Image Source-FreeImages My father met my mom because of me. I was an almost three-year-old sitting on the front steps of the apartment building. I was dressed in full pink princess regalia. Pink big fluffy dress, pink socks with white lace, pink and black lace-up shoes, little pink gloves, a little shiny tiara, a small …
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Image Source-Pixabay You are not too old, and it is not too late I did not begin my writing career until I retired from my corporate career. I worked thirty-plus years in corporate America; starting as an Associate Engineer with my electrical engineering degree from the University of Illinois in my hot little hand. My …
Image Source-Pixabay Nothing left I’m good Shared pots, pans Not enough soap, towels My prayer Please, Lord, can we find beds for the kids A chair for Dad would be nice And for Mom: a smile from Dad Join my Readers Group. I can be reached at https://www.tonicrowewriter.com/
Image Source-Pixabay Don’t take car trips with cats if you don’t like cats. Getting Coffee After eight hours on the road, it was time to switch again. I would take over driving; my spouse would rest. I needed a cup of coffee as we started traveling at the butt crack of dawn that morning. Our …
Image Source-Pixabay Allowing employees to recover from mistakes is not an easy task if the mistakes involve a challenge to your authority. I was a new Director, working for a Vice President who worked for the President. Their prior Director was killed in a car accident. The position was open for a year before I …
Image Source-Pixabay In November 2018, a study was published regarding the habits of women sleeping with pets and people. I already knew that women slept better with dogs. Cats and people don’t love you the way your dogs do. The study was “An Examination of Adult Women’s Sleep Quality and Sleep Routines in Relationship to …
Image Source-Pexels Losing a loved one is a pain that never goes away. I’m randomly grief-stricken by my mom’s death. It’s not an everyday occurrence. It occurs less and less over time, but the pain is still strong whenever it happens. She has been dead for over twenty years. I was watching a retrospective on …
Image Source-Adobe Stock You have to believe we are magic Nothin’ can stand in our way You have to believe we are magic Don’t let your aim ever stray And if all your hopes survive Your destiny will arrive I’ll bring all your dreams alive For you I’ll bring all your dreams alive For you — Olivia Newton-John, Magic Songwriters: JOHN FARRAR, Magic lyrics © John …
Image Source-Pixabay My brother must have gone insane. My mom was not to be played with. Our mother was old school. She had six mischievous children who required direction. When television commentators discussed how parents couldn’t whip their children, one of my brothers lost his mind. He told my mom that if she whipped him …
Image source: Pixabay Self-published writers must have a marketing plan. Self-published writers must develop and execute a marketing plan for their writing. This is no easy task. Traditionally published writing has a publishing team to handle the majority of the marketing. The self-published writer has only themselves. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter, Blogs, Podcasts, radio, broadcast …
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