Category Archives: Miscellaneous Stuff

That Rotten Little Rascal On My Shoulder

Posted on September 10, 2018 by stanfordnl

Me:   I need to go to the pharmacy and pick up a couple of things. Rascal:  You can walk. It isn’t that far. Me: Me? Walk? Seriously? Rascal:  Sure.  It’s only-what-3 or 4 blocks?  Walk. Me: Yeah, it isn’t very … Continue reading →

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Time for stream of thought

Posted on November 6, 2017 by stanfordnl

I am working on my third book, but I just don’t feel it tonight. But I needed to write something…anything.  I started a couple of things-short story-character sketch-whatever came to mind, but nothing really inspired me to continue , so … Continue reading →

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It’s About to be Out There!

Posted on July 27, 2017 by stanfordnl

One week from today, August 3rd, I will hold my first book signing! All my life I have dreamed of doing this. I have dreamed of a story I wrote being out there and available for others to read. I … Continue reading →

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Should you if you can?

Posted on March 24, 2015 by stanfordnl

The saying goes..just because you CAN do a thing does not necessarily mean that you SHOULD do that thing.  Ok, perhaps that is a paraphrase from Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, but the thought and the question are certainly valid. … Continue reading →

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Memory-Thinking of my Mother

Posted on November 27, 2014 by stanfordnl

On Friday, November 28th, it will be 50 years since my mother passed away.  I was a small child so my memories of her are those of a small child, but they stay with me.  I hold them with a … Continue reading →

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Senses

Posted on August 13, 2014 by stanfordnl

I lay with my eyes closed hoping sleep would take me, but it refused to cooperate.  Around me was the constant hum of low conversations from the other three sided rooms.  Each fourth wall was, in fact, a curtain on … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Time

Posted on November 25, 2013 by stanfordnl

Once upon a time there was a dog.  She was a black lab mix and her name was Lucy.  To be honest, her full name was Lickin’ Lucy, The Dancing Dork Dog.  Lucy came into our lives as a puppy … Continue reading →

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Funding?? You betcha!

Posted on November 15, 2013 by stanfordnl

It was recently recommended that I visit a certain website to raise funding in order to have the time to finish my book.  Let’s face it, you can’t sell a book that hasn’t yet been written, right?   I resisted the … Continue reading →

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The Work in Progress

Posted on October 27, 2013 by stanfordnl

My book is a family saga.  It covers the life of Mary, beginning when her sister dies at a young age and concludes with her own death at an advanced age.  The ensuing saga covers the events of Mary’s personal … Continue reading →

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Because I must

Posted on September 12, 2013 by stanfordnl

There are times when you MUST say something or you will burst.  I have had so many of those times, but instead of speaking, I write it down.  It has saved me in many ways.  Today, I had an experience … Continue reading →

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