...and the ants won. Well, perhaps it's more of a truce. They remain entrenched under our deck -- with mysterious access to a curve in our kitchen window that I suspect has been carved by many generations of their kind. Many, many generations. The wavy-glass and its surrounds are 102 years old. I, in contrast,… Continue reading I fought the ants…
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After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second-wind season of employment that includes blogging and writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn.
‘Dune Girl’ final chapters
Ah, it’s summer! If you haven’t made it to the beach — yet — here’s a free read/beach reach/clean read from a point in my writing career at which I was experimenting with romance novels. This post includes the novel's final chapters. If you missed the beginning of the story, click here to start at… Continue reading ‘Dune Girl’ final chapters
“Dune Girl” chapters 21-30
Ah, it’s summer! If you haven’t made it to the beach — yet — here’s a free read/beach reach/clean read from a point in my writing career at which I was experimenting with romance novels. This post includes chapters 21-30, with one more set of chapters to follow. If you missed the beginning of the… Continue reading “Dune Girl” chapters 21-30
“Dune Girl” chapters 11-20
Ah, it’s summer! If you haven’t made it to the beach — yet — here’s a free read/beach reach/clean read from a point in my writing career at which I was experimenting with romance novels. Here are chapters 11-20, with more to follow in the next two days. If you missed the first 10 chapters,… Continue reading “Dune Girl” chapters 11-20
“Dune Girl” is now free beach read
Ah, it's summer! If you haven't made it to the beach -- yet -- here's a free read/beach reach/clean read from a point in my writing career at which I was experimenting with romance novels. Here are the first 10 chapters, with a link to remaining chapters at the bottom of this post. 🙂 Dune… Continue reading “Dune Girl” is now free beach read
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