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Running for Solitude

Where do you go when you need solitude? Anywhere I can run, I have solitude. Running is a great way to get into your own head and out of it at the same time. If I’m stressed, I run. If I need to work something through, I run. If I need some space or time […]

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Bloganuary Catch Up

I honestly intended to blog daily this month, or at least almost daily, but I have fallen behind on the Bloganuary daily writing prompts. This is partly because, well, life happened and partly some of the prompts, such as ‘What emoji(s) do you like to use?’, I have no interest in answering. I have found […]

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Living Boldly

boldly (adverb): without hesitation or fear in the face of risk or danger; courageously: without worrying about the opinion or judgment of others: Dictionary.com Today’s bloganuary prompt asks, What does it mean to live boldly? I believe that to live boldly means to live life to the fullest. I try to do this by experiencing […]

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Five Reasons I’m Grateful in 2022

Last week, I tested positive for COVID-19 and am currently stuck at home in isolation on what is meant to be a very hot week. All of which makes today’s bloganuary prompt – What are 5 things you’re grateful for today? – an interesting question. Five Reasons I’m Grateful Today 1) Vaccinations I strongly support […]

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A Lifetime of Writing

I have been a writer for as long as I can remember, which is at least as far back as kindergarten when I entered my first Illinois Young Authors’ Contest*. My first story was, rather fittingly, about our family’s ski trip earlier in the year. On the pages of the short non-fiction story (which I’m […]