Writing is a curious addiction for me. I write my first drafts standing up, with my laptop open on the kitchen counter. I tell myself writing in the kitchen standing up is because, if I'm near the coffee pot, I don't have to waste time walking from the desk in the office to get a …
I love telling stories that sweep around the world to exotic locations. I can indulge my fantasies about travel -- an ancestor of mine traveled across the Sahara by car when she was a young woman, unmarried, and I've always envied her spirited zest for life. Perhaps that's why I became a writer. I can …
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A few years ago, I realized I was living in security, when what I really needed was to live in insecurity. And I might add I've been a security addict my entire life. Old habits, fearing the consequences -- like the kind your mother threatened if you didn't eat the peas. Well, those consequences hang …
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