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Aug.21.2012 My Big Secret is Out! I am terrible at keeping big secrets, but this one I've managed. So thrilled to share this news that appeared in Publishers Marketplace yesterday: "Fiction: Thriller: NYT bestselling authors Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison's JEWEL OF THE LION and YARD OF GRAVES, the first two in the new A...	Dec.21.2011 Not My Best Friend December 21 Not My Best Friend No matter how tightly I hug a lump of coal I will not prevail in turning it into a diamond. Some days I accept this better than others. My desire may affect the coal, but this affect is not diamond producing; though it...
Mar.22.2011 Letting Go-A Rebel in Sparkly Sandals There was this girl. Let's call her Bitsy. Bitsy was the young woman my middle class self always wished she had been. Moneyed. Athletic. White-blonde, and very lightly freckled. East coast-educated, sorority-bred. Brilliant taste in clothes. Rarely wore more than one or two pieces of jewelry, and...	Dec.21.2010 Not My Best Friend December 21 Not My Best Friend No matter how tightly I hug a lump of coal I will not prevail in turning it into a diamond. Somedays I accept this better than others. My desire may affect the coal, but this affect is not diamond producing; though it is stress...
Jul.28.2010 GENUINE Clustered diamonds created mini-explosions of prisms against the black velvet display. The store was beautifully appointed with lush carpeting and chandeliers dripping with crystals. Arrangements of fresh exotic flowers punctuated the pristine display cases with bursts of color. The entire front...	Feb.02.2010 VITRUVIAN MAN PMA Literary & Film Management is on the tip of my tongue. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedonascenery/4243259240/
Jan.30.2010 FedEx VITRUVIAN MAN manuscript along with detailed synopsis will FedEx on Monday to PMA Film management in NY. Speculation of movie script and novel publication dawns on the horizon. Crossing fingers and praying will help. The extent of moral servitude and ethical elements in my 104,000 word literary...	Dec.15.2009 Find the Light These days I have to look harder to find the light. Otherwise it would pass me by and the hours would most probably be dim and lack any sense of hope. But if you put dried cranberries, raisins and sultanas in a bowl and soak them overnight in strong black tea and brown sugar, then, I assure you...
May.25.2009 Sky Wedding May 25th, 2009 Sky Wedding Dearly beloved, we gather together on this summer’s night to celebrate a union. Observe there are no chairs. The lawn is strewn with blankets. Please choose one which suits you. Lye back and view our natural lighting, black velvet glittered with stars. Listen,...	Apr.24.2008 My "The New Yorker" Poetry Submission Part 6 of 6: "The Pop-Up Book" Yeah, this is my last piece of poetry I promise to subject you to (FOR NOW...) and this one is a doozy. It's reflection about the first hard-on I remembered getting when I was five years old...and how it terrified me. 'Nuff said, right? Thanks for taking the time. The Pop-Up Book Oh my...