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Weekend Happiness: Craft Mafia, Elsie’s Blog Love, Lovelyarns & Muffins

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Lately, I’m drawn to all things handmade. I’m not only admiring the talents surrounding me, but I’ve got an itch to create my own treasures. More and more I want to get my hands on knitting needles and new recipes. Rediscovering my desire to create art off the page shouldn’t be a surprise. My childhood love [...]

August Break Day 4: Window Shopping

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Yet another reason why I love summer strolls through my neighborhood, Hampden–quirky, kitschy and charming store windows. PS- Things are still moving along with my novel. I don’t have big news yet, but we’re headed in the right direction!

August Break Day 2: Door Art

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I’m almost positive that this is Matt Muirhead’s screen-print. He’s my favorite artist in Baltimore. I saw this piece tucked into the top of a doorway while on a walk through Hampden. August Break is so inspiring. I love sifting through the photos of other participants in our flickr group. Being a part of this [...]

Photos, iMovie Fun & Revisions

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I’m knee deep in revisions at the moment, but I will be coming up for air on Monday! In the meantime, here’s one way I procrastinated this morning–playing around with iMovie and creating a 30 second video of my cats (with music: “Home” by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros and “If You Want Me” [...]

Query Contest Extended, Revisions and Running

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*The query + 2-page critique contest has been extended to Friday, June 18th! In other news, I’m running. Sort of. I was inspired by a few Twitter buddies to try the “Couch to 5k” program. I’m only on day 3, but I’m still feeling motivated! I’m spending 10-12 hours a day in front of the [...]

Part II: How I Got Here

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Picking up where I left off yesterday…I had just moved into my new house with my husband-to-be. House in Hampden, check! After graduating with a Master in Public Administration a year earlier, I had started working at a small nonprofit. It was a great job with super hours and the office was within walking distance [...]