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Tag Archives: Michigan
Coffeeshop Chronicles: Michigan and coffee palaces
I’m looking forward to seeing my old haunts when I travel back to Michigan next week. I lived in Michigan for 11 years, my formative married years, as I like to say. Between Ann Arbor, Detroit and Windsor, Canada, I … Continue reading
Puppy and cookies and home, oh my!
“Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need.” ~Sarah Ban Breathnach, American writer “Home” means many things to me. My husband and his family. That includes the puppy, Lucky. … Continue reading
Who sends greeting cards anymore?
Just in time for MegaMeet tomorrow, I wonder: are Get Well cards extinct? MegaMeet starts tomorrow, and I am so excited to be playing with papers and glue sticks in public again I can barely write this. My class schedule … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Writing
Tagged Facebook, family, friends, Michigan, scrapbook, social media, writing
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A peek inside my journal: Dare to dream
Friday, 8-18 [2006] 1:25p Haggerty SB It’s SB-Detroit Tigers Day!! I got a photo w/Paws, the Tigers mascot … Continue reading
Published a tiny bit in Molecule – a tiny lit
Being published is a good thing, so why do I feel a little bit? Molecule is a bi-annual literary online magazine that publishes 50-word poetry and prose along with small-scale artwork. It’s a struggle cutting down to a 500-word piece, … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Publishing Experiences, Writing
Tagged eBook, Michigan, New Jersey, poetry, Pokemon GO, scrapbook, writing
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Remember writing in #tbt for May 21
Another throwback Thursday, with more writing lessons learned. What have I discovered? I engaged Twitter a lot more than I do today. Will I exercise that media more now? Should I? Am I missing something vital? Did I get … Continue reading
Travel back in time with #tbt and #AtoZChallenge
Thursdays are super scary days because of the #ThrowbackThursday or #tbt posts on your social media memories. Unfamiliar with Throwback Thursdays? It’s a hashtag highlighting photos of anything in your past: your deceased dog Bonner when he/she was still alive; … Continue reading
Posted in #ThrowbackThursday, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged AtoZ Blog Challenge, Blog hops, blogging, coffee, haiku, Instagram, Michigan, Pittsburgh, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Twitter, writing, Zentangle
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GO get ’em on this #AtoZChallenge
I never, ever thought I’d say this, but I miss being dragged around to PokemonGO events. For those unfamiliar: PokemonGO is a phone app game that encourages activity. It was the first game that required you to play outside, not … Continue reading
Posted in Haiku and poetry, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged AtoZ Blog Challenge, Blog hops, blogging, family, games, haiku, Michigan, New Jersey, Pokemon GO
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Dare: Are bloggers real writers? #AtoZChallenge
My name is Diana, and I am a writer. I state that up front because despite my published articles, books and national writing awards, some people still raise eyebrows at the thought of writing being a profession. You know, those … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged AtoZ Blog Challenge, Blog hops, blogging, Deadwood Writers, games, haiku, Michigan, poetry, Pokemon GO, writing
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Lessons from a Lapras
Sometimes you have to believe, and sometimes you need to be believed in. This is the story of a Lapras, the fighter in all of us. In June 2017, my husband and I were adjusting to life in our New … Continue reading
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Tagged family, flash fiction, games, Michigan, New Jersey, Pokemon GO, writing
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Create your signature writing word
I found my writing self in one word. Continuing from this blog post last week, I needed to find myself after losing my domain name. I needed to redefine myself. I found myself in one word: funky. Since you’re visiting … Continue reading
Happy anti-New Year! Words, focus and remembering January
How are your New Year Resolutions coming along? If you still remember even one of them, that’s not a bad way to start Monday, July 1, 2019. January 1st was a day filled with promise and goals and plans for … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, holiday, Michigan, New Jersey, New Year's, social media, writing
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November 1: An anti-NaNoWriMo post
“I own and operate a ferocious ego.”~Bill Moyers, American journalist I forgot. It didn’t matter that a friend asked to buddy me. It didn’t matter that I filled out my form and updated my info. Nope, none of that. I … Continue reading
A Penn State birthday #WeekendCoffeeShare writing & eating ice cream
If we were having coffee… …we would NOT be having coffee. Oh my gosh! Didn’t I tell you Penn State atmosphere is electric?!? Shoulder to shoulder crowds, the bars, the random football cheers, the street music. This town is too … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, Facebook, family, games, Instagram, Michigan, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Pokemon GO, social media, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare
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Sharing the most interesting writing idea this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. I’m glad you could meet us here in Cranford. Today is my day for a Celebratory Frappuccino. I caught another Moltres and my first Tyranitar. I had poor luck yesterday while my husband rocked the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, family, games, Michigan, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Pokemon GO, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writing from a distance: good, bad, both?
“I’m thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could’ve gone the other way.”~Rick Springfield, American musician It should come as no surprise to anyone, but I write about coffee shops. The activity in coffee shops is fascinating, better … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged blogging, coffee, Coffeeshop Chronicles, Deadwood Writers, Michigan, New Jersey, writing
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Writing goals are achievable through #ROW80
“Art is the triumph over chaos.”~John Cheever, American writer It has taken me, what, 3 years to finally believe that I can do this. Do what? Everything. Okay, maybe not everything, like walking through a pit of snakes, but my … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, DadMemoir, Facebook, Instagram, linkedin, memoir, Michigan, mommemoir, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, ROW80, social media, Twitter, writing
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This #WeekendCoffeeShare about reading and unpacking
If we were having coffee…. Hello! Isn’t this a nice Starbucks? It’s a Clover store, and they still have my Nicaragua Macarena. That’s not it’s real name, of course, but a barista back in Michigan couldn’t pronounce it, so that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, books, coffee, family, Goodreads, holiday, Michigan, New Jersey, ROW80, social media, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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Writing goals as #ROW80 Round 3 begins
“Only I can change my life; no one can do it for me.”~Carol Burnett, American actress This Round 3 is all about writing focus and scheduling. I was late to my Memoir2 group last week, so I couldn’t test my … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, books, DadMemoir, Deadwood Writers, Facebook, Goodreads, Instagram, linkedin, memoir, Michigan, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, ROW80, social media, Twitter, writing, YouTube
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A #WeekendCoffeeShare in writing mode and in-laws
If we were having coffee…. Hey, glad you could join me here outside Philly. Hope you didn’t hit too much holiday traffic. It’s a cozy Starbucks, isn’t it? I’m chillin’ with a Café Vanilla Frapp. The baristas know how to … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, family, holiday, memoir, Michigan, Montclair Write Group, New Jersey, Starbucks, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
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