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Pep Talk from The Replacements

So my son has a track meet today (districts) ~ big deal yadda yadda. I don’t write often about my family here because; well,…
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SEEING JULIA – Update for Book Cover

Branding. It’s important. Although my novels are all standalone, they have some similarities in terms of themes: Love & Loss….
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“Stay” Rihanna – a scene This Much Is True

So, I write some sad stuff (as many of you already know). My latest novel, This Much Is True, is…
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Riveting, entertaining – Sins & Needles is a great read!!

I did a review of Sins & Needles over on my other blog because well, you can’t have too many…
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My thoughts on “Thoughtless”

Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens The title is apropos ~ Thoughtless. It almost serves as a warning sign. I seriously thought…
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"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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