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I Heart Hampden & Rainy Days

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I’ve been in love with Hampden for a decade. Yes, it can be stinky and loud and dirty just like any other city neighborhood, but it’s also packed with neighborhood pride, local businesses (not one Starbucks!), charm and kitsch. It’s only right to express my adoration after attending the Hampden Fest last Saturday. What other [...]

Please Never End: Mockingjay & True Blood

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My stomach turned. I teared up. I couldn’t stop turning the pages. This is why I write. It’s the experience of being an intoxicated reader that makes me want to create stories that bring the same joy to others. There’s nothing like a good book and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins was a damn good book. [...]

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” [...]

Revisions: 3 Lessons Learned

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I am so grateful for the two vases of flowers sitting on my desk. They lift my spirits and remind me to stay present each time I see them. Thank you, super-cool-boss-couple and Shelly (my amazing step-mom) and Dad. A week ago today, I found out the good news and got started with revisions. This [...]

Charlaine Harris in Shippensburg

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On Christmas Day 2008, my in-laws gave me the box set of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels. Reading books in a series works well with my personality. When I love something, I sort of become obsessed with it. Of course, this also applies to books. I don’t want to say goodbye to the characters once [...]

Flower City, Trains & Coffee

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Steve and I took the train to BWI this past Friday and the trip was delightful. We are lucky enough to have a lightrail station only a few blocks from our home. I daydreamed while staring out the window, read Harry Potter (yes, I know I’m one of the last people to read this series [...]