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with Drake The Duck Muse
Multi-Genre Author ~ Editor ~ Book Designer ~ Writing Coach
The Blog Thingy
Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes
You'll find some interesting stuff here...
a few Op Eds, some Writing Craft Information, Book Reviews, and More. Poke around the categories and see what ruffles your feathers... in a good way!
Giving Back with The Written Word
September 2025 Since I was a youngster, community service has always been important to me. Over the years, I've served families in crisis...
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Sweetwater's: A Brief Escape with Books and Cocoa
August 2025 Several times a year, I'm privilaged to share my books with the coffee house patrons of Sweetwater's Coffee & Tea in Novi...
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Out In The Wilds, On My Own
July 2025 Anyone who has been reading my blog posts, or Facebook posts will know that one of my indulgences in life are Writing Field...
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The Road Not Nearly Traveled Enough
July 2021 For the past week, I’ve been on a Writing Hermitage at our cabin in northern, lower Michigan. My husband and I acquired this...
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Reflections On My Time In A Bookshop
January 2019 It was an interesting eighteen months at The Grey Wolfe Scriptorium; filled will joy, chaos, and good friends. I learned a...
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I Love The English Language... But...
January 2019 I love the English language. It is by far my favorite thing about having a brain. It is my soap box when I am feeling...
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Be Prepared... Scar Wasn't Kidding!
January 2019 For many years, I believed that the energies of Fate ad Kismet were far more important than the energy of Preparedness. I...
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Memorable Books From Childhood
December 2019 There's been a trend in recent years to gift books at a baby shower in lieu of cards. I think it's a fantastic idea, and...
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Three Wishes: My Encounter With A Book Genie
December 2019 It was near midnight on a night in late December. The madness of the holiday season was nearly over... just the ball drop...
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A Ship In A Harbor Is Safe, But...
December 2020 One of my favorite quotes is from Albert Einstein... "A ship in a harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."...
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Who Is In Your Tribe?
September 2021 I'm not sure this happens in other "industries", but we hear the word "tribe" tossed about a lot in creative circles. ...
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A Tribute to Kate McNeil (1979-2022)
Yesterday, as I celebrated her birthday, and my honor of sharing another year of life with such a vibrant soul, I received a phone call...
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The Why of My Book Obsession
I’ve done a few interviews – radio programs, podcasts, newspaper interviews – over the past fifteen years. I love talking about books...
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Josh White Jr. (1940-2014)
I was first introduced to Josh White Jr. and his music when I was 14 years old. I was an awkward, frail, shy, tremendously self-critical...
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Snuggly Puppies
The impact and contribution of dogs in my life appears in my memory as double underscored, in a bold font. Since childhood, I’ve...
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Writing and Books
A teacher once asked me, when I was a freshman in high school, “When do you know you’re most yourself – your real self?” “When I’m...
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Bacon Stuffed Waffles
Everyone has at least one… a food that you didn’t know existed, but you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing and who...
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Carmina Burana
There are several pieces of music that are particularly special to me. Some for their melodies, some for their lyrics, some for the way...
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Cheese Fondue
American popular culture has always been, and will probably always be, super-eclectic. Our way of life is a by-product of congealing...
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Giving Gifts Just Because
From the time we’re very young… too young to actually understand the social expectations, we’re given presents. Every occasion has...
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