Can I Ask You a Question?

Can I Ask You a Question?

I love to be involved in interviews. I have friends who hate to be subjected to the “dreaded” author interview. Not me: no question is too…

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Can I Quote You On That?

Can I Quote You On That?

What happens when 350 people, predominantly women, truck in from all across the U.S. to spend three full days laughing (and a little crying), eating (mostly…

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What Do You Know About the Irish?

What Do You Know About the Irish?

Come next week, for at least one day, EVERYONE will be Irish. Thanks to the festivities of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll be awash in green beer,…

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Do You Like to Watch?

Do You Like to Watch?

It’s become a time honored tradition, up here in the Middle-Aged Cheap Seats, to kick up our feet toward the end of every February, cocktail in…

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Do You Know Why You Write?

Do You Know Why You Write?

Why someone puts pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard is an extraordinarily personal matter. If you ask ten people why do you write?, you’re likely…

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To All the Days Here and After

To All the Days Here and After

Oh, we Irish do love our toasts. We never miss an opportunity to wax poetic about the past, the here and now, and the future. Especially…

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2016: The Year of the Great Shed

2016: The Year of the Great Shed

Do New Year’s resolutions work for you? Nope? Me neither. My ever-present dedication to lose ten lbs, eat less junk food, exercise more, floss daily, and…

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