Blog Blast for Peace, 2016

In my lifetime, I have known only peace. I've never had to live through "rockets red glare" as promised in the

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The short story -- Claudia's back

I have a lot to say here, but for now, the short story is going to have to do. On November 24, 1994, I was

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Everyone was a witch in Salem, and no one was a witch. Thoughts derived from the Salem Witch Trials.

I  spent almost two years immersed in the Salem Witch Trials for my novel Suffer a Witch, in which the Salem Witches are immortal and

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When the trolls come for you -- lessons from the Salem Witch Trials.

Internet trolls suck (This post was originally posted at the MidwifeMidlifeproject in September, 2014) If you're a woman, and you interact on the

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The day I saved a child's life, had a catastrophic injury, and became loathsome to my in-laws.

I have a story to tell. It's my story --told from my perspective, of course -- about events that happened before and after

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Dottie found her tail. #DogPTSD

Dottie found her tail Last weekend, out of the blue, Dottie discovered that something was following her. She had no idea what it was. She&

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The Girls -- Meet Cassie and Dottie

I remember it like this. The husband came home one Friday singing the song "Sisters" from White Christmas. I didn't think

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Who do you need to make peace with? #BlogBlast4Peace

My guess is that the moment you read this question, someone came to mind. Maybe they are someone you simply lost track of. Maybe they

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5 things about the Salem Witch Trials that surprised me

In celebration of the long anticipated release of Suffer a Witch, here are a few things I learned through researching much of the scholarly work.

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This too shall pass - Surviving Serial Fiction

I see you. You're overwhelmed and feel hopeless. You're feel like you're on the road to nowhere. It'

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5 ways to make your serial fiction more readable for your distracted audience - Surviving Serial Fiction

5 ways to make your serial fiction more readable The world has changed. Your readers have ten things they could be doing besides reading your

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[Surviving Serial Fiction] ...and then, everything falls apart

...and then everything falls apart. Your story was going great. Your characters were running the show. Sure, your life was getting a little out of

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