December 31, 2023
“Be the Painter of Your Life”
This is from my dear friend Corina Luna Dea, who is always such an inspiration. I share it with you today, with her blessing. It is also my wish for all of us in 2024
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December 17, 2023
An Overlooked Heroine
A true heroine. I am thinking of all the teachers who also need to be celebrated. Thank you for your dedication and service.
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December 10, 2023
She Accidentally Ran to Mexico!
This woman has always fascinated me. There are people who have changed the course of history, and this woman certainly is one of them. I love her spirit and it lives on.
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December 3, 2023
The Woman Was A Trailblazer!
Having a deep love of libraries for my entire life and being blessed to work in one now, of course, this woman spoke to me! A trailblazer.
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November 26, 2023
“Ask Baba Yaga”
Baba Yaga, folkloric witch of Eastern European tales, has long captured my imagination ever since Clarissa Pinkola Estes detailed her and the story of Vasalisa.
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November 19, 2023
Deep Gratitude
Thanksgiving is this week. I think I am always very aware and grateful for my blessings, but this year it feels like a more acute awareness.
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November 12, 2023
It’s in the Stories
It's in the stories. We find a way back to where we first dreamed. We enter that spot where we first were silenced, where we first stopped sharing our own longing, fairy tale.
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September 17, 2023
‘Tis the Season!
The following is from the Irish Times back in 2020. Since it is the season, and we all need a bit of levity from time to time, I will share this today.
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September 15, 2023
A Reminder
If you are in the neighborhood please join us for a little reading and book signing at Maria's next Saturday from 4-6.
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September 10, 2023
She was a Bronc Busting Marine!
I want to share one such amazing woman today who has a chapter in They Roared. I hope she inspires you.
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