Month: September 2010
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Last week on Labor Day, Andy and I set sail on the Carnival Inspiration. This was our first cruise, both as a couple and individually. I have to admit, I expected Andy to get bored, and possibly seasick. To my surprise, he was neither. He kept us busy, exploring the ship, watching the comedy shows,…
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Hiii! {waves} Didja miss me? The cruise was lovely, thanks for asking. I’ll blog more about it later this week, but suffice it to say, there was an expected detour, lots of stingrays, and a little bit of sunburn. There was also NO internet (well, expensive internet I wasn’t willing to pay for — same…
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Mere words cannot do justice to my love for Natalie Whipple. (Kind of ironic, huh?) In a blogosphere full of writers clamoring for attention, Natalie stands out for being completely open, honest, helpful, funny, insightful, and most of all, genuine. (Trust me. After I discovered her, I went back and read every. single. post. in…
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Erin Danehy pretty much rocks the hizzouse. We trade like 9 billion emails a day (no, really) and she’s always full of good advice, random but helpful information, and (in her words) cheeky optimism. Even though we went to college and studied writing “together,” we didn’t really become friends until after graduating and moving to…
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Two summers ago, Rachele Alpine and I could have been BFF. We were both at the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, living in idyllic, isolated Gambier, Ohio, and writing our brains out. BUT. Since we were in different classes, we didn’t really get to know each other. {sad face} Fortunately, thanks to teh interwebs, we reconnected…