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How Is It October 15?!

15 October 2020

OMG. Today is October 15. The Ides of October. I just got over that it was October 1 and now here it is mid-month already. Seriously, I’m about 7 weeks behind. I couldn’t believe when the calendar flipped over to October. At the beginning of the month, I started writing a completely different post. I … More How Is It October 15?!

Pumpkin Spice, Ghosts, & Novel Writing

10 October 2017

It’s that time of year. No, I’m not talking about PSL* time at Starbucks . . . and every other place that sells coffee or pastries or really any food product that pumpkin flavor can be added. (Really, Trader Joe’s, pumpkin flavored tortilla chips?) The pumpkin spice craze has gone a bit too far IMO, but … More Pumpkin Spice, Ghosts, & Novel Writing