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Dec.17.2012
Peepy and I are Girl Scouts fans.
And apparently, Girl Scouts are fans of Peep(y) . . .
When I was in Louisville, KY last year, I taught writing at the local Girl Scouts Headquarters . . .
I've also spoken to Girl Scouts in my neighborhood about what it's like...
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Dec.09.2012
Noah's version of I'm Sexy and I Know It
My children show me things on YouTube all the time. I will admit that I laughed at the little ducks being blown over by the gust of wind, but so much of it is garbage and sort of disturbing. The woman singing "sittin on a toilet" is reason...
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Oct.31.2012
The holidays are approaching and I have to admit that I love this time of year. I love the feel of it, the look of it and even the smell of it.So, when I found out that one of my favorite authors, Sabrina Jeffries, has a book coming out on Oct. 30th and it’s a Christmas Regency romance I was so...
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Oct.24.2012
Colder Weather by The Zac Brown Band
I love you, but I'll leave you. I don't want you, but I need you...
Colder weather...dark early mornings, sweaters, holidays, the fireplace, socks and family.That's what I look forward to every year.
This song is painfully beautiful and for some...
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Oct.22.2012
Introducing #bestselling and #award winning #author R. Barri Flowers.
http://youtu.be/kKvkXirbpgM
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Oct.07.2012
This post could just as well have been called 'a mother's pride'. My daughter Maya is a futurist. She does research into the images of the future people hold. Her partner Bram is a photographer and camera man. She is involved in an exchange project with Belgian and Congolese students. One of the...
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Aug.29.2012
The following essay was adapted from my book, "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" in the section called Viet Kieu (Vietnamese living overseas). A version of it was also adapted for a commentary on NPR's All Things Considered. Also embedded between the text are...
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Jul.23.2012
A still of British Colonials playing cricket in Kuala Lumpur at the Selangor Club, 1952, from a Youtube Video.
Yesterday, I found what I've been looking for. A video of the 1953 March of Time about Malaya and the Communist Emergency that shows my grandmother, Dorothy Nixon, scoring...
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Jul.23.2012
A still of British Colonials playing cricket in Kuala Lumpur at the Selangor Club, 1952, from a Youtube Video.
Yesterday, I found what I've been looking for. A video of the 1953 March of Time about Malaya and the Communist Emergency that shows my grandmother, Dorothy Nixon, scoring...
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Jun.21.2012
I think I do the best that I can do with what I have to offer. If it's writing, I try my best to keep things real and lively. I am toying with some audio pieces to go with my poetry. It's real cool. I already did some video projects with my shorter poems that I am...
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