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Business – Not as Usual

It’s been business as ‘unusual’ this week. I have NOT been focused on work. Good heavens, I have gotten more normal nights’ sleep than I have in forever. And really long, extended periods of sleep too. Ahhhh, it’s been wonderful. Not so great for my

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Book 23 Cover, Boxed Set #3! And more …

When you’re in need of a good junk-purging, you might require a ‘Carol’ in your life. Fortunately, I have one and no, she isn’t available for general use. This sister is mine, all mine. She’s polite about it and never pushes, but when you look

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Book 23 is Written!

Holy cow, the first draft of Book 23 is done! Now maybe I can get to sleep before four o’clock in the morning. Once I get started, I can’t stop until I’m done with at least a chapter. Some nights, they go really fast, other

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Random Diane Updates

The other day, I ran to the post office and was surprised to have a few packages there. I knew they were all coming, just didn’t think they’d arrived yet. I don’t know about you, but packages for Diane do not constitute a ‘wait-and-see’ moment.

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Day Off. New Vignette Audio. Book 23 Update.

I’m kind of a zombie today. This week has been busy and evidently, that also means that sleep hates me. I swear I haven’t been ingesting any more caffeine than usual. As soon as this blog posts tonight, I’m taking a day off. Girlfriend needs

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July Randoming

For all of you summer-lovin’, warm-weather, sunshine types … good on ya. I love you to pieces and am thrilled to see you so happy during these months. See this picture? Yeah … I ran out with my camera to capture a photograph of a

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Distractions

This last week I’ve been watching M*A*S*H on Hulu. Did you know that it was finally streaming online? I’m quite excited. Since we killed any access to regular television years ago, I haven’t been able to watch this show. It’s a mainstay, for heaven’s sake.

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Happy July!

Thank you for being part of Bellingwood. That’s first and foremost on my mind tonight. I’m so thankful for you all and what you mean to me. I’ve received many wonderful compliments from you this last week after the publication of Book 22 – Lessons

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Time Goes By … Too Fast and Yet, Too Slow

BELLINGWOOD TRIVIA NIGHT This Friday (June 15) – 6-11 pm Central Time On the Facebook Bellingwood page We do this three times a year – in March, June, and September – as I get ready to publish the next book. It is such a wild

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Teasing … It Comes So Naturally

This morning, I taunted you with the news that I’d started writing Book 23. Yeah … I’m a meanie. I can hardly help myself sometimes. I grew up in a family that loved a long, lingering tease. And we weren’t really the type to just

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