luck | luck
Apr.14.2009
Vishu
She bends over daffodils, clippers glinting in moonlight.
Bells harvested, she blots dew in a wad of nightgown, slides back into the house like a thief.
Her ponytail pantomimes a question,but she already knows the answer—the whole year’s luck depends on her.
She arranges silver rupees, an...
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Mar.24.2009
I was talking to a patient's mother the other day about her son's work ethic. This is a young boy who retains some of the magical thinking of early childhood; things just happen magically, by luck, through charm and being likeable. Kids can get stuck here for years; "I got a bad grade in that...
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Mar.17.2009
Gentle Readers, pretend the Red Room is green today in honor of St. Patrick's Day. It's one of my favorite days-I'm half irish on my dad's side so I've always loved this day.
Twelve years ago I had a chance to go to Ireland. Never before had I gone to a place where everyone looked like me. Plus...
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Mar.07.2009
There is only one old friend that I really want to find out about. His name is Loren McCune.I went to highschool with him.
Everyone else that I've been wondering about, missing even, has sent me a message in the last few weeks. It had been twenty three years since I'd heard from one person who...
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Feb.17.2009
If you have new books out, some writing chapters will help you to promote them. Here's new releases listed for the Dallas Area Romance Writers chapter:
http://dallasromanceauthors.com/releases.asp
As a member of FF&P, they listed my news about Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year on the...
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Jan.14.2009
I have heard tell of things that "fall" into people's laps, lap being a metaphor, something crucial at this opening salvo. These "things" that fall are jobs, people, money, success, fame, love, material possessions. Without warning and without the push toward the thing, the...
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