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An Interview with Elizabeth Morgan (@EMorgan2010)

I’m delighted to have Elizabeth Morgan on my blog today, dishing the dirt on her day job, mythology and The Big Bang Theory. Take it away, Elizabeth…

Tell us about yourself. Both your writing self and your non-writing self. What are your interests and hobbies? Do you have a day job, etc?

As Elizabeth Morgan I write erotic romance, mainly in the subgenres; paranormal, urban fantasy, and contemporary.

Non-writing me has a day job in a clothes shop. When I’m not at work, or writing, I tend to watch a lot of films, or read, or I’m being hassled by my two cats to feed, cuddle, or play with them. And from spring to autumn I spend a fair bit of time gardening.

I’m constantly listening to music; I actually studied musical theatre in college. I originally wanted to be an actress. I do love anything theatrical. I actually collect costume masks. I am fascinated by Greek and Egyptian mythology as well as folklore and fairytales.

Give us the background on your latest release.

The idea for Truth or Dare? Was inspired by an episode of The Big Bang Theory. It was the episode where Leonard’s mother visits, and drives Penny and Leonard to drink. They end up getting rather drunk by doing Tequila shots, and things turn a little naughty. Yeah, you’ve seen this episode.

Anyway, I watched this episode – and this particular scene – and I just thought, “hmm, what a sexy and fun little story this would make.” Throw a naughty game of Truth or Dare? Into the mix and the rest of the story just grew from there.

How did you get started with writing? And what was your route to publication like?

I have wrote on and off since childhood, but it wasn’t until I was in college and we were given assignments to write our own scripts that I actually really got into it. A friend of mine read one of my scripts and told me that I should try writing a book, so I did, and have continued to do so.

My route to publication was rather slow at first. I was submitting books for about two years. I think I received about 60 rejections, before I got my first acceptance, but unfortunately the company shut down shortly after.

Three months later, my submissions were accepted and May 2011 marked the release of my debut novella.

What are you currently working on?

I am currently reading through my paranormal erotic romance, She-Wolf – The Blood Series Prequel – and editing/tweaking/polishing it for self-publication. Once I have finished and passed it on to my editor, I then plan to go through Cranberry Blood – Book 1 in The Blood Series – so it is ready to go to my editor when she is finished with She-Wolf.

I plan to self-publish these first two books in the series Summer of this year, and at least start on book 2, but before I begin the second untitled book, I will be working on reinventing an assigned Grimm’s Fairytale as part of Decadent Publishing’s new series, Beyond Fairytales. Very exciting.

Do you have a particular Muse for your writing? Do any of your characters bear startling resemblances to sexy celebrities or people you admire?

No, I’m afraid I have no muse, and when characters stroll into my head they don’t resemble any sexy celebs, which is to some degree a shame, but then nice to have fresh new sexy faces stealing my attention.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Both writing-wise and non-writing-wise?

In five years time I see myself writing full time, and not having to work in a retail job that is sucking the soul out of me.

Non- writing wise, well in five years time I will be 30 going on 31, so I guess starting my own family would be what I hope to be doing by then.

Damn, five years doesn’t seem like an awfully long time. Ha.

And now for some silly questions…

Muscled or skinny?
I don’t really mind either. A healthy average.

Tall or short?
Tall, but only because I’m 5ft7 lol

Boxers or briefs?

Moustache or beard?
As crazy as it sounds, it actually depends on the style. Some guys really look good with moustaches and beards.

Long hair or shaven head?
Long hair. Nice to have something to tangle your fingers in ;-P

Tattoos or piercings?
Tattoos. There’s something kinda sexy about them.

Intelligent or funny?

Blond, brunette or red head?
Any. Hair colour has never really been something I pay too much attention to.

Hottest celebrity (tell us why, if you like)?
Justin Hartley. He played Green Arrow in Smallville. The man gets better looking with age, but it’s his smile. Cheesy I know, but he has the most amazing smile and grin, and he has some really funny expressions.

Top same-sex crush (or opposite sex if you already like same-sex!)
Emma Stone. She’s a fab actress. She’s pretty, but not stereotypically so, and she is just really funny.

Most disliked celebrity (tell us why, if you like)

Favourite food
Such a difficult question ‘cos I really like food in general, but let’s say, Nachos. They are so fattening and bad for you, but they taste soooooo good.

Favourite book (tell us why, if you like)
I don’t actually have a fave book. I have books which I really enjoyed and blew me away; for example The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook, I just thought that was an amazing story. Her world building, and history, and the characters. . . wow. Basically, any story that made me go “damn, I wish I had wrote this,” is classed as a fave, and believe me there are a lot of them lol

Favourite place in the world (tell us why, if you like)
I haven’t really been very many places, especially outside of the UK. So, I can’t really say I have a fave place, but I did go to Rome a couple years back and I just thought it was awesome.

Anything else you’d like to add?

I’m now hungry and want to watch Smallville lol

Now give us the blurb, an extract and buy links for your latest release.

Truth or Dare?

Truth or DareBlurb:

Do you dare tell the truth?

A tequila fuelled game of Truth or Dare is not Dani’s idea of fun, but when Cameron, the jerk who rejected her a year ago is the one provoking her into playing, how can she say no? Not that he’s giving her the option in the first place.

Bravado compels her forward, but when the dares get physical and their friends leave them alone, Cameron’s questions turn to her feelings for him, and unfortunately, lying is not part of the game.

Will a dare give Dani the courage she needs to tell Cameron the truth?

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“Fine, I will take a dare.” I glanced at Ben. “What do you want me to do?”

A wicked grin spread across his lips. It was almost as sexy as his brother’s. “I want you to lick salt off Cameron, and then take the lime from his mouth.”

He had to be fucking kidding. “What?”

“You heard the man.” The amusement ran clear in Cameron’s voice.

An idiotic bout of nerves skipped through me. “And do I dare ask where I will be drinking the tequila from?”

Ben’s gaze flicked to Cameron, who I couldn’t bring myself to look at. Holding up my hand, I cut Ben off before he suggested anything else.

“Never mind. I’ll do it.” Untangling my legs, I slid off the sofa, levelling a look at Cameron.

He pulled his T-shirt over his head, and my mouth dried at the way his six-pack rippled with each movement. He was solid, perfect. His skin was a healthy bronze. A fine dusting of dark hair ran from his navel and crept down into his jeans. I couldn’t help but follow the teasing path with my gaze….

“See something you like?”

Did I ever. I hated to admit it, but he was the kind of guy you just wanted to lick—well, anything off of.

“Nope. I’m just wondering why removing your top is necessary. Scared I’m going to spill my drink on your T-shirt?”

His lips turned upward. “Man told you to lick salt off me, but he didn’t say where you would be licking the salt from.”

Now give us your author bio and website/social media links.

Elizabeth started life wanting to be an actress because she loved entertaining people. She enjoyed nothing more than being able to make people laugh and to help distract them from reality for a few hours.

She studied Musical Theatre in college, but during her second year, her mind started to overflow with story ideas, so she began writing plays. Slowly, over the following three years, she was writing more and more, channelling every ounce of her imagination into the written word.

Now here she is, years later, hiding away like a hermit in her little cottage in Cheshire, England, writing like crazy and loving every minute of it.

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  1. Elizabeth Morgan

    February 2, 2014 at 11:30 am

    Thanks for having me over today, Lucy. I had fun answering your questions. 😀


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2007-DEC > “Molly” the Spotted Jenny

IMG_1551_revStuff sometimes just happens on a farm. Always for a reason, but not always as planned.

An “opportunity” recently arose when Martha Mobley (Franklin County Agricultural Extension Agent) called to say she thought I needed a guard donkey – and she just happened to know someone who was selling a beauty. Bob caved-in and said yes, and so . . . now we have “Molly”.

Some folks have guard dogs, other guard llamas, but we have a standard-size, spotted jenny (female donkey). She has the beautiful “cross” marking stripes down her spine and across her shoulders, and a beautiful mane that is reminiscent of animals that roam the African plains.

IMG_1553_revHer original owner – Molly Wood – now runs The Red Dog Inn B&B in Beaufort, NC, but I acquired her from Ivan Creech – a nearby goat farmer. She is mild, does not bite, and loves to be brushed.

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Our cattle seem to have readily accepted her presence in the herd. It is premature to say that “Molly” will re-train from baby goats to baby calves, but something tells me she will do just fine.

We’ll keep you informed. Ain’t she pretty?

UPDATE #1: 4/10/2008: Molly has amazingly become the “herd” leader and protector. She at times corrals the cattle, but always protects them from all pasture “threats”. She is tolerant of people, deer and turkey, but not much else. Now that we have baby calves, she acts as the “nanny” when a mom needs a break from the youngster.

Yes indeed she has “done just fine!” – better than I ever imagined was possible. Without question, Molly’s here to stay! Come see her – she loves company.

UPDATE #2: 6/1/2008: Freelance writer/photographer – Donna Campbell Smith – visited Lynch Creek Farm during the 5th Annual Franklin County Farm Foods & Crafts Tour, May 19-20, 2008 and became fascinated with Molly. She wrote an essay about her – check out her Blog.

UPDATE #3: 12/15/2008: After several front “hoof” setbacks, we’ve finally gotten Molly sound again – the secret has been to put her in the barn (dry, hard surface) when it rains – donkeys hooves are different from horses in that they absorb moisture more readily – softening them and inviting infection (abcesses) – some vet, ongoing farrier care and barn detention time should do the trick.

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Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia

David KaraffaBy David Karaffa
Supervisor, Beverley Manor District, Augusta County

I was informed last Friday that there were Unaccompanied Child Immigrants (UCI) at the Shenandoah Juvenile Detention Center in Verona. Like most others, I had read the newspapers and heard the news reports about these children, but now they were here in my district. I called the detention center and set up an appointment to meet some of these children.

I arrived at the Juvenile Detention Center Monday morning at 8 am. I had the opportunity to meet five illegal immigrant children, look into their welfare, and hear their stories. It was a heart-breaking experience.

One young man was 16 years old. His mother left him in the care of his grandmother when he was 9 and she came illegally to the United States. He hasn’t seen her since. Earlier this year this young man’s grandmother passed away leaving him no place to go, no family, no money. He decided to seek out his mother. All he knew was that she lived in Virginia or at least that is where she mailed the letter from two years ago. This young man was caught by the US Border patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river. He was brought to Virginia while awaiting his appointment with the immigration court.  Currently, he has not heard from his mother and doesn’t even know if his mother is aware that he is here.

I also met with a 17-year-old girl who came across with her mother and two siblings. She hasn’t seen her mother, who is in Texas, in two years. She states that there was nothing for her in her native country and that her only hope of not living a life of poverty was to come to the United States. She was caught after crossing the border and has been in the federal detention system for two years.

I have heard from many over the last week about these children. Most have asked about their welfare, have they seen a doctor, are they well fed, are they being treated with care and respect. Others have asked how all of this is being paid for. These are all prudent questions. I can say without doubt that these children have seen a doctor, some for the first time in their lives. They have been screened, vaccinated, and treated for what ailments they may have.  They are well fed and the staff appears to be treating them appropriately. The children I spoke with have stated that the staff is nice and respectful. They attend school 5 days a week and are allowed to play outside on the detention center grounds. The bill is completely paid by the federal government, and we also receive a fee for the use of our facility which offsets local debt on our detention center. So, while it is all taxpayer money, it doesn’t come out of our local tax coffer, rather it adds to our local coffer.

I understand the angst of those who are angry about this situation. We have a border problem that needs to be solved ASAP. We also have an immigration system that is horribly broken, so much so that those who are most desperate for hope will only realize that dream by breaking a law and coming to the United States illegally because, for them, no legal way practically exists. We have a problem with many illegal immigrants already in our country and we need to know who they are. We need leadership in Washington to solve this problem once and for all.

I also understand those who believe in the symbol of the Statue of Liberty. The bronze plaque at her feet reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”

We are a nation of immigrants. My ancestors where poor Italian/Slavic who had little when they came to the United States. Today, due to their poverty and lack of education, they may not have met the standard that is currently set for admission into this country. I thank God they came when they did.

In closing, for now we need to remember who we are as Christians and as citizens of Augusta County. We are hospitable and caring. We will take care of these children and respect them as such, we will see to their needs, and we will obey the law.

If you have any further questions, as always, please feel free to contact me. Click Here

See Supervisor Karaffa’s biography on our Contributors Page.

See also:

– Political cartoon –  Red vs Blu: Immigration by Kurt Michael

Immigrant children issue comes to Augusta County by Lynn R. Mitchell

Wednesday: Augusta supervisors will hear about issue of immigrant children by Lynn R.  Mitchell

Virginia Latino Advisory Group meets amid illegal crisis by Daniel Cortez

Deborah’s family immigration story: little has changed by Deborah Bornstein Munoz

The presentations of a county fair by Daniel Cortez

See interviews with David:

Federal records show asylum requests on increase by Bob Stuart (News-Virginian)

Augusta Tea Party to Out on Refugees at Detention Center by Sean Cudahy (NBC-29)

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12 thoughts on “Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia

  1. […] Contributor and Augusta County Supervisor David Karaffa visited Shenandoah Juvenile Detention Center and talked with some of the children. Their stories are poignant as he shares in his post, Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia. […]

  2. Bill Dolack says:

    Let me ask this sincere questions; where do we draw the line? At 50,000 children? 250,000? A million? Every child in Mexico and Central America? Every child in the world? While we, as a community and as a nation, are able to economically help a limited number of impoverished minors, can we support an endless surge? As I said, these are sincere questions, and they need to be answered.

    • Mr. Dolack, You present a good question. The answer is not easy or clear. In other words I don’t have a good answer for you. That is as honest as I can be. However, I am a Christian, a Husband, and a Father. As such, I will always look to the immediate welfare and need of anyone that asks for help. We should always be respectful and caring and obedient to our laws, while demanding reform of our leaders.

      What I do believe is that if we secure our border and reform our immigration law so that even the most desperate and poor have a hope of coming to this nation legally for a better life than we will see a decrease in the number of illegals coming over. Another system that would dramatically decrease illegal immigration would be tough consequences for those businesses hiring illegal immigrants.

      These are changes that we could put in place now. I know this may sound like rhetoric however a plan must be put forward and we have no one with the will in Washington to see that it is done.

  3. Lynn- thank you for this note. When do we leap over the line from immagrant to refugee? Many children who are coming are fleeing for their lives. Was this the case with any you met? Honduras has the highest murder rate in the world. Here is a link to an article from someone who visited the border- very informative. http://bishopmike.com/2014/07/18/a-visit-with-children-at-the-border/

  4. Lowell Fulk says:

    Thank you for sharing this thoughtful article.

  5. […] children currently being housed in Staunton, one hundred miles to the east, should be deported (see Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia). Augusta County supervisors held a public hearing last week on the immigrant refugee children […]

  6. […] Karaffa, whose Beverley Manor district houses 29 children who have been detained after crossing the border from Central America into the United States, wrote an article last week expressing compassion for the latest wave of children attempting to escape violence, poverty, and drugs in their native countries (see Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia). […]

  7. […] See also Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia […]

  8. […] Karaffa, whose Beverley Manor District houses 29 children who have been detained after crossing the border from Central America into the United States, wrote an article last week expressing compassion for the latest wave of children attempting to escape violence, poverty, and drugs in their native countries (see Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia). […]

  9. […] Afton’s 2014 Bethlehem Village and the greatest story ever told – Unaccompanied Child Immigrants in Verona, Virginia – Sabato: ‘This is not a good development for Mark Warner’ – Did judge in McDonnell […]

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Jason Miyares – Fullfilling Purkey’s Mission for Diversity

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Anyone involved in Virginia Beach politics has heard speeches of the now-retired Del. Bob Purkey. Anyone very involved has heard them hundreds of times. The supremely involved can recite them verbatim.

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“Diversity is the future of this country and the future of this party”

He meant it. In endorsing Bill DeSteph two years ago, Del. Purkey said “diversity is the future of America, Virginia, and the 82nd House of Delegates District.”

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Christmas 12 lanternThe reason for the season….

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men.” Luke 2:8-20

The true meaning of Christmas … a time for the Christian world to pause and celebrate the birth of the son of God.

As 2014 comes to a close, we are thankful for a successful year and especially for our readers who contribute and share the posts we publish at LynnRMitchell.com.

It is a time to remember those who have special meaning in our lives. We are grateful to have our core group of contributors –Kurt, David, Daniel, and Lynn — working together as each brings a unique perspective that is shared in our writings:

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There’s a trend I’m seeing that makes me angry. There are so many military personnel and government employees with the Virginia “Tea Party” vanity license plate. I’m sure there are other states with similar plates, but since I live and work in Norfolk, I’m inundated with the Virginia version.

This goes beyond freedom of expression and crosses into the realm of hypocrisy.

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Dr Kerry Chant.
Dr Kerry Chant.

Death toll climbs as another aged care resident dies

Australia's coronavirus death toll has risen to 71 after another aged care resident from Newmarch House died.

The ABC reports a 94-year-old man died at the western Sydney nursing home this morning.

The man's death came just hours after a 93-year-old man died there overnight.

NSW Health Minister Dr Kerry Chant said there were now 39 confirmed cases from the aged care home, including 13 staff.

The outbreak occurred after a staff member with mild symptoms kept working after not realising they had coronavirus.

Today's other fatality was in Victoria where a man in his 80s died in a hospital overnight.

It follows four deaths reported yesterday, a 93-year-old man and 58-year-old woman from NSW, an 83-year-old Queensland man and a 74-year-old man from Tasmania.

Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said nine new cases were confirmed overnight, bringing the total number of cases to 1,328.

"I want to make the point that on Friday there were 3,522 tests that were conducted, that's a big increase," Mr Andrews said.

"We're looking more and we're finding cases and that gives us confidence we are being successful in suppressing this virus."

As of Sunday morning, there are more than 6500 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia, with 2936 in New South Wales, 1328 in Victoria, 1014 in Queensland, 435 in South Australia, 544 in Western Australia, 188 in Tasmania, 103 in the Australian Capital Territory and 28 in the Northern Territory.

Globally, the death toll is over 30,000.


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Amy Adams.

Adams' Oscar nod means more now

AMY Adams' Academy Award nomination means more to her now she is a mother.

The 36-year-old star - who has nine-month-old daughter Aviana with fiance Darren Le Gallo - is in the running for the Best Supporting Actress accolade for her role in 'The Fighter' and says she appreciated the honour more than when she was nominated in the same category in 2005 for 'Junebug' and for 'Doubt' in 2008.

She said: "I'm going to hang out with my little girl this time around. It's special because I have a daughter now, and she can see mommy and all of that."

'The Fighter' - which also stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale - is nominated for Oscars in seven categories, including the coveted Best Picture, and Amy is hopeful it will be a night to remember for everyone involved with the project.

She added to Entertainment Tonight online: "I'm excited to celebrate with the cast and crew of 'The Fighter'."

Meanwhile, Scarlett Johansson and Russell Brand - who reprised his 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' role as rocker Aldous Snow in last year's movie 'Get Him to the Greek' - have been added to the list of presenters for the Academy Awards, which take place at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre on Sunday (27.02.11).

Speaking about his invite, Russell joked on twitter: "I am presenting an Oscar. I shall also choose the recipient. At last my work as Aldous Snow will be honoured, for best actor-ing."

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A Goofy Movie

A Goofy Movie

Goofy is the single father of a teenage boy named Max Goof in the town of Spoonerville, Ohio, though the two have a tense relationship. On the last day of school before summer vacation, Max and his best friends P.J. and Robert "Bobby" Zimmeruski hijack the auditorium stage in the middle of Principal Mazur's speech, creating a small concert where Max performs, while costumed as the pop singer Powerline. The performance succeeds in making Max a school celebrity and impressing his love interest, Roxanne; but he, P.J. and Bobby are sent to Mazur's office. Roxanne speaks with Max and agrees to go with him to a party where Powerline's concert will be aired live. However, Mazur exaggerates these events to Goofy and forewarns him that Max's actions may result in him facing capital punishment. Goofy decides to take Max on a fishing trip to Lake Destiny, Idaho, following a map route he and his father took years ago, and the two go into his station wagon. However, he is oblivious to what Max is planning to do with Roxanne. Max stops by Roxanne's house to call off their date, but when Roxanne says she will just have to go with someone else, Max instead fabricates a story about his father knowing Powerline; he tells her he will be on stage at the concert...

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Miscellaneous Questions: part I: solution to chess problem by my student RI

Some blogs away I had posted several interesting, non-trivial, yet do-able-with-some-effort problems for preRMO and RMO.

A student of mine, RI has submitted the following beautiful solution to the chess problem. I am reproducing the question for convenience of the readers:

The sixty four squares of a chess board are filled with positive integers one on each in such a way that each integer is the average of the integers on the neighbouring squares. (Two squares are neighbours if they share a common edge on vertex. Thus, a square can have 8, 5 or 3 neighbours depending on its position.) Show that all the sixty four entries are in fact equal.

Answer (by RI):

Let us denote the set of all integers on the chess board by S (assume they are distinct). [Now, we can use the Well-ordering principle: every non-empty set of non-negative integers contains a least element. That is, every non-empty set S of non-negative integers contains an element a in S such that a \leq b for all elements b of S}. So, also let “a” be the least element of set S here. As it is the average of the neighbouring elements, it can’t be less than each of them. But it can’t be greater than all of them also. So, all the elements of S are equal.

Three cheers for RI 🙂 🙂 🙂

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WFMAD Day 5 – Suckitude plus Confusion

Let me expand on yesterday’s remarks about the suckitude that often pours onto the page in the early stage of a writing project.

I’m going to use the writing of WINTERGIRLS as an example.

When I was first fumbling around with the first draft, I knew that I wanted to write about what it feels like to be trapped in an eating disorder. That was all I knew. I did a lot of free writing –  letting words trickle down my arm and drip on the page. This is one of the first things I wrote, exactly as I wrote it:

“One graham cracker, broken into four pieces.

Sixteen grams of dry, yellow cheese.

Seven grapes.

What did that mean? I had no idea. I was at the Suckitude PLUS Confusion stage of First Draft Writing. Earlier in my writing career, I would have obsessed about those four lines and tried to squeeze them into dialog or develop a scene around them, or waste several hours rearranging them on the page like Christmas decorations on a tree.

But it was an ever-so-slightly wiser me who wrote those four lines. They felt like they were getting closer to the voice of the main character, but I knew that I wasn’t there yet. I kept writing. And then this popped out of my brain:

“They say, “Eat this Camille. Eat this please eat please just this please little bit.”

They are vultures stalking me, wings folded neatly behind them, pink throats studded with white hairs like porcupine quills, thick beaks built for tearing flesh.

They want to snatch a bite – from my calf, maybe, or the inside of my arm – tug the meat from the bone, rip it free and fly away with their treasure.

It is very hard to kill a vulture.”

Except for the fact that I still hadn’t nailed down the name of the main character, and that the last line was unnecessary chicken poo, this felt better. But there was a problem: I had absolutely no idea what it meant or what the heck was going on with the character as she whispered those words to me.

I was confused. And quite sure (again) that I couldn’t write my way out of a wet paper bag. But I kept scribbling. A lot of what I wrote was awful and every once in a while a few lines would appear that felt real. Eventually, I had a bunch of pages that I called the first draft. Here is Page One:

Meh. Underwhelming, tho’ it has many of the elements that made it in the final book. I kept muttering to myself and writing. The second draft wasn’t much better than the first. But the third draft had some life in, enough so that when I reread it from start to finish, I could finally see the direction the story wanted to go. I scribbled all over that draft. See?

A lot of this material wound up moving to the second page in the final draft, but it was at this point – months and months after I started work on the project, that I finally felt like I knew what I was doing. Those lines about the graham cracker and dry cheese were thrown out. The section about being surrounded by stalking birds, hungry to eat her (I changed them from vultures to crows) wound up belonging on pages 264-265 in the final book – about 10 pages from the end of the story.

My point is this: judging your work early in the process or being afraid to write or quitting because you know what you’ve written is chicken poo, or you have no idea what any of it means is ridiculous. Part of the fun of writing is figuring out what it means. It is exciting and gratifying to revise chicken poo into strong storytelling.

Pablo Picasso said “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Turn off your phone and television.

Today’s prompt:

Choose one of Picasso’s images to study. Write about the person that he painted in the image. Don’t try to make sense of what you write. Just listen to the still, small voice inside. Go weird, dear friends. Venture outside your comfort zone.

Scribble…. Scribble…. Scribble!!

19 Replies to “WFMAD Day 5 – Suckitude plus Confusion”

  1. Thanks for this! I haven’t been doing WFMAD – I had twenty pages before Aug, spent the past couple days shoring up an outline and plan to continue drafting today – but I’m reading all your posts. This is exactly what I wanted to see. I want to see how my favorite books evolve into the amazing thing I receive, how they started.

  2. I wrote today about two lovers, confused about their feelings and uncertainty regarding the feelings surrounding love and if what they were doing was the right thing.

    This didn’t mirror any life experiences, but it helped because I had a visual of what was happening. I can see how visuals and life experiences help shape us in our writing. This entry may be something I come back to later to revise and edit.

    I’m starting to have a little more confidence in what I’m writing.

  3. So many pictures to choose from. The pages go on and on . . . all thought provoking. I close my eyes and point. I do this a second time.
    Now, I have two pictures. Two characters. Both in pain. Both in solitude. Both wanting to be loved and accepted: a young girl and an old man.
    I set my timer for twenty minutes and when it goes off, I jump in the swing, having been so deep in these characters’ world. Both of whom let go a second before my twenty minutes ended.
    Yet, they haunt me. And I want to go back. Back in time, to follow their story before they ran from me. Before they escaped to a better place, where cruelty and pain do not exist.
    Never had I thought to venture out on this ledge. And while I teeter on it, I now have the confidence to return, knowing I will not fall.
    Thank you, Laurie!!!

  4. So…if I’ve spent the first 5 days of WFMAD submerged in copyedits, does that count? Clearly it’s writing-related, but even when I’m tweaking a scene it doesn’t feel like “real” writing — it mostly feels like clerical work. At the end of a day of copyedits, the last thing I want to do is compose something new, and I end up rationalizing for waaaay more than 15 minutes:

    This is necessary work, real-live-published-author-work. The deadline is Friday; that takes precedence. You’ve been at it for hours, give yourself a break. (ad nauseam)

    Maybe I do need to quit being so literal and give myself a break. Pirate Code of Writing, and all that. But the daily rationalization bugs me — isn’t that exactly the sort of procrastinatory baloney that WFAMD aims to conquer? Isn’t rationalizing a signal of guilt? Because for the record, I KNOW DARN WELL ANOTHER 15 MINUTES WON’T KILL ME. I just don’t *want* to….

  5. Such awesomeness for you to share your drafts like that. Wow! It helps me feel better about my own writing and boosts my testimony in editing.

    I attempted my fifteen minutes after breakfast, with all three kids up and about. It turned into thirty minutes but I think I actually got a total of fifteen plucking at the keyboard.
    You might need to add a step in your Ready, Set, Scribble… something along the lines of using quick drying cement and duck tape on all minors in the household. 🙂

  6. I just went through the confusion stage today.
    I had no idea what to do with my characters. What to make them say, what they should think…it was all a mix of chicken poo in my brain.
    However I did make it through fifteen today. It’s not very solid, but that’s for later drafts right? 😀
    Now I must leave my coop of imagination and writing power for an eyedoctor’s appointment. I think I can quote Laurie on this: “This is just like stopping in the middle of a delicious bowl of macaroni and cheese to brush my teeth with cow dung.”
    I may try to write more today. Maybe time at the doctor’s will give me time to think.

  7. Your blog topic today is wonderfully appropriate to the thoughts coursing through my mind today. I was thinking about all the reasons I give myself to avoid writing. At the top of the list: I am almost always disappointed in my early attempts, so disappointed that I stop. Today I broke through this and free wrote, allowing my ideas to hit the paper free of my usual self-judgment and mid-stream corrections. Today, I got a lot accomplished!

  8. Wow! Great post today, Laurie. i love-love-love seeing snippets of a work-in-progress by an author I admire from a book that blew me away. My protag in the YA I’m writing is similar to Lia’s, so this was especially cool to read!

    I just snuck in under the deadline last night, writing for about 20 minutes from 11:21 to 11:41. Earlier tonight, for sure, like…right NOW!

  9. Thank you for sharing glimpses of your writing process. I jumped in with the prompt which led me to asking questions about one of my characters.

  10. Can I just say that my WFMAD experience should be on Failblog? It’s not that my writing sucks. I just need to actually write!!! I’ve only written twice. I suck. The End.

  11. Must. Write.

    Midnight approacheth…

    Been gnoshing on this all day…it’s my creation period. Just a quick check-in to confirm the presence of my pulse and will.

    Now to the book–time to “tell the truth out loud.”

    psst…thanks for today’s coaching. I needed that. Yes, yes.

  12. Thank you for WFMAD.

    I am running a bit behind, but since a deep-seated need for perfection is what usually stops my writing in its tracks, I’m working on getting past that and just writing–even if I have to double up some days because the baby makes it rather difficult to do my full assignment on the day it is assigned.

    That nasty bugger perfectionism is slowly moving away—it really does help to see that even fantastic published authors whom I greatly admire don’t get it perfect the first time either.
    *sidebar: I KNOW this to be fact; but it really helps to SEE it. Makes it more real and less like something your mother told you after a particularly embarrassing incident on the playground, you know?

  13. I’m working on inner conflict for my main character. What does he think he wants? what is the opposite of that, and why is it pulling at him? What makes these things mutually exclusive, so that there can be no compromise between them? He has had his family ripped away from him. He wants to break free of that, declare his independence. Be a man. But, on a deeper level, he really longs for the connection of family. He tells himself he doesn’t want close relationships, but he sees them all around, and they are a siren song to him. They draw him, pull him like a magnet, but he wants to resist. It must take a crisis and a startling realization to break his resistance.

  14. This whole week has been filled with rewrites, submissions and the business end of things, and yet I have given myself the gift of 15 extra minutes each day to create fresh words for a new novel—my favorite part of the writing process. Problem is I’m in revision mode and end up rereading the three pages I’ve written and line editing. I resolve to move forward with this first draft and not worry whether it “works” yet. Thanks for sharing a bit of your process—it helps to remember that it takes time to uncover what’s really happening in a story.

  15. I loved doing this writing prompt. The visual I chose was of a child holding a pencil and the experience of writing about this little person seemed to dust off my soul from everyday life. At the end of the fifteen minutes I had the fun beginnings of a picture book. It amazes me that this visual image had such an impact on my flow of writing.

    Thanks so much for this idea.

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Outfit of the Day : Charismatic Golden Engagement Gown

By Neha Singh

Hello, all you beautiful women of IMBB!

So let me first introduce myself to you’ll. I am Neha Singh. I have studied Fashion and Textile Design. So by now, you must have understood that I love fashion; so much so that I took up this course after studying science in my high school (Mithibai College). Just imagine! Fashion, to me, is an art and it is a science; to be more precise, it is an artistic science and a scientific art of learning to combine colours, styles, patterns and textures for the final effect. I know, I know, too much gyaan!

OOTD  Charismatic Golden Engagement Gown

As much as I love fashion, I love styling people around me too; bringing out one’s best personality, making them fall in love with themselves all over again is something I love! After coming across this blog, I decided to write for all you fantabulous women and share my knowledge of fashion and styling. So here I am, hoping to get your support and encouragement for the same. Also, I hope to get some appreciation from our very own fashionista, Rati. I love her style and the way she puts everything together for the whole picture to look beautiful. Now, I want to share this engagement look that I put together for my sister last October. This is how she looked.

contemporary Indian engagement gown

After all the brainstorming session, I decided to go for a contemporary look than a typical Indian look. We spent days looking for the right outfit, and finally, I came across this one piece, a gorgeous golden shimmering gown. I thought this was very apt for the occasion. This gown that I picked for her is from Diva’ni.  It is a brand of YRF, and it offers India’s first cinema inspired ethnic wear. Now jewellery, as the outfit itself is so stunning, I went for minimal jewellery. After looking at more than a dozen of chandbalis, I finalised this beautiful pair from Sunil Jewellers as it is so much in trend. It has a little pop of blue and rani pink and has pearl droppings too. Beautiful, isn’t it??

embellished back

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Stilettos, which of course are not visible in the pictures, were from Charles and Keith. Now the final hurdle was to have the right makeup artist. We chose Meghna Bhutani, who is an expert in the makeup industry. As you can see, she did an excellent work on my sister. Keeping her outfit and jewellery in mind, she kept the look contemporary and fresh. Adding those little white flowers on her hair was like the cherry on the cake. I finally achieved the look that I had desired for her. Even she was overwhelmed with my efforts. Everyone loved the way my sister looked on her engagement. My efforts paid off!

I hope, like everyone at the engagement, you all will like the look too. Please write down your comments, whether you liked it or not. I will soon share more looks from my sister’s wedding functions. 🙂

Outfit- Diva’ni
Earrings- Sunil Jewellers
Stilettos- Charles and Keith
Makeup and hair- Meghna Bhutani

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  1. you sister looks soooo beautiful and the styling is just on point. I love whole everything is just so balanced out yet making the whole look a statement. pure love or should i say pure gold. Welcome to IMBB, neha. looking forward to reading more from you. 🙂

  2. Your sister is looking absolutely gorgeous!!! Honestly, I love everything about her entire look. Each and everything is so on point! Just the perfect balance 🙂 Awaiting more pictures !!!

  3. Thank you Rati ????????????.. Your comments definitely means a lot…kind words of encouragement..and there’s loads more to come…thank you so much Shreya and Roshni Gokanki for your kind words too????????????

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Drinking-Water and Copper

They say: you learn something new every day.

However, not everything you learn is as useful as this.

Microbially-unsafe water is still a major concern in most developing countries.

Although many water-purification methods exist, these are expensive and beyond the reach of many people, especially in rural areas.

Ayurveda recommends the use of copper for storing drinking-water.

Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of copper pot on microbially-contaminated drinking-water.

The antibacterial effect of copper pot against important diarrhoeagenic bacteria, including Vibrio cholerae O1, Shigella flexneri 2a, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, Salmonella enterica Typhi, and Salmonella Paratyphi is reported.

When drinking-water (pH 7.83±0.4; source: ground) was contaminated with 500 CFU/mL of the above bacteria and stored in copper pots for 16 hours at room temperature, no bacteria could be recovered on the culture medium.

Recovery failed even after resuscitation in enrichment broth, followed by plating on selective media, indicating loss of culturability.

This is the first report on the effect of copper on S. flexneri 2a, enteropathogenic E. coli, and Salmonella Paratyphi.

After 16 hours, there was a slight increase in the pH of water from 7.83 to 7.93 in the copper pots while the other physicochemical parameters remained unchanged.

Copper content (177±16 ppb) in water stored in copper pots was well within the permissible limits of the World Health Organization.

Storing Drinking-water in Copper pots Kills Contaminating Diarrhoeagenic Bacteria
V.B. Preethi Sudha, Sheeba Ganesan, G.P. Pazhani, T. Ramamurthy, G.B. Nair, and Padma Venkatasubramanian
J Health Popul Nutr. 2012 Mar; 30(1): 17–21

When water is stored in a copper vessel, the copper gently leaches into the water and lends it all its positive properties.

The best part about this water is that it never becomes stale and can be stored this way for long periods of time.

Here are 12 reasons why drinking water from a copper vessel is beneficial for you.

#1 Helps the digestive system perform better
#2 Aids in weight loss
#3 Helps heal wounds faster
#4 Slows down ageing
#5 Helps maintain cardiovascular health and beats hypertension
#6 Can fight cancer
#7 Can kill bacteria
#8 Stimulates your brain
#9 Regulates the working of the thyroid gland
#10 Beats arthritis and inflamed joints
#11 Skin health and melanin production
#12 Beats anaemia

12 reasons drinking water in copper vessel is beneficial
TheHealthSite – Pavitra Sampath – 25 Aug 2015

This element has been known for centuries as an effective bacteria and virus killer.

Silver sulphadiazine is the standard antibacterial treatment for burns and open wounds, and silver nitrate is used to protect the eyes of newborns.

Some activated carbon filters for drinking water purification are impregnated with silver to prevent bacterial buildup.

Silver is also used in drinking water treatment by airlines and passenger ships.

Copper is also now recognized as one of the best algae killers, and oxides and sulfates of copper are used in pesticides, algaecides and fungicides.

Silver, copper have antibacterial effects
Water Technology – John Stewart – 13 Oct 2010

Hat tip to Thulean Perspective.

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  1. rishrac says:

    That is actually good to know. I know the water purifier that I use removes microbes cysts with silver. In India silver is hammered very thin to make the coating for pills. I always wondered if it was the ingredients in the pill or the silver that was ingested.

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    The following Reuters article includes a map of locales with elevated lead levels in 21 US States.

    A Reuters examination of lead testing results across the country found almost 3,000 areas with poisoning rates far higher than in the tainted Michigan city.
    Yet many of these lead hotspots are receiving little attention or funding.

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    The Thousands of U.S. Locales Where Lead Poisoning is Worse Than in Flint
    Reuters Investigates – M.B. Pell and Joshua Schneyer – 19 Dec 2016

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Cabinet full of Mutharika loyalists – Analyst

A political analyst says Malawians should not expect a lot from the newly appointed cabinet ministers since they are only there to praise the president.

On Wednesday, 19th June, Malawi president, Peter Mutharika appointed a 24 member cabinet following his reelection in the May 21 elections.

Mutharika (R) and Cabinet Minister Ben Phiri

Commenting on the new cabinet, Chancellor College political science scholar Ernest Thindwa said Malawians should not expect anything from these ministers claiming they have been appointed to serve the president and not Malawians.

Thindwa said Mutharika has appointed the cabinet for his survival contrary to his earlier commitment to appoint a team of technocrats regardless of one’s political affiliation.

The political scholar further said Mutharika has chosen these ministers based on who is so faithful to support him a thing which he said will only see the newly appointed ministers doing the will of the president and not of the public.

“I don’t think that the team that has been assembled has the competence and the will, let alone the managerial action comprise the agenda. It is a way of political survival and it is not a cabinet that reflect nation building.

“It’s not a cabinet that is geared to delivering developmental agenda. It’s more about political survival meaning to say that you take people who have been loyal to you to be in cabinet,” said Thindwa.

He further added that as a father of the nation, President Mutharika is supposed to build and unite this nation by avoiding such questionable decisions.

Mutharika has appointed 15 members of his cabinet from the Southern Region of Malawi, 4 members from Malawi’s central region and 4 members from Northern Region a development which Thindwa said doesn’t matter claiming that what matters is the competence of the person.

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  1. Are you sure Mr. Thindwa, that as President, you can venture into the business of appointing those who are your adversaries in your cabinet? Then what kind of cabinet would that be? Please know that a cabinet in which there is in-fighting does not deliver the very things the electorates might expect.

    After all, the cabinet is full of professionals, like the new Education Minister, is a seasoned educationist. what else do you want Mr. Thindwa?

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About Us

Manual Driving School Melbourne is the only premium driving school in Melbourne.

Our Story

Our driving school is the main premium driving school in Melbourne. Providing the highest quality in personalised driving lessons. You will be a better driver within 7 days. We’ve proven this time and time over again with monotonous regularity. We are able to do this with our bespoke method of training, which means everyone is an individual and no two students are alike. The program is tailored to you.

Although there are similar patterns that immerge. Then it takes real skills to mirror and bring out the successful patterns that are reflected in the very best drivers on the roads. Yet, all of this need to be done in a very calm and cool manner, because what we are looking for is to maximise thinking capabilities under pressure.

We are born with only two fears; Fear of noise and the fear of falling which both translate into driving fears and then dovetails into the fight or flight instinct which then triggers two chemicals into the brain. Adrenalin and cortisol which creates shutdown and inability to think.

Our tailored and personalised driving programs take into consideration your previous driving & life experiences, your personal goals and time-frame for you to get your licence.

Hans is a standout amongst other driving teachers in Melbourne. He specialises in building the inner confidence of each of his student using his specialised teaching methods to overcome the fear of collision by focusing on steering and hand eye co-ordination. He also looks for driving efficiency, fuel efficiency, maintenance efficiency and traffic flow efficiency, as the roads are getting busier and busier. So you get best manual driving lessons in Melbourne

If you are one of the many nervous, anxious or terrified drivers, there is nothing to be ashamed about. Many of these drivers are scared and afraid to admit their fears, which are very real. However, these fears can be overcome in literally under five lessons.

Manual Driving School Melbourne provides an outstanding service and professional guidance to these drivers that are normally told they are bad drivers (No such thing, only bad instructors). After all teachers are expected to know how to fix the faults in the students. The answer shouldn’t be in taking twelve or eighteen months to learn how to drive, week after week causing both frustration and enormous costs to the students. These tailor-made and informative driving lessons simply translate into driving very quickly.

Our Story

I have always been in the motor industry starting as a young Apprentice, Mechanic, Foreman and then Workshop Manager of a large establishment. I decided to quit as I enjoyed working with young people and driving instructing was an area of great interest to me.

The benefits of having being in the Motor Trade and understanding the way a car works has been tremendously helpful to all of my students. I have an exceptional knowledge of Victorian road rules and a good understanding of the operations of VIC Roads. But mostly my ability to help improve people skills as a better driver.

As in any industry its the 80:20 rule. In this industry, it seems that there’s about 10% who are the good driving instructors and the good ones know it. And that’s why we have so many problems on the roads today because the instructors struggle to explain to students, how to implement and be better drivers.

Hand Eye Co-ordination is one of the biggest problems on the road today and a very large percent of instructors who don’t have a clue of how to correct the problem. Sadly 80% plus drivers have the problem.

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AbbVie and Galapagos to co-develop cystic fibrosis therapies

Firms aim to start Phase 1 trials at end of 2014

Just days after signing a worldwide licensing agreement with Belgian firm Ablynx for an autoimmune disorder drug candidate, AbbVie has entered into a deal with Galapagos.

The alliance with Galapagos covers the discovery, development and commercialisation of novel potentiator and combination therapies for cystic fibrosis (CF).

AbbVie and Galapagos will aim to develop and market oral drugs that address the main mutations in CF patients, including F508del and G551D. The firms will identify compounds that correct defects in expression of (corrector) and/or increase the activity (potentiator) of the main mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) protein, including the F508del mutation, which is the most common with 90% prevalence in patients with CF.

In the alliance, AbbVie and Galapagos will develop potentiators and correctors discovered by Galapagos and expand the range of molecules, with the aim to initiate Phase 1 clinical studies at the end of 2014.

Following successful clinical development and regulatory approval, AbbVie will be responsible for commercial activities, with Galapagos retaining exclusive rights in China and South Korea and co-promotion rights in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

Partnering with AbbVie allows us to ramp up our commitment significantly, share development risk and expertise

Under the terms of the agreement, AbbVie will make an initial upfront payment of US$45m to Galapagos. On the completion of pre-determined success milestones, AbbVie and Galapagos will share responsibility and funding for Phase III clinical development. However, Galapagos is eligible to receive up to $360m in additional payments for developmental, regulatory milestones and sales milestones. Galapagos will also receive double-digit royalty payments on net sales.

'Galapagos is very pleased to join forces with AbbVie in this exciting new area of CF. Our programmes in CF show promise. Partnering with AbbVie allows us to ramp up our commitment significantly, share development risk and expertise, and increase our chances of bringing best-in-class therapies to CF patients,' said Onno van de Stolpe, Chief Executive of Galapagos.

Galapagos initiated its research in CF in 2005 as part of a collaboration with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In 2010, the firm decided to pursue CF as the first orphan disease in which the company is attempting to discover, develop and launch its own medicines. Galapagos has developed small molecule therapies that can restore the function of the defective CF protein (CFTR).


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In 2012, you were not ready. Those preparing for Ascension loved those who were not. This kept the two worlds; one of savagery, one of paradise bound together in an awkward mis-matched ‘two-step’.  As the split progresses you will naturally experience the confusion and chaos associated with straddling two very distinctly different timelines – until your make your choice.

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In other words, there are compulsory gradients they must pass through in order to meet the requirements for ascension. They must find balance and in some cases this means that in the process of becoming whole again – through their merger with you – they are choosing to heal that which weighs too heavy on them to allow further ascension, within the ever expanding ‘Galactic’ and universal harmonic structures.

“Tri-Locational Reality”

Alison David Bird, C.Ht. Originator of Marconics Ascension Energy. Since your 2018 Summer Solstice, when 1% of the world’s population of Lightworkers achieved Critical Mass for this Ascension, during the Lions Gate corridor of July and August, you passed through the Trinity Gateway as the planet divided not into the dual model as predicted – […]

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Question for us is, as this reality is smelted down in the furnace of creation, can you forge a new one? A better world, a safer, more tolerant home for every lifeform on its surface, within its hollow Earth and beneath its oceans? Can you reach the 5th paradigm? Or, 7th Or, go higher?

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Deadly As The Wolf

It is time to recalibrate the human body in preparation for birthing the Avatar; your Divine Soul Self – versions of you in higher dimensional realities ready to descend into the human body, to merge in an alignment of Higher Consciousness that will facilitate your seamless transition into vibrations of Peace and Joy. This alchemical process will forever transmute the lower vibrational frequencies of ‘Fear’, into ‘Love.’

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Time Heals Everything – You must learn to respond to these repeated events in a more balanced way, or your emotional body will be repeatedly ‘triggered’ by the cell memory of the original trauma…and you will not heal.

Grace Elohim, via Alison David Bird, C.Ht; ORIGINATOR of MARCONICS  You have learned so much and come so far, yet some of you still seem to understand so little. When we say, ‘This is a new way of being’, we mean it in every sense of the word. As well as all the changes you […]


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Centum is East Africa's leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. The company acts as an investment channel providing investors with access to a portfolio of diversified investments in various sectors, namely: real estate and infrastructure, financial services, FMCG, power, education, agribusiness and health.


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Monthly Archives: August 2012

I believe I can fly.

Break out the champagne, two posts in two days!  All 5 of my readers are spoiled rotten!!

First, I would like to start by letting everyone know an update. After a rough couple days Lane seems to have snapped out of her doggy-depression.  I think she realized her new BFF wasn’t coming back anytime soon.  Some motherly advice, “It’s for the best Lane, just move on, you’re too young to date!”  There is also a very tiny slight possibility that she was just sleeping for 2 days straight on the couch to recover from the craziness that was last weekend.  I may or may not have been doing the same thing.

Now back to the post at hand.  After writing about all my amazing friends who have shown my sofa some action this past year, I thought to thinking I needed to do a little “Oh the places I’ve been” post.  I must definitely believe I can fly cause I feel like sometimes that all I’ve been doing this year.  Starting in mid-January here is a short (or not so short) run-down of the places I’ve been this year.

  1. Arlington, VA
  2. Waikiki, HI
  3. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  4. Dallas, TX
  5. Clarksville, TN
  6. Virginia Beach, VA
  7. Washington, DC
  8. Palmdale, CA
  9. San Diego, CA
  10. Virginia Beach, VA

I’d say that’s not too shabby for eight months.  Monday I fly to Virginia Beach, VA once again.  I’ll be on the ground for a whole 24 hours before flying back.  Sometimes I think I must be crazy.  There is another trip in the works, a big trip, to top every trip this year, even the free two-week trip to Hawaii and the All-Inclusive “adult spring break” to Cabo, Mexico.  Details hopefully coming soon.

Sofa Action 2012

Wow, has it really been March since I blogged?  There isn’t enough space on the blog-o-sphere to fill you in on everything that my crazy self has gotten into.  This year, 2012, year of the Dragon (in Korea),the year I turn 30 (gasp!) has also been the year of visitors!  As in friends visiting Seattle, hooray!  I can’t believe it’s almost September, this year has totally flown by, but maybe that’s what happens when you’re having fun.  As my most recent house-guest departed yesterday, and we hugged and said our goodbyes I thought “Wow, it only took three and half years to get people to come visit me in Seattle”, but the friends who have shown my sofa some action in 2012 are the most amazing.  Weird to think that only one of these people was I friends with prior to moving to Seattle.  One of them I knew but was not “friends” with, one I only met 2 years ago but we became instant friends, and one I just met earlier this year.  I was totally excited to have all these friends visit, and I can’t imagine not having them in my lives.

I’ve lived alone for 7 years now and I do enjoy my independence, but every time a sofa-sleeping-friend packs up and leaves I get totally lonely.  I’m fairly certain that Lane has gone into a deep depression after my most recent friend departed as she hasn’t squeaked her lion toy since he drove away Monday afternoon.  I keep telling her that it’s ok, maybe one day she can go visit him but she just looks at me sadly then go right back to sleep.  She may just be tired, but I am sticking by my diagnosis of doggy-depression over finding and losing her BFF all in a matter of 3 days.  Yes, these are the things going on in my life these days.

I’m so glad all these friends came to visit, especially when things around here are about to get CRAZY…but more on that in the next post.  Like always I’ll end this with a big fat empty promise to start blogging every single day now, but let’s be honest, if you get another post in the next month just consider yourself spoiled.


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Texas Legislature has mixed environmental results

The Texas Legislature ended its regular session with a mixed bag of environmental rules, passing some bills that put it ahead of the nation and others that are bound to infuriate the U.S. Enviro...

The Texas Legislature ended its regular session with a mixed bag of environmental rules, passing some bills that put it ahead of the nation and others that are bound to infuriate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Texas, an oil and gas powerhouse as well as one of the largest polluters in the nation, can only change and pass new laws once every two years, so the legislative session is meaningful. Federal agencies and other states often watch closely to see what energy and environmental rules are passed or changed in Texas, a state that has often set precedent in these areas — for good and bad.

This time, the Legislature passed a bill that could make Texas the first state to require by law that oil and gas companies publicly disclose the chemicals they use when breaking up dense rock to extract minerals. This could force other states and the EPA to move more quickly on a contentious issue that is gaining steam as hydraulic fracturing is used in more areas.

The Legislature also overwhelmingly approved a bill that would delay by at least two years efforts to strengthen air permitting rules for the oil and gas industry, a move that could ratchet up a drawn-out, sometimes ugly, public dispute between Texas and the EPA that has evolved from a tussle over environmental issues into a battle over states' rights.

The Legislature passed the bill after the EPA's Deputy Regional Administrator Lawrence Starfield sent a letter to the Texas environmental agency warning that if adopted "the EPA would have to consider taking additional action, including the consideration of sanctions" under the Clean Air Act. This could include a takeover of Texas' air permitting program, a responsibility traditionally reserved for states.

"The bottom-line is this is probably a C-plus session on the environment and energy," said Tom "Smitty" Smith, Texas director of Public Citizen, a nonprofit lobbying group that focuses on environmental and energy issues.

Texas has long been a trend setter for the nation on energy and the environment. In 1999, for example, the state passed a bill setting aggressive targets for reducing air emissions in East Texas, Smith said. Other states eventually followed suit and the rules became the backbone of the Clean Air Interstate Rule, adopted by the EPA in 2005 in an effort to achieve the greatest air pollution cuts in more than a decade.

"This time around we didn't have one of those great breakthrough moments where we set new energy policy for the nation," Smith said.

The bill requiring companies to disclose fracking chemicals was significant, he said, but weakened when the deadline for implementation was delayed from January 2012 to July 2012.

The Legislature, did however, pass a dozen bills that will reduce the need for new power plants, lower energy costs for consumers and result in fewer air pollutants, Smith said. But it also approved a bill that makes it more difficult for cities to sue large companies that emit global warming gases, methane or other gases from hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" — the technology that when coupled with horizontal drilling allows oil and gas producers to extract once out-of-reach minerals from dense rock formations.

Important changes were made to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality — the state agency that oversees and regulates environmental rules. The agency can now fine companies up to $25,000 a day for violations, up from $10,000. However, the bill also limited the public's ability to request hearings in certain situations.

The Legislature also passed several important bills that make it easier and more efficient to install and use solar energy, including one that will allow large stores — such as Walmart — to install solar panels and generate energy without having to go through the tedious and bureaucratic process of listing itself as a power company.

And Texas passed legislation that allows low-level nuclear waste to flow in from 36 states — a significant expansion from before when only two states and the federal government could send such waste for burial to the West Texas site along the New Mexico border. It remains unclear, however, how soon that might begin to flow or what impact it would have on the environment.

Debbie Hastings, vice president of environmental affairs for the Texas Oil and Gas Association, a lobbying group that represents the oil and gas industry, declined to give the Legislature a grade, but said it tried to strike a balance between the different interests while facing "unprecedented challenges."

The fracking legislation was key, she said, calling it "a landmark achievement that will go far in debunking some of the myths and misconceptions that people have about fracking."

Hastings said it was important the Legislature passed the bill clarifying how the state issues and oversee air permits, saying the EPA's concerns over the two-year delay included in that law is misguided.

Richard Hyde, a permitting director at the Texas environmental agency TCEQ said the EPA often notes concern with proposed legislation, and Starfield's letter will help Texas comply with federal law while writing its new rules.

"Time will tell how it goes," Hyde said. "But I don't see anything in their letter that we can't address."

And what didn't pass may also be significant.

The Railroad Commission will remain as is, despite an audit by the state's Sunset Advisory Commission that called for an overhaul that would have also changed the agency's name to the Oil and Gas Commission. The commission — responsible for permitting oil and gas drilling and regulating pipelines — has not handled railroads for at least five years, yet the name change has failed to pass three Legislative sessions.

Cyrus Reed, conservation director for the Sierra Club's Lone Star Chapter, also gave the Legislature a C-plus.

"It's a mixed bag," he said, noting they did well on energy efficiency.

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lying beneath the stars
lulled to sleep by cicadas
waking up to summer mornings
with the song of the birds
this is what happy looks like
this is how we should feel
yes, i may not be rich
yet happiness is on my reach

In response to dVerse’s Quadrille hosted by Kim who challenges to play around the rich inspiration brought by the word RICH.

Like it or not, we have come to live in a world that is obsessed with possession. One must have this or that — nothing is ever enough. Everything feels like race. We always have to have the next big thing, to be the first in line. We are tricked to think that we need to achieve something momentous, earn and spend bags of cash, quantify happiness with materialism. This is why I treasure life’s simple joys in the midst of all its toxicity. Last weekend, my friends and I decided to go on a night trek and camp at Bocaue Peak (also known as Muffin Peak). Even if it was just for a short span of time, we were away from the thoughts of worldly possessions and one with the natural world.

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Registering Foreign Orders Forms Available

Register Foreign Orders (RFO)

Packets to register out-of-state (foreign) family court orders are now available for purchase at all Maricopa County Superior Court Self-Service Center locations or to download for free online at www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ssc under Family Court forms.  There are separate packets to register out-of-state custody orders and out-of-state orders for family support (spousal maintenance and/or child support), as well as papers to request a hearing to object to the registration or certain limited aspects of the order to be registered.

Once registered, support orders may be enforced just as if the order was issued in Arizona, but if one of the parties remains in and has never moved from the state where the order was issued, the registering party will not be able to modify the order in Arizona.  Jurisdictional requirements must also be met before Arizona can enforce custody, or modify either custody or support.

  • A filing fee is required to register a custody order.
  • No fee is required to register a support order.
  • After registration, normal post-decree filing fees for modification or enforcement apply.
  • A fee is required to request a hearing to object to registration except on the basis of lack of jurisdiction.

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FAQ: Early Resolution Management Conference

The purpose of Early Resoluntion Managment Conference (ERC) is to bring the parties involved in a Family Court case together to resolve disagreements and formalize any agreements during the ERC.

Generally the court schedules an ERC after one party responds or answers to a petition that has been filed to start a case or modify a case. ERC is scheduled when neither party is represented by a lawyer.

The Maricopa County Superior Court’s ERC webpage provides more details about ERC in addition to forms that can’t be found elsewhere, such as the Request to Reschedule  and the Request to Appear by Phone.

Other Self Service Center forms that may be helpful:

Disclosure Statement and Update Address or Name with the Court

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If you have come to see me for any services you know that I use a pendulum rather than kinesiology done through muscle testing. It’s basically the same principle because both methods are sensing the energy running through your body. A muscle will go weak in the presence of negative energy and a pendulum will swing in a certain direction under the same condition.

I often get a lot of questions regarding this method of testing. It is usually met with some skepticism because people simply can’t understand how it works, or even believe that it works. I never really questioned why or how it works because I just know it does. You’re allowed to “just know” when you’re a witch like me 😉 But seriously, I started to get very interested in the mechanics and science of it all.

It didn’t take me long to realize that what I was doing went way beyond typical “Psychic/Mental Dowsing.” This is the term for using a pendulum to get simply yes or no answers. I have taken three different courses on Psychic or Mental Dowsing, all along knowing that what I was doing went beyond what the courses were teaching. I realized that what I was doing with my pendulum (touching another person and directly picking up on their energetic changes) was so much more than Mental dowsing but I didn’t know it was an actual ‘thing.’

Until I sort of stumbled upon something called “Physical Radiesthesia.” I know what you’re thinking . . . “How does one stumble upon something so obscure?” Here’s the answer – you don’t. It was no accident that this term was brought into my field of awareness. The Universe made sure that it happened because it was the next logical step for me to progress along my spiritual/energetic journey. It appears that I intuitively figured out that I can use Physical Radiesthesia without even knowing what it was.

Now let me continue by giving some background info for those really curious to learn more about where Physical Radiesthesia came from. I have another short article that you can view by clicking here that will give you some history about it.

Skipping past the history . . .

Physical Radiesthesia is much more technical than Mental Dowsing and has far deeper insights into qualities of energy and their effects than does Mental Dowsing. And this is why I have taken three advanced courses to learn all about it. By definition, Radiesthesia is the science of using man’s sensitivity to vibrations to obtain information from the energy levels that are not accessible to our five senses. It can:

  • Directly detect the invisible vibrations coming from any person, place, or thing.
  • Differentiate various vibrations from each other to know the exact quality and functions of each separate vibration.
  • Test the vibrations within any part of a living body and how any substance or vibration is affecting the energy of a living being, at any scale (from DNA and cells to organs,  chakras, meridians, the entire body, or any level of the energy ﬁeld in or around the body.)
  • Tell the exact quality of energy and distinguish highly toxic vibrations from beneﬁcial ones.

Basically, Physical Radiesthesia can develop the human subtle body into an organ of perception allowing it to perceive the invisible vibrational world that is all around us! How cool is that?

Scientists such as Louis Turenne (an Engineer and Professor of Radio Wave technology) began to use these techniques to explore the invisible vibrational world. Turenne knew that we are surrounded by invisible waves that we would never know existed if we didn’t have an instrument to detect them. We have radio waves all around us, and even passing through us, but without an antenna, there is no way of tuning in. I am that antenna!

For more information on my health dowsing services, please click the button below.

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    Very cool explanation of why you “just know”. Thanks for all of your research, writing, explaining, studying, experimenting, and dedication to your daily practices to be a better healer. This is all so fascinating!

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How To Work With Others ….

Seen on the wall on one of the floors …

Good tips on how to do your work better. Also good tips on how to work with others.

I like the tip on distinguishing sense from nonsense. I’ve known that now for years, but wish I had known that earlier in the career – it would have saved me a lot of stress sooner.
And these days, with all the social media platforms, it’s more important than ever to learn that early.

That block about change is bothering me. Not the quote, but the placement, etc. Those spaces between words is a bit off, and the quote is not flowing for me. ok, so it’s just my OCD brain …

And do we really have the luxury of doing one thing at a time these days? Is this a departure from multi-tasking now? Or maybe it’s about time management? I don’t know … It seems that yesteryear’s practices, which was abandoned for the new innovations, is now coming back … Much like fashion is recycled, after enough years has passed.

And I just had a thought … if I’m talking about yesteryears coming back in fashion, then it really is time I left and let the new generation learn for themselves …

I’m getting there … 4 days left to a permanent vacation …

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Monthly Archives: March 2013

Michael Collins

For those not familiar with Irish history…. Liam Neeson played the role of Michael Collins in the eponymous film. Great movie. Perfect day to watch it. Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rae and Alan Rickman each gave a brilliant performance.

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“Sláinte!” to Ireland

You’ve probably seen the phrase “Erin Go Bragh” hanging in a pub somewhere in your travels. It’s the anglicized version of the Irish Éirinn go Brách. The English spelling is meaningless. The Irish Gaelic phrase Éirinn go Brách roughly means … Continue reading

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I do believe, I do believe in fairies

After visiting Zena Bernstein’s Studio on Horse Thief Bay in the Thousand Islands region near the border of Canada and the USA you could find yourself believing in fairies. Irish poet W.B. Yeats once noted that if you ask the Irish if they … Continue reading

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A Dancer’s Life

There’s a rhythmic pounding in the room, like a tribal drumming. It marks the beat for young dancers performing flamenco on stage at the Domino Theatre. It’s part of the School of Dance Let It Snow performance. The flowing arms … Continue reading

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Category Archives: Printing & Mailing

Advertising print and mail – the incredible shrinking channel

I spent more than twenty-eight years working on print and mail (and inserted) projects.   In addition I have not been in a printing facility for almost a year and miss the smell of alcohol, ink and paper.  While I don’t … Continue reading

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Work      Studio      Process      Testimonials       Press      Contact

Our Intention—

With each project, we listen, observe, and edit to produce architecture that embodies our client’s desires and responds purposefully to context.

Our environments challenge expectations through form and space and an imaginative use of material. And whether it’s a large complex of interconnected buildings or an intimate space in a private residence, every detail is thoughtfully considered to provide moments of delight and discovery.

Our Values—

The key to every successful project. In the end, it’s not our building, it’s yours.

Everyone who needs to have input during the process is brought in from the very beginning.

No hidden fees.
No opaque reasoning.
Nothing squirrely.

In our relationships,
our structures, and our creativity.

Every project is a new opportunity to push the boundaries of what’s been done before.

Our Team—

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