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  • I made a big decision today. I usually keep my emotions and thoughts bottled inside because I’m overly-concerned with upsetting people or making waves. Keeping my emotions so confined isn’t healthy. I’m making an active effort from now until the end of the year to be more forthright about my feelings. I’m not giving myself…

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  • In case you missed yesterday’s post, here were my thoughts on the 1992 national tour of The Secret Garden. Just got home from seeing The Secret Garden at the Ahmanson. It was only the second preview so a lot can still change. This post won’t have much structure….just my unedited….VERY scattered thoughts. Ashley was so…

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  • Roger Bart and Melody Kay in 1992 tour of The Secret Garden I’m heading to Downtown LA tonight to see a preview performance of Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman’s The Secret Garden at the Ahmanson Theatre. It’s one of my favorite musicals of all time. Even though I was a bookworm as a kid, I…

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  • Regifting

    Timmy: Is it wrong to regift something? Me: I mean… I guess it depends on the item. If you regift a 1-day-old car, the recipient probably wouldn’t care. Timmy: Cool. I’d like to regift Ashley.

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  • Haven

    It’s always a pleasure to spend an hour in a bookstore.

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  • Silent Reading

    I was the kid that loved silent reading.

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  • New Nate Bargatze stand-up specials always make me happy. Amazon Prime released the comedian’s latest offering, Nate Bargatze: Hello, World!, earlier this week. Watched it last night and it did not disappoint. From his child misconceptions about the White House to his takes on his wife mowing the lawn and selling items online to strangers…

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  • Several readers will win a Kindle version of my latest YA novel, But I’m Eponine. Leave your email address in the form below to enter the giveaway. Winners will be emailed an Amazon Kindle link to c;aim their prize. Obviously, entrees must have an Amazon account and access to Amazon Kindle. Fifteen-year-old Lyric Teague sings like an…

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  • Ketchup

    When you ask for ketchup but get catsup. Don’t tell me they’re the same thing. My eyes disagree.

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  • Grease in La Mirada

    Took Ashley to see Grease tonight at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. It was a sanitized version of the show with several songs from the movie. She loved it, I’m not a huge fan of the stage version of Grease, but it was an extremely well-done production with a top-notch cast. Highly recommend…

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