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Nov.30.2012
catalogs, or help me, I'm drowning! Going to the mailbox each day has become dangerous in our household. We are being inundated with an avalanche of catalogs and requests for end-of-the-year funds for numerous charities.
We don't get one or two catalogs a day; we get more like seven or eight...
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Dec.21.2011
Are you feeling holiday stress, bombarded with requests from charities for donations, and uncertain how you can afford gifts for your friends and loved ones? Take a deep breath, tame the demons, and remember the reason behind the season. From all of us at Be the Star You Are!® charity...
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Dec.29.2010
I always love the fresh start of the New Year, but this one is special. Next year will be the first time I live my life as a full-time novelist. I’m finally making enough from book sales to turn down freelance work. At this point, the most cost-effective way to spend my time is to write another...
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Oct.12.2010
Like any kid, (or perhaps I was singular in this), I did not always embrace the lessons taught by my parental units. At least not right away; but most of them got through regardless or perhaps despite my somewhat anti-authoritarian attitude.
I have written about my mother's feelings and...
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Jul.17.2010
A dollar for every one of my books sold benefits MooseHeart, a non-profit educational facility located in Chicago, sponsored by Moose International, Inc. This fact is listed in the Copyright section of my paperback. I’ll be proud to provide a check to the charity upon completion of sales of the...
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Aug.31.2008
This Web site looks fabulous and I am looking forward to taking advantage of it --in time! Currently I am working as a community activist for the ServiceNation campaign (http://www.servicenation.org), putting together a big National Day of Action event in my home community of Davenport, IA. They...
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