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Speak! Good Dog! · 2W ago

Sleep Apnea: The Inside Out, Right Upside Downside

I have work to do. I'll get to it. But for right now, thanks to a really scary diagnosis and the lovely, slightly floaty state in which I seem to be living right now, blogging in a home made war bonnet, with my son sitting at the table exploring the wonders of Music and Kindle Fire and smiling at me
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Speak! Good Dog! · 2W ago

Flying Words

Words matter. The kites are flying again, and many of them are dark and drenched with blood. It is time that we took back our words, that we drew clear lines between spirited debate and verbal abuse, between legitimate discussion and incitements to riot, between the sorts of words that provoke us to
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Speak! Good Dog! · 3W ago

I’m not here…

Today starts the first day of my blog tour. This week, I’ll be visiting a few other blogs to talk about Benchmarks: A Single Mother’s Illustrated Journal, living in a small town, and making illustrations work for you. Here’s the list–please stop by and say hello! Bodie P Blog Tour Schedule: Tuesday:
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Speak! Good Dog! · 1M ago

Crazy Little Women

In these years that Deanna has been "confined," her spirit has traveled vast distances. It is still traveling. She has been to places most of us will never go. She has been to places none of us will ever want to go.
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Speak! Good Dog! · 1M ago

Observing the Dog Wars

To build a political "smear" on a simple fact of life--Barry Obama was living in a part of the world where the consumption of dog meat was acceptable, and one of his caregivers gave him some--says more about those who have crafted the smear than it says about President Obama, who no longer lives in
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Speak! Good Dog! · 1M ago

Not Teaching Writing

I’ve been teaching college writing courses off and on since 1985 or thereabouts. I’d doing it again this spring–I’m teaching two courses of basic writing, and one course of college writing. And just about the time we headed into this term it dawned on me that the one thing I’m not teaching is writin
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Speak! Good Dog! · 1M ago

Remembering Jim

I met Jim at a time of crisis. My life had spun out of control, and I didn’t know where to turn for help. By great good fortune, I was referred to him by a career counselor.
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Speak! Good Dog! · 2M ago

Just In Time For Mother’s Day!

Check out the great gift items for moms and moms-to-be (and especially appropriate for single moms)! I’ve just opened up a new department in my CafePress store–this one is chock full of gift items for moms and babies, all inspired by and coordinated with “Benchmarks: A Single Mother’s Illustrated Jo
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