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A Wild Woman Writes: Passion or Purpose
I’m old enough to remember Elizabeth Taylor, with her impressive cleavage, whispering to the camera, “Passion, I see, is catching.” The campaign for cologne of the same name caught on quickly and the perfume is still on the shelves. Probably only English teachers and Shakespeare nerds know the line is from the play Julius Caesar…
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Passion or Purpose: January 2024
I’m old enough to remember Elizabeth Taylor, with her impressive cleavage, whispering to the camera, “Passion, I see, is catching.” The campaign for cologne of the same name caught on quickly and the perfume is still on the shelves. Probably only English teachers and Shakespeare nerds know the line is from the play Julius Caesar…
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Turtle Magic
Dear Friends, After my parents divorced, my brother and I began spending summers in Florida with our dad. Pretty much on our own during the day, we wandered the beach, splashed in the waves, and never thought about sunscreen. Far away from our home in Chattanooga, life by the ocean transported us to a magical…
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Catch and Release
Like most of my peers, I believed the start of school signified the end of summer. When I discovered the official end of summer is September 23rd, I wondered what other adult hoaxes I’d fallen for. Today, saying goodbye to fireflies is like saying goodbye to my childhood summers over and over. We called those…
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Write Your Own Holiday Story
Every year I make myself the main character in my own holiday short story. The plucky heroine (me) shops, decorates, and cooks well in advance of the big day. She wears perfect Christmas outfits that don’t make her look matronly or senile. And she graces everyone with a serene smile almost as sparkling as the…
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Going Tribal
When I was a kid, I didn’t realize money was tight. My mother was a single mom before it was in vogue, and I don’t know how she did it on a nurse’s salary, but we always took vacations. We’d pile into the car late at night–my grandmother who lived with us, my little brother,…
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Grounded in a Pumpkin Patch
If you live in the South, you already know October is one of the most mercurial months of the year. Mornings require long sleeves and a heavy sweater. By early afternoon, you’ve ditched the sweater. A few hours later you roll up your sleeves and wish you hadn’t boxed up your shorts. October is also…
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The Problem with November
At the risk of sounding anti-Thanksgiving, which l most definitely am not, I have issues with the month of November. First, it’s too darn short, and all that setting back clocks to save daylight isn’t fooling anyone. Yes, other months are just as short or shorter. But bookended between the dark drama of Halloween and…
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Thanks to Jenny Milchman
In the Spotlight Award-winning author Jenny Milchman is one of the kindest and most supportive women I’ve met. The following is an excerpt from her newsletter Jenny Milchman, Not Another Newsletter. I love working with emerging authors. I met Katherine Nichols at the AWC conference and got to hear as her journey led to the release of her first…
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Wild Women Who Write Take Flight: So Why Podcast?
Last July, my all female critique group–four of the finest writers and kindest people I know–and I started a podcast. We wanted to share our vision of creating a network of women authors supporting one another, a natural extension of our small group. Of course, we love and support male authors, too. Some of my…
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