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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
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Read More About It here. B&N Top 20 Pick
A Growing-Up tale told in clandestine radio broadcasts.
BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
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Tag Archives: Writing
Lose Weight and Gain Brain Cells in 30 Days
Are you nuts? my friend asked. I’d just told her I signed up for National Write A Novel in a Month (NaNoWriMo). The entire month of November was to be dedcated to writing a 51,000 word novel. Well, it did … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Enough, Life, Smiles
Tagged Change, Confidence, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, Writing
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Graduation Gifts that Keep Giving
Caps, gowns, and sitting in bleachers until one special person walks across the stage is a popular activity at this time of year. I have several graduation announcements all begging for perfect gifts. But what are they? A friend says … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Smiles
Tagged Confidence, Graduation, Hope, Never Give Up, Sunrise, Worry, Writing
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Night time Brain Drain
For the last two nights, I’ve fallen asleep quickly, but then I find I’m working in my sleep. I’m aware of this in my dreams and tell myself to stop. I’ve even gotten up, had a bowl of cereal, hoping … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Hope, Sleepless Nights, Smiles
Tagged Boy Scouts, Sleep, Worry, Writing
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Tell Your Technicolor story. We’ll listen
When you think of it, stories were our main entertainment when we were little. I didn’t have the kind of parents who read me bedtime stories. Now that I think about it, I don’t remember ever seeing my mother or … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Lights, Sleepless Nights, Smiles
Tagged Hope, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe, Writing
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The Million Dollar Question of Hope
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Words That Keep You From Giving Up
I’ve had a lot of lessons in the past week about giving up. As newspapers and magazines shrink, so has my freelance work. What does it matter? I ask myself. My words won’t change the world. I put myself in … Continue reading
Hope: No Experience Necessary
Okay, I said that I’d make February, a month to Step Out of my self and pay attention to others. I had the perfect opportunity, yesterday when I went to visit a friend in Rehab. She had just finished with … Continue reading
More Ideas When You Can’t Sleep
Okay, we agreed that instead of staring at a dark ceiling or kicking the sheets off the end of the bed when you can’t sleep, we’d get up and do something creative. Something constructive. Here’s a great idea. Just reach … Continue reading
What a way to Query
I was telling Lisa that right now queries seemed like little arrows that I was sending out, only to have them return with a bit of pain. One solution is not to send out anything. Boo Hiss! That’s a sure … Continue reading
Before Morning Breaks 