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Three Great Words

Posted on 12/28/2017 by chick

zugzwang: n. a situation, such as in a chess match, where you are obligated to take a turn even though it’s going to hurt your position. I take it to mean roughly “between a rock and a hard place.” You … Continue reading →

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Her Holiday List

Posted on 12/27/2017 by chick

One evening before Christmas I was talking to my mom about Christmas lists. Livia came into the room. She must have liked what she heard of my half of the conversation. Unbeknownst to me, she started making her own Christmas … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 12/25/2017 by chick

I was just absent-mindedly fiddling with the glow stick that my daughter gave me when she asked, “You gonna stick that in your nose?” I thought about it for a minute, then replied, “Yeah.” And I stuck it up my … Continue reading →

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Stories from 2017

Posted on 12/20/2017 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some stories about you. Marshall went through a phase of thanking us for everything. For example, one day there was a turkey in the yard. I showed it to him, and afterward he solemnly said, “Thank … Continue reading →

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Three Magical Books

Posted on 12/16/2017 by chick

This post has been sitting in my drafts folder since October. Crazy, huh? It looks OK to me, so I’m going to fix the typos that I found and publish it. Here goes! My friend recently mentioned Sarah Mlynowski’s Magic … Continue reading →

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Trolls & Elves

Posted on 12/13/2017 by chick

Heard around the house: One man’s troll is another man’s elf. Somehow I doubt Santa would agree.

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Merlin, Wars, Yawn

Posted on 12/12/2017 by chick

Here is the review I wrote about a book that I read earlier this year. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart Grade: B+ This is a first-person account of Merlin’s early years. In this telling, he is the illegitimate son … Continue reading →

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Revelations

Posted on 12/11/2017 by chick

I had an A-HA! moment while working on my novel this morning, just before my word processor ate the document that I was working on. Yes, the A-HA! moment was so powerful that it temporarily broke my computer. No worries, … Continue reading →

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All I Can Do Is Laugh

Posted on 12/09/2017 by chick

I have my own particular set of sayings that I use frequently. One of them is “make it snappy.” I use this saying on the kids when they’re slow to do whatever it is they’ve been told to do. But … Continue reading →

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I Should Know Better

Posted on 12/08/2017 by chick

I am old enough to know by now that if I hide something in an unusual spot and say to myself “Don’t forget that you put this here” it means I absolutely will forget and shouldn’t put it there. But … Continue reading →

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