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Be Back Soon…
Be Back Soon… Hi friends! Thanks for stopping by. I’m taking a short break and I’ll be back soon. Take care and hoping this finds you well and happy.
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Tales (and Tails) from the Canine Inn by Debbie D.
Do you long for “the good old days, when times were simple”? How we perceive events and eras in our lives fascinates me. My theory is that we romanticize the past because, as kids, grownups rightly shielded us from what was real life. Saudade, in Portuguese, means nostalgia for something that resides only in the soul. In Welsh, hiraeth describes a desire to reach a place akin to the proverbial…
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Complete Stranger Love + Eros and Me by Merve Tarhan
“With friends like these, who needs enemies?” How many times have you heard that old saw? In my life, it can apply as much to relatives. For this reason (and because strangers are sources of great story ideas — read about my novels to-be-published here), let’s lavish some love on complete strangers! The same as this simple cacti surprised me by blooming an unexpected crown, strangers can offer…
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Review: How to Be Old + Home Is a Moving Thing by Khaya Ronkainen
How often do you consider how you want to live as an old person? For sure (amid working on my soon-to-be-published book that you can read about here) I don’t, not enough. Here’s my Amazon and Goodreads review of a book that encourages us to do exactly that… “How to be Old” by Lyn Slater is a journey, not a “to do” list… Other than sometimes sorting (and often ignoring) old age in terms of…
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Reality Check: Old TV Shows + Just Joey Un-Shackles Social Media
When is the last time you watched old-fashioned TV, the broadcast kind that doesn’t use cable or internet streaming? Brace yourself. My husband and I watch either DVDs from the library or — drumroll — antennae channels on a basic TV. We do watch free YouTube-type videos on our devices, but our old TV is too cumbersome to bother connecting to a laptop or desktop computer. Given that we both work…
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Happy Birthday Everyone! + Matt Snyder’s All-Nighter
Happy birthday to you, whenever it is! And to all of us! Last Sunday’s birthday party for cousin Ana mushroomed into a serendipitous celebration of multiple past, present, and future birthdays; those of my beloved husband, Ana’s son Lee and his wife, Sandy, our wonderful friend, Meg, our beautiful K-D doggy, and that of moi (click here for info about my novels-to-be-published)! Khashayar’s gift…
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David Hunt: Inconvenient Life and Legacy + Hilary Gavin: Self-Worth
Whenever I catch a private story told sincerely, I’m touched by how very important it is that not a single one of us be silenced. Writing (click here for about my novels to-be-published), podcasting, and blogging about what others would prefer we keep silent is how we heal ourselves and find community. We’re all connected, and our stories matter. David Hunt has guested here and here before.…
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I’m a Guest Again! + Hitomi Remembers Her Father
Thank you, Francisco Bravo Cabrera (he’s an artist/poet/blogger who has guested before at Happiness Between Tails) for posting about me yet again! He runs and edits multiple sites. Last week he published an interview with me at one of them. Shortly afterwards, he posted it at another…  #art, FEATURES by VALENCIARTIST: da-Al Today’s guest blog post is thanks to Hitomi, who blogs from Japan. Much…
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I'm Twice a Guest + 23andMe + Fiona Ingram/Arabella Sheraton on Aliases
Happy ongoing Persian New Year Norooz! The non-religious holiday kicks off several days of vacation from work, my writing included (click here for info on my novels-to-be-published). Similar to Easter, decorations reflect well-being and renewal. A traditional “haft seen” includes at least seven items whose Farsi name begins with an ‘s’. Here’s ours… On that happy note, this week two fellow…
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Video: Happy Persian New Year Norooz + Music's Magic by Elseebub
The more the merrier, so let’s celebrate together! Happy Persian New Year, a.k.a. Norooz, which is a non-religious holiday! And happy Spring, which here in Los Angeles is off to glorious start! Celebrations are my turn-of-the-page antidotes to hard times. I wish you a happy today and that all your tomorrows are filled with hope. Here’s a speech that explains Nowrooz, which I performed when I was…
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Rescuing the World: DIY by Pam Lazos + Francisco Bravo Cabrera on Art
Art, beauty, and kindness can save the world. You won’t often see reblogs here, but this one by fellow writer Pam Lazos (who guested here before) is so brilliant that I can’t resist. When world challenges appear too awful, it helps me to see how every single one of us can help in unique ways… March Madness with Susquehanna Plastic Pick’n 1000! And when I can’t see anything other than…
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Pipe Inspection + Poetry and Art by Aaron Newcome-Beill
I started a longer post, but I’m too discombobulated to finish writing it — I’m getting ready for tomorrow’s routine colonoscopy. Have you had one done? Hopefully your experience went well… Thank you Wikipedia: Ancient Roman latrines/latrinae, Ostia Antica. Today’s guest blog post is thanks to Aaron Newcome-Beill. From Baltimore, Maryland, he describes himself as, “an artist with sincere…
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Library Love + I am Water + Sara Allwright’s Door
There’s this idea that libraries are quiet, somber places where only eggheads go, but that’s not my experience at all. (As a seeking-to-be published novelist, I love libraries so much that I’ve written about them here, and here, and here, and more.) My neighborhood one reverberates with a wonderful hustle-bustle. Friendly front desk people greet patrons. Tutors tutor within the cubicles. There…
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Recipe: Pesto Frittata by Khashayar Parsi
Can you ever find enough recipes for easy nourishing hot meals that use simple ingredients? I sure can’t. Khashayar’s latest one even quickly adjusts to small and large groups (btw, type “recipe” into this site’s search bar for find lots more of Khashayar’s delicious cooking, like this and this and this and this and more)… Pesto Frittata by Khashayar Parsi Measurements of ingredients are…
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#MeToo Fallout + Afro In Heels + A Father in Botswana: Letlhogonolo Peter
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about abuse I’ve experienced at the hands of family members. When I learned some people only partly understand what the #MeToo movement is, my last post clarified how #MeToo is about survivors. #MeToo stops the cycle, lets survivors know they’re not alone, and teaches compassion. When I unburdened myself of keeping lifelong secrets to protect those who abused me and…
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#MeToo Pt 2 + Video Bliss + Ada Jenkins on Fairytale Retellings
Abuse thrives on fear and secrecy. My #MeToo disclosure hasn’t been easy, but by breaking my silence, I’ve stopped protecting those who abused me and those who enable them. Shining a light on my own experience, I hope helps others too, by inspiring empathy and letting other survivors know they aren’t alone. Virtual friends, your encouragement as well as that of my real life dear ones, has meant…
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#MeToo + a Plea + Bad Pharma by Pam Lazos and Abraham Johns, MD
It takes care to stare into the sun and not burn. Today’s post cuts closer to the bone than my usual ones. This is the most scared and hopeless I’ve felt in — ever? (Forget about feeling like digging into my novels, though click here if you’re curious about them.) Los Angeles is still being incinerated here-there-and-everywhere, still on alert with each warm, breezy day that is precisely why…
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