A Better Next turns TWO!
And now A Better Next is two! On May 28th, my debut novel will hit the second anniversary of its pub date. My first year out was fast [...]
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May, 2021
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Apr, 2021
It Ain’t Over ’til …..?
That sentence can be answered in a variety of ways, but the only one that really matters is how we answer it for ourselves. What a noisy time [...]
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Mar, 2021
Re-entry Jitters?
Wow! It’s not over, of course, but do I see a ray of light around the corner? My second shot is scheduled for next week! Many friends have [...]
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Feb, 2021
Cleaning Closets
It’s not an urge really—but a gnawing. Persistent, and unwelcome. It starts as one of those fleeting thoughts one has that it is probably time, but you push [...]
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Jan, 2021
Seeking Serenity in Solitude
My favorite kind of winter in Minnesota this year--not much snow and very mild temperatures. Of course, we’re hardly through it. As a farmer’s daughter, I know not [...]
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Dec, 2020
So Long…2020
My last post was mid October, before the election, before a stay-at-home Thanksgiving advisory, and with only a hope that we had a vaccine on the way. Lots [...]
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Oct, 2020
November Means NaNoWriMo
November casts a long shadow this year, more than most. In Minnesota, it ushers in the chill of serious autumn leading to the deep freeze of winter. This [...]
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Sep, 2020
Thank God for Book Clubs!
I don’t know about you but I’m a bit stir crazy. Six months into this pandemic and the novelty has worn thin. However, the cruelty in its wake [...]
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Aug, 2020
August–Time to Reflect
Remember when August was the month to kick-back and exhale….and take a little time to prepare for Fall? Maybe take a trip to the lake or beach before [...]
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Jul, 2020
Lives Interrupted, For How Long?
Does it feel like your life has stopped in its tracks? Are we living in a suspended reality? It clearly feels like we are living in suspense. What [...]