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If you’re catching up here, read Part I. So. One of my best buds had thrown out the gauntlet, “why you, Grace?”

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I was super-duper geeked to attend my first-ever blogging/writing conference hosted by the Mac Daddy/Daddy Mac’s of (mostly) women bloggers: Blogher AND the Mother (and Father) of all Publishers: Penguin.  Killer combo if ya ask me. I live to experience. Being Miss Experiential meant I needed to book the earliest possible flight, wake up at […]

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Hello Friends!  I’m not sure if I’m back to blogging yet, but I’ve got a little something to say today… To say that I’ve thought A LOT about writing lately is the biggest understatement since someone said Y2K was going to be no big deal at all.  Really, it was no deal, let alone a […]

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First off, lent is over! (I can have Diet Dr. Pepper, Orange pop & Diet Pepsi & Diet Sierra Mist again)!  And, most importantly, Jesus -my love, my hope & my life- arose, ascended and is alive: moving and working in sorry souls like myself!

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**You can still participate in my $100 value prize pack giveaway post from McDonalds & Blogher through Aug.10** Sadly, tonight was the final night of my creative writing class.  The class was in some ways exhilarating even while it has made me question the whole trajectory of my life.  I.E.  Should I put more time and […]

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Around this time last year I met a friend of the very gifted author, Ann Lamott.  My friend, N. made me downright blush as she said I, Grace Biskie reminded her of “Annie” and said she would love to pass on my memoir manuscript to her for a possible jacket cover recommendation!  (This would be beyond […]

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How do you best learn? I realized in the past few years that I’ve totally embraced my inner Hermione Granger, the total bookworm from the Harry Potter series. When we 1st started trying to get pregnant with my son, Ransom I ran to the library & got every book available on trying to conceive. Turns […]

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Today is July 16.  Yikes!  Meaning I’ve got exactly 16 days left until my Sabbatical is over on Aug.1 .  I was given the glorious gift of a 12-month paid time of rest & refreshment from my normal day-to-day work.  I chose to use 8 months of that time going to school full-time.  And now, […]

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