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Not a fan of holidays but…
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’ve been reading my newsletters, you know I’m not necessarily a holiday person. And Valentine’s Day, when you don’t have a date in your 20s, can be miserable. A few of you may have heard this one before, but it’s still my favorite Valentine’s Day story, so here goes. In my
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Are you tired of winter?
I know I am Hello and welcome to February! Living in St. Louis as like I do, our winters are often gray and overcast. Even if it’s not raining or snowing, it feels as if the sun is nowhere to be found. Worse, I’m recovering from the actual influenza, which needed a round of Tamiflu
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My Current Relationship
Or how I learned about myself through traveling It’s nasty weather here in St. Louis, but at least the days are getting longer. I’m grounded for a little while, with my suitcases put away and my snow shovel out instead. I am not a winter person at all. Even though I don’t mind the clothes,
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Need a word for 2025…
Help! No that’s not it. But I don’t have one yet! I’m writing this on the first day of 2025. I’m going to be honest, I don’t know about you, but nothing much feels as if it’s changed overnight minus that I have to write a 5 instead of a 4. In fact, I was
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Announcing a new book series
Coming to bookstores in 2026! A new series set in the Texas Panhandle region.
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Happy Christmas Eve Birthday, Mom
And a cute story about her Today, Christmas Eve, is my mom’s heavenly birthday, #87 if I’m doing my math correctly. She’s been gone since January 2013. For her 75th birthday we had a huge party and all her family and friends came. Weeks later, she was gone. But don’t worry, this isn’t a sad newsletter.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Or why my daughter thinks I’m sometimes a Scrooge It’s coming up on Christmas, and I’m going to tell you a secret. My youngest daughter says I’m a Scrooge. It’s not that I don’t love Christmas, but I hate decorating. I’m not a fan of hauling out the tree, fluffing the branches, and then putting
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving week for those of you in the United States. When I was teaching English, one of my favorite activities on the Tuesday before the holiday was to have my students write thank you cards. They could pick anyone—a teacher, a friend, a family member, or even an influential adult. They wrote on real,
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Categorically Romance Podcast–Episode 304
Listen to me chat about romance with Bree on the Categorically Romance Podcast! https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-p6mnf-1745168 Episode 304 – ”One Suite Deal: Harlequin Special Edition Author Michele Dunaway”
