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Blog postSo pleased to announce that another one of my super short stories was selected for inclusion inclusion in 101 Words. You can read it at https://101words.org/the-abyss/
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Blog postI am pleased to announce that my micro flash story Neurodivergent went live today on 101 Words. You can read it at
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Blog postI am pleased to share my micro-flash story, The Artist, about a young man moving forward in his life. The story is available on 101 Words.
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Blog postI’m so pleased to share that my short story, A Dog’s Fairy Tail was selected for inclusion in Silver Hair Tails, an Anthology of four stories of those with silver hair. A dog’s Fairy Tail is about the unconditional love between aging companions, Sarah and Hank. Alette Bee, JD Edwin and Jan Perry also have stories in this anthology edited by Jan Perry. I’m especially pleased to be included in this anthology because not enough fiction is written about older people. … Read more
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Blog postMy short story Penny is now available on Amazon KDP and is on Kindle Unlimited. It is free for download from 9/28/2020-10/2. Please, if you read the story, make sure to leave a review. In addition to an occasional sale good reviews are the lifeblood of writers.
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Blog postMy book is almost two years in the making. I believe it is a good book. It went from an idea to a bunch of random scenes to a set of chapters to a full-fledged book (actually a manuscript because it’s not yet published). Now it’s ready for an editor.
I think professional editors are worth twice their weight in gold. A good editor will make your work better. I’m not talking about your sister, who is an English teacher. I’m talking about a professional person who edits for a living and -
Blog postI’ve spent a little bit of time reflecting on 2019 and the wisdom that I’ve gleaned over the past twelve months. Don’t get your hopes up, there aren’t any great pearls here, just rehashing of the things that have gotten me through the year.
There is the standard. Righty tighty, lefty loosey. I changed some light bulbs to full-spectrum daylight bulbs recently. They are better for my plants, and in the winter, they are better for me. Daylight is the best treatment for Seasonal Affective -
Blog postWe were all there for Thanksgiving 2019—my mother, sisters, brothers-in-law, and nieces. Unfortunately, my father was in rehab. His Parkinson’s Disease, manageable for so many years, took a sudden and dramatic turn for the worse. It was a humbling reminder of how fragile life can be. My mother had been caring for him with minimal help at home and had been visiting him daily in the hospital and at rehab. She was tired. We all visited with him the afternoon before Thanksgiving.
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Blog postI finished my book. Well, not finished, finished. I completed the initial writing process. I started writing the book a little more than a year and a half ago with a few books on writing as my support system. Although I have a background in academic writing, I was clueless about the art and craft of creative writing. I found myself treading water far from the shore. The Write Practice, an online writing community, was offering a program called the 100 Day Book Challenge in which participants
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Blog postI must admit I shocked myself. I was a married to Skipping Stones, the original title of my manuscript. The original title came from a conversation late in the book between Henry and Ian. During my last editing pass, I was taking a critical eye to everything. I thought that section should be eliminated. Yikes! I loved the title (always a bad reason to keep an unnecessary section of writing) so the passage survived the editing purge. Today, I looked at it with my critical eye firmly in place a
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Blog postOne of the more difficult aspects of living on disability is the lack of structure. Work structures our day and our week. The end of the workday marks a break in work time, and the end of the workweek signals the start of the weekend (or days off). In our busy world, marking the end of work time doesn’t necessarily mean leisure time. People often go from one job to the next, or from their job to a busy household. But work segments our day.
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Blog postZach working at the pharmacy. In a twist on the saying, you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone. I realized just how much Zach does for me, on a day he couldn’t work. Although I appreciate Zach every day, the day I ventured out without him, showed me how much of a difference he makes in my life. (see how Zach became a Service Dog)
Fish And Fish Tanks Deciding on The Fish When I lived in New Mexico, I had a koi and goldfish pond. For obvious reasons, I couldn’t take th -
Blog postSophie and Mandoo are my pet rabbits, beloved family members, and my business partners. These little lagomorphs are entrepreneurs in a company named for them.
Mandoo’s Story Anyone who knows me knows I love animals and have a hard time saying no when one needs a home. Mandoo, a large California rabbit, was displaced when he was three years old by a Labrador retriever puppy. For no good reason other than I wanted to, I volunteered to take him, knowing nothing about caring for a r -
Blog postZach’s Retirement I didn’t put too much thought into selecting my next service dog. I thought Zach would work until he was ten and I would get another dog when he was ready to retire (see About Us). It was all abstract until there were signs he wasn’t always enjoying work. The occasions when he wanted to be the dog that goes places, but not the dog who had to stay on the floor all afternoon were more frequent. There were also acts of passive resistance, the “can we go yet” look, and longer<
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Blog postZach getting into the SW carrier for the trip to Albuquerque I met Zach at the Sacramento airport eight years ago. His breeder, Jacque Pollack Reynolds drove down with him from her home a couple of hours north, and I flew in from Albuquerque. I wanted a large non-shedding dog; one I could hike with and who could be my companion in a more active lifestyle. He was a big chocolate brown puppy with a wild coat-curly in some spots, wavy in others and wiry along his hind end. I was in love the m
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Blog postDo you encounter service dogs when out in the community? Are you sometimes curious if it’s really a service dog? Do you know what to do if you’re not sure? The ADA can be confusing. The Department of Justice published 37 FAQ to help the general public and business owners and service dog handlers understand the laws surrounding service animals. https://findingmyphiladelphiafreedom.com/about-us-service-dog-team/
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Blog postADA.gov is the clearinghouse for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Intro to the ADA – overview and history.
Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended The original version of the ADA with 2008 amendments.
Enforcement After you’ve done everything possible to educate a merchant and they still refuse access, do you wonder if filing a complaint is worth the effort? It was for these individuals.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Title III . The 201
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