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Jan.13.2010
Would this have been my personal choice for a blog entry? Maybe. Maybe not. Oddly enough, I often think about my favorite poem.
I first read Inspiration for Living by James Russell Lowell when I was eight or nine years old and immediately committed it to memory. I had found the poem on my own,...
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Jan.08.2010
My work is my passion. The writing itself? The process? Not so much. It's the end result that I love. It's knowing that I might have made a difference for one dog or cat owner, saved a pet's life, made life easier for an owner, prevented a dog or cat from ending up in a shelter because of a...
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Dec.23.2009
Christmas seems to have arrived at the Red Room with questions about our favorite Christmas memory. Hmmm. Well, finding a favorite Christmas memory is a tad challenging for someone who is Jewish. I grew up like every other Jewish child, wanting the decorations, wanting the tree, wanting Santa...
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Dec.21.2009
About three weeks ago, I was invited to join Stacey J. Miller and Susan Lit for coffee. Well, it was brunch which was even better. I had met Susan and she had introduced me to Stacey via e-mail. Susan is an editor, Stacey is a writer. I knew it would be a nice couple of hours out, probably talking...
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Nov.07.2009
I've had a good bit of time to think about this, off and on. Musical Theatre was an early love and the direction in which my life was headed once upon a time.
I was traveling for two weeks not terribly long ago. I flew into Wichita, KS, spent the night there and then my best friend/chosen sister...
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Aug.12.2009
Once again The Red Room challenges its authors and members to blog on a specific topic. How interesting that they should choose "Heroes." I've recently been lamenting the fact that there are no heroes today. Not in the sense that there were in the past, larger than life people who...
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Aug.06.2009
Yes, The Red Room is at it again - asking us to blog on a specific topic, a challenging topic.
I think my passion is pretty obvious: speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. It has manifested itself in my books, articles, lectures, etc. on making life better for dogs and cats and...
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Aug.04.2009
Each Summer I drive to Pennsylvania to teach 4 sections of the Dog Training and Management Certificate Program at Kutztown University. The University has been wonderfully flexible in allowing me to do this in one long day, rather than do the long commute from Massachusetts on four separate weekends...
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Jul.29.2009
Leave it to the Red Room to come up with such a great topic! If only I'd had the answers back then....
There are so many but they're missteps over which the author usually has no control, especially with a first book. Even though I had written countless articles for magazines and newspapers before...
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Jun.10.2009
For most of you the name Kari Winters may not mean much but for me, the name is more meaningful than words can say. Kari Winters was known in a niche market within a niche market. Kari, a multi-award winning cat writer was found dead in her home three weeks ago. In her too-short life, Kari made a...
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May.28.2009
It's not often that I feel compelled to shout from the rooftops about a new book. This is one of those rare times when I've found a book I want to recommend to absolutely everyone who loves films, who loves the history of films.
"The Wicked Wit of the West" is the story of the last of the...
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May.12.2009
I was more than a little surprised to receive an e-mail from Huntington W. Sharp, one of my favorite people in the Red Room. He was working on a blog about the authors and writers whose profile photos feature four-legged companions. In about 50 words he wanted a description of the four-legged...
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Apr.12.2009
Much interest has been devoted to the Obama's dog. What would they choose, especially with a child who has allergies. Malia, age 10, and Sasha, age 7 were promised a puppy. Much was made of "hypoallergenic" breeds. One television dog trainer enthused, on one of those syndicated celebrity...
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Apr.09.2009
I was browsing Twitter when I saw a post from thriller author, Joseph Finder. Yes, I follow him; he doesn't follow me. He came up with a great idea and floated it out on Twitter. He wanted to create a day for people to support Independent Bookstores. I'm probably one of many who suggested that he...
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Apr.04.2009
I'll confess that I've never sent a text message. I wouldn't know how and, frankly, I don't care. As you know, if you've been following my blog here at The Red Room that I started Tweeting in December. These can be useful forms of communication if your intent is to connect with others, do some...
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About Darlene
I was born at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts where Jack Lemmon made his appearance in the elevator many years before. My mother managed to make it all the way to the delivery room. It seems as if I’ve always written although my first career...
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The Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies at the AKC Canine Health Foundation
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