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Spring with Grandma H

  Last weekend, Mom and I took Grandma H to the cemetery to clear the leaves from her parents’ and sisters’ graves. Grandma H steps out of the car, looks around and says, “Everything is so dead here.” Mom and … Continue reading

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Blog Break Experiment

The blog break yielded unexpected results. I read more novels. I focused more on my outline of Six Train’s sequel (it’s 60 pages and a scene by scene outline).  I worked on two workshops for January. So yay to productivity … Continue reading

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Fall with Grandma H

It has been far too long since the last Grandma H post. So I bring you the highlights of this fall with Grandma H… Grandma H and I snuck in a Wednesday outing in September. I asked her to stop … Continue reading

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A Little Grandma H for The Long Weekend

This is Grandma H’s favorite spot in Wolcott. She told me “It’s the best view in the world.” “What about Empire State Building–looking out on all of New York?” She shakes her head. “Best view in the world.” ***** Grandma … Continue reading

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Where in The World Has Kourtney Been?

Over the past week, I started my blog hopping to promote The Six Train to Wisconsin! So far, it’s been a blast. I stopped by the awesome Peter Andrews’ How to Write Fast Blog on 5/10/13 to talk about my … Continue reading

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Beauty of A Woman BlogFest: Lessons from Grandma H

This week there will be a Thursday post instead of a Friday post because I am participating in August McLaughlin’s amazing Beauty of a Woman BlogFest tour. Today, I’d like to share some life lessons from a woman who inspires me, … Continue reading

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Holiday Moments With Grandma H

Journey back with me to Christmas Day. A day of Grandma H moments… Grandma H and I sit side by side eating ham at dinner. It was a buffet-style dinner so everyone had to grab their own utensils. She has … Continue reading

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Grandma H Moments of December

I get in the car with Grandma H and pull out my lip balm. (It’s in a tube) Grandma H asks, “Is that lipstick?” “No,” I say, “It’s lip balm.” “You could put on a little lipstick.” “I don’t like … Continue reading

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Grandma H Moments

I’ve been going through a rough patch with my writing. I really started to feel like all these agent rejections left me facing a dead-end road. So I’ve been down the past few weeks. Grandma H picked me up for … Continue reading

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Things Grandma H Said at the Mall

I’m at Ihop with Grandma H and she says, “You should go to a drive by.” I ask, “You mean a drive through?” “What’s the difference?” “One I get shot at, the other I order my food to go.” She … Continue reading

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