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Perfumes of my life
Fire and Ice (1994): High school. Going out to eat at night. My other favorite accessories were a faux emerald and diamond jewelry set and a nail color called Iced Cappuccino that I think was one I see online by CND, but the bottle design doesn’t look familiar. Crabtree & Evelyn Violet Toilet Water: This… Continue reading
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Writing application materials for an award I got rejected for last year was a pain like flexing a muscle I’ve had all my life and never used, one that is completely floppy or atrophied. I have always avoided being vulnerable that way because the pain of rejection is so great. I only did this because… Continue reading
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Fifty Shades Darker is just as fun as the first novel. And I can’t believe the author references Mansfield, Texas. I was right in thinking that E.L. James is British. It turns out that the first edition of Fifth Shades Darker was published near Mansfield in a small press called The Coffee House Press, which… Continue reading
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I made some fudge, but it didn’t firm up. It seems like I didn’t cook it long enough. I think it’s more in the candy than the baked goods direction in terms of cooking. It’s good, though, in a bowl with a spoon. Definitely gave me quite a sugar rush. I have been cleaning and… Continue reading
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I worked on “The Distant Sun” a little more this morning. Not even a full page, and I ran out of steam. I find editing my fiction writing so draining. I’m not going to push it, because I will be working on my prospectus for hours today. It sounds like we may not get a… Continue reading
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Late 2021 Plans
Rural cemeteries Low-rise boot-cut jeans, flip flops and long tank tops Long, black hair Matte brick-red lipstick Toasting marshmallows Queso and chips and margaritas Venus, Texas Road trips Continue reading
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