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Time Change Sunday: March 2023 Newsletter

Mar 12, 2023

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Time Change Sunday: March 2023 Newsletter Today, I did a little research in Wikipedia about the origins of DST and discovered that clever founding father Ben Franklin first suggested it way back in 1784 as a way to save money on candle use. He also suggested people tax window shutters, ration candles, and wake…

New for Juliet: February 2023 Newsletter

Feb 12, 2023

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julietkc

in aging, creative nonfiction, humor, indie author

What’s new at our house includes the air fryer my daughter Jess bought me for a surprise Valentine’s Day present. It turns out that it’s requiring lots more thought than I expected it to including where to put it. In fact, even that was a problem given the lay-out of our kitchen in our house…

Works-in-Progress: January 2023 Newsletter

Jan 8, 2023

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julietkc

in aging, indie author, memoirs, self-publishing, Uncategorized

Gee whiz, it’s only January 8. And already I have an enormous to-do list for 2023 that includes aspects of my life as an indie author, as a person, and as a home owner. (There’s always something going on with a house, so I won’t talk about that here.) I’ll limit the topics of my…

Wounded Knee: November 2022 Newsletter

Nov 27, 2022

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julietkc

in aging, humor, indie author

Sometime in August, I wounded my right knee, perhaps by twisting it inwards too fast during an exercise routine. Regardless, this simple little injury has pretty much dominated my life ever since. How did it do that? Let me count the ways. Appointments have taken away considerable time from the thing I love to do—write.…

June 2021 Newsletter

Jun 27, 2021

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julietkc

in aging, historical mystery fiction, indie author, self-publishing

I have become the old woman that . . . I have become the old woman that, wearing pajamas, robe, and flip-flops, totters to the curb on trash day to put one last plastic bottle in the recycle bin. Or still in her nightclothes, she carries the bird feeders to their hooks in the back…

An Envelope, a Single Stamp

Mar 1, 2020

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julietkc

in aging

A week or so ago, I walked to the post office nearby to mail something and to buy some stamps. Not knowing if USPS might have jacked up the price per stamp again, I put an extra dollar in my pocket. (I didn’t want to carry my heavy purse or have lots of money on…

“But Wait!”

Jan 19, 2020

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julietkc

in aging, creative nonfiction, humor

A Progress Report Since my cataract surgery, I’ve been saying “But Wait” to myself a lot. “But wait! Don’t you have to put your glasses on before you can see to walk around the house?” “But wait! Don’t you have to take your contact lenses out before you put those eye drops in?” “But…

Eye Drops

Jan 5, 2020

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julietkc

in aging, creative nonfiction, humor, indie author

A Live and Learn Blog This coming week, I’m scheduled to have cataract surgery on my right eye and the left eye the week after that. Now this is a rather alarming prospect in itself. How come? Well, it’s like this. As a fiction writer used to creating all sorts of nightmare scenarios, I can…

WiP Report: Life Happens, Part 2

Mar 6, 2019

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julietkc

in aging, indie author, self-publishing, the writing process, writing fiction

Living My Life Today I was going to write and post a really long, extensive follow-up to last week’s whine-session subtitled “Feeding the Cats” about my bout of illness, injury and insomnia. But frankly this week I don’t have the time because, for one thing, yesterday I made a proposal to Border Crimes, the local…

WiP Report: Life Happens, Part 1

Feb 28, 2019

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julietkc

in aging, fiction writing techniques, humor, indie author, self-publishing, the writing process, Uncategorized, writing fiction

Feeding the Cats Our little panther Safa boy Bombay (on the left) isn’t a picky eater and chows down on dry food. But last March his sibling Honey girl (on the right) quit eating and became terribly thin. Thus began our attempts to keep her alive. (FYI: with our current budget, taking the cats to…

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