Author Archives: Arizela

Wandering Wisdumb

If you are going to have children, study Lamaze – even if you don’t use it while giving birth, trust me, you’ll need it when they hit puberty.

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Self-education vs. MFA

I’ve been doing a bit of reading lately, and came across an e-book that was briefly available for free through the Kindle store. Portable MFA in Creative Writing was one of those titles I downloaded because the price was right ($0 … Continue reading

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The Cost of Literary Abandon

I’ve been a participant in NaNoWriMo since 2004. I win some. I lose some. This year, though, I decided to step away from the madness and just keep on doing my own thing for November while cheering on my friends … Continue reading

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Long Lost and Unwelcome Holiday Guests

So I had a little Thanksgiving shindig at my house. I spent the week before shopping for the fixings, hunting for the turkey (a locally produced farm bird), repainting the guest bathroom, cleaning the house, shampooing carpets, and of course … Continue reading

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What Progress Looks Like

So after having a really bad year, when my heart was at its worst and my writing suffered just as bad as the rest of my life, I got back up on the pony in January of this year. By … Continue reading

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