardiologist who put the English setter on human heart  Read More 
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Women Reading Aloud

May 4, 2011
Click the photo to learn more about Julie Malone's workshops.
I just returned from a weekend writing retreat in Sea Girt, New Jersey where the director of Women Reading Aloud, Julie Maloney, invited me to assist her in offering writing workshops to women. This is the third time that we have collaborated and this year, we fully got our groove on. There is something  Read More 
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Dogs and Blogs

March 31, 2011
Ever since I wrote Lost & Found, I’ve heard from hundreds of readers who have told me stories about close relationships with dogs. The stories are remarkable and they almost invariably tribute a dog who healed a reader from a broken spirit. How do dogs do this? By their loyalty, their unrelenting affection, and  Read More 
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