tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34367119643920434372024-03-13T21:00:28.607-07:00Wandering & Wondering with Words ~ Winona B Cross ~Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-88716120549211837802019-10-04T08:42:00.003-07:002019-10-04T08:46:03.647-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>In the blink of an eye or a single heartbeat fifty years can fall away and bring memories back to life. </b>We, the Lovington class of 1969, met in our hometown for a reunion. The first event was a <b>meet and greet </b>hosted by Becky Salsman Roell. Some faces were immediately recognized, but many had to be identified by name tags (thank goodness for them).</div>
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<b>Friday Night</b> was an uproarious evening at The Drylands Brewery. Who knew Lovington would have a craft brewery? We laughed, chattered, shared pizza and beer, and moved from table to table trying to play catch-up over fifty years. I have to say it was such a good time. <b>Lines fell away and completely disappeared. Not the lines caused by age or wrinkles, but the lines we worried about in our youth. We learned those lines no longer mattered. Truly, they didn't matter then, we just didn't realize it.</b></div>
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Front L to R: Sandy Chambers Pollard, Kathy Kelch Black, Mary Ann McKown, Betty Edison</div>
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Back Row L to R: Winona Bennett Cross, Deena Judy Faulkner Fulton, Bobbie Ellis</div>
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Those of us who attended Taylor Junior High were surprised to have <b>Mr. Gary Duncan</b> and his family come to the reunion. He was our math teacher. I introduced myself to him. He said he remembered me. It sure wasn't because I was a math whiz. I think my mother took in ironing from him.</div>
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His legacy continues in the garage bands of our youth. He taught many of the young men to play guitars and perform. Any one of us is likely to remember Ronnie Phillips and his bands.</div>
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<b>Saturday morning</b> was a special treat. We toured the high school. It was awesome in many ways. The things that remained the same flooded our hearts. We were in awe of the things that changed--like the now fancy cafeteria. The gym was almost the same. The roar of pep rallies and basketball games was tangible. I loved pep rallies because I could be loud without anyone caring. Jan Haynes Kindel declined an invitation to lead us in a cheer--something about her knees.</div>
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Never mind, the spirit was there. Does it ever leave?</div>
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We walked down a hall of classrooms and found the room that Mr. Hamzy taught so many of us in. Carol Hamzy Schultz started crying. Her tears led to more tears of nostalgia. It was the most bittersweet time of the weekend. We sat in the desks and pretended to be students once more.</div>
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<b>Time for lunch! </b>Where else but <b>Ole Jax.</b> Cheeseburgers, Pancho Burgers, Frito Pies, Henny Pennys, Vanilla Cream Dr. Peppers. </div>
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<b>The dance </b>was held at <b>OUR Youth Center</b>. The one where we spent so much time dancing and day dreaming. I wasn't able to go to the dance because my husband was sick, but several of my classmates shared their photos. I know I missed a lot of great music, And, laughs.</div>
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The reunion raised $660 for the Youth Center. It is heartwarming to know that a place our generation started is still a vibrant part of the community.</div>
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The weekend was joyous and memorable. That being said we felt the presence of our classmates who have passed away. We've lost almost 60 from a class of 233. </div>
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We wanted our class song to be <b>"Born to be Wild"</b>, but the faculty didn't care for it. So, we were given <b>"Turn, Turn, Turn"</b> as our song. A few years later it was changed to "Born to be Wild". We came to our fifty year reunion with perhaps a hint of trepidation. It wasn't necessary. There will be more reunions in the future.</div>
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It is my pleasure and honor to feature <b>Kathy l. Wheeler aka Kae Elle Wheeler</b> on my blog. I first met Kathy when I moved to Oklahoma from Louisiana. I missed having a local writer's group and joined the Oklahoma Romance Writer's Association <b>(OKRWA)</b> despite the distance. We writers understand the need to be around like-minded people. My first thoughts about Kathy left me in awe of her intelligence and savvy knowledge about the writing world. Honestly, I was intimidated. </div>
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Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Kathy:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">I love reading blogs where writers reveal a bit about their personality and personal lives without emerging into
privacy. So . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">You've said that Phantom of the Opera is your favorite Broadway show, what are your next three </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">favorites?
I've never seen a Broadway show, but would love to see Jersey Boys, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">I think.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">This is sooo
funny that you are asking me this question, because I have a story. As you said, I </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">was just in NYC for RWA. I stopped by the Majestic Theater Box Office where Phantom was playing on Monday. (Usually, there is no theater on Mondays. It’s called Black Monday).
The new touring company of Phantom has changed. They have a new director’s version I do not care for (I’m being nice – I hate the new production). I asked the guy behind the glass if this the NYC version had the staircase. He replied, “Of course!” I said,
but the touring company took it out. He said, “I know nothing about that.” I said, Are you
<b><i>sure </i></b><i></i>the staircase is in this version? He was getting irritated with me by now, but I caved and bought a hundred and forty-five dollar ticket. It was worth it. I cried all the way back to the hotel. I could not stop. Now this might sound
ridiculous to the normal person. First of all, I’m not normal, and never claim to be. Second, my husband and I sang
<b><i>All I Ask of You</i></b> to each other at our wedding. So the show definitely holds special meaning to me, and my husband.
But I digress… My next favorite shows include: Wicked, Something Rotten, Mama Mia, Les Mis. I could go on…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: black;">You obviously have a talent for music and singing. Have you ever performed professionally?</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> </span><span style="background-color: cyan; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Heehee… I sang at the Oklahoma Opry some years ago. I sang Paper Roses and threw paper roses into the audience…I also did a show at the Oklahoma City Arts Festival two years in a row. The first year (2000) I sang 11 showtunes with 8 clothes changes,7 kids, and one duet with my husband. The next year, I sang with a friend we titled Springtime Romance, which consisted of 9 duets that included Beauty and the Beast and Unforgettable. Really fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> You write in about every genre. You write well in about every genre. How do you choose what to write and when?
Do you keep a trusted notebook with your scribblings in it? I know you like Excel, do you have chart after chart on Excel?
<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: cyan; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">Thank you for saying I write well in about every genre. That’s very sweet. I have not found a way to concentrate on one specific genre except that it is romance. I also am gung ho when it comes to projects with
others. I do keep notebooks with me and label them with specific projects. My spreadsheet stuff comes in handy when keeping track of money, lists of promo places and that sort of thing. I don’t use it for plotting – although, I believe Sabrina Jefferies does.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Many writers prefer writing away from home. Do you have a favorite place to write? I haven't tried writing
away from home yet, but I do have a nice office and a comfortable bed with a giant backrest pillow on it.
<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: cyan; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto;">I also write from bed, or in our upper living area. Sometimes, I do need to get out and around people and pull out my notebook and write by hand, just for a change of scenery and energy. I can ignore many things
and people, however, not music! I cannot write with music playing. It distracts me and makes me want to sing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> I've never been to RWA. Would you explain why you believe it is a conference that is important to romance
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Belonging to a professional organization for your “business” is important. I just returned (yesterday, at this writing) from New York City. It was my twelfth RWA conference running. I find just being around like-minded others is beyond encouraging. I’m also
an extrovert. I volunteer. That helps with meeting others. I tend to jump right in. Most writers are introverts, but that makes it especially important to find like-minded others who understand the voices in your head, and being able to talk about characters
and stories as if they are actual people without being labeled crazy. Writers get it! Nationals can be overwhelming, but scheduling your away time helps. Knowing when you need to step out of the noise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> You were a member of the first group of writers with Jodi Thomas and her annual<b> Writer's Academy.</b> I go at
least every other year because it offers me focus on whatever class I choose, it allows me to be around other authors, and I believe it is the best Academy out there. I have taken week long classes with <b>Jodi Thomas, Alexandra Sokoloff, Cathy Maxwell, and Bethany
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">The first academy was truly special. The bonding experience is proving life-lasting.
I recently saw Jodi and another “Pioneer” in New York and it was lovely. Jodi is a true inspiration to other authors, new and experienced. Several years following the first academy, the pioneers would get together for an annual retreat. I believe we are all
spread far apart now, but if I need assistance with promoting, the other thirteen are there for the asking.
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="background-color: cyan;">Thank you for hosting me, Winona. You are one of the loveliest persons I
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After a disastrous first marriage, Will Jeffers hasn't the stomach for another emotionally entailed union. All he needs is a wife to cook, nurse his mother, and look after the homestead. But, good women are few and far between in Colorado mining country. A mail order bride is the perfect solution.</div>
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Kathy is the author of many other books. I encourage you to visit her Amazon page to find her<b> historical retelling of the Cinderella story writing as Kae Elle Wheeler</b>. She has several series available: The <b>Bloomington Series</b>, <b>The Rebel Lords of London Serie</b>s, The <b>Martini Club </b>which includes novellas beginning in the 1920's and moving up through decades. By the way, the Martini Club consists of Alicia Dean, Amanda McCabe, Krysta Scott, and Kathy. These ladies meet at a special bar and sip on martinis while they discuss their books for the series.</div>
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In 2015 Kathy's book, <b>"The Mapmaker's Wife was awarded first place in the IDA contest.</b> It is my favorite because it takes place during the Civil War.</div>
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Several years ago OKRWA published a series of books, <b>Tales of the Scrimshaw Doll, for The Wild Rose Press. Kathy has two books in that series, "The Nose Job" and "The Color of Betrayal" </b></div>
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Bio: Kathy L Wheeler loves the NFL, the NBA, musical theater, travel, reading, writing and karaoke. She recently migrated from Oklahoma to the Pacific Northwest with her musically talented husband, her sweet dog Angel and snooty cat Carly.</div>
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organized a small writer’s retreat at my cousin’s lake house in May. It was a wonderfully
relaxing and productive time. The six of us did writing prompts first thing
every morning. It’s one of those amazing things to see when six different
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were on Lake Texoma, Oklahoma. The history of the lake is fascinating and will
be a part of an anthology next year. Fingers crossed. The lake house, of
course, will have any number of people visiting and finding out about the fairy
chair in this fictional world. I can’t show a photo of that, wouldn’t want to
have a bunch of irate fairies running around.</span></div>
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the book, <b>Journey of Honor</b>, it’s moving along at a rapid clip now. I’m
getting excited about the end, which I’ve known for years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; line-height: 107%;">Before I begin telling you how I feel about
Christmas I want you to know that I am behind on <b>Journey of Honor</b> because of
illness and a divorce in my family. Chaos, in other words, has taken my
ability to focus.</span></span></div>
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and continue visiting my site and waiting for <b>Journey of Honor</b> to reach the
Oregon Territory.</span></span></div>
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Christmas story. My favorite person who is often overlooked in the birth of
Jesus is Simeon. Simeon was a very old man, God told him that he wouldn’t let
him die until he held the newborn king. So, Simeon spent day after day near the
temple waiting for families with new babies to come and pay taxes. He watched
carefully realizing the parents of the Christ child would be poor. One day a
young couple entered the temple with their baby and a scrawny bird as an
offering. Simeon’s heart leapt—this baby was The King . He boldly approached
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Messiah, something they thought was only known to them. He told them he was
able to die and enter the kingdom of Heaven because he had fulfilled the
prophecy. He was going to Heaven with glory because he had fulfilled the
prophecy of the Lord. This story is from <b>“The
Indescribable Gift”</b> by Richard Exley. Simeon’s story be found in Luke
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of the hustle and bustle of commercialized holidays. I have always loved the
beauty of Christmas—the decorated trees, colored lights, brisk weather, music, and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These days the joy is diminished, but I still
believe in magic. I love the idea of someone making wishes come true. We can
all “pretend” to be elves by visiting school classrooms with stories, hugs, and
offerings of love. We can drop gifts off in designated places. I love to see
children interacting with Santa. Their innocence is contagious. My
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</b>We met at the top of her mountain in Colorado. Donna, Julie, Mary, Peggy,
Vanessa, and I showed up with laptops and binders expecting to work, how much
work Donna and Vanessa knew because they had attended Immersion before. The
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is working to improve a manuscript using rhetorical devices, finding words that
need to be axed, adding high impact phrases, and other choices to add punch.
Immersion is not an editing course. It is so much more . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It is
working nine to twelve hours a day on a manuscript. It is sharing. It is
feeling like a champion one moment and like your face just slammed into a brick
wall the next. It is having great meals and snacks at Margie’s cabin. It is reaching
a level of fatigue you never knew you could reach and still keep on working.
And, it is meeting new friends. We named our group Lightning on the Page. It
was suggested that we call ourselves Chick Peas, because I discovered Hummus,
and I ate it every chance I got.</span></div>
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all remember rhetorical devices such as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Simile,</b>
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more about Immersion with Margie at </span><a href="http://www.margielawson.com/"><span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">www.margielawson.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i><b>Journey of Honor</b></i> is moving along well. I expect to type The End soon. Then,
it goes to Pamela Thibodeaux for first round edits. Then, I make repairs based
on Pam’s suggestions. Then, it goes to Alicia Dean for the last edits. Then, I
make changes again and again and again. Then, <i><b>Journey of Honor</b></i> will be
available for others to enjoy. It’s been a long journey.</span></div>
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wonderful Fall Season. Watch for creatively costumed creatures when your door
bell rings on Halloween. Enjoy the cooler weather. Enjoy Friday Night Football.</span></div>
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while the summer heat is at its most exhaustive temperatures my thoughts turn
to Fall and returning to school. I love the anticipation and excitement of the
children in my life despite their claims that they don’t want any part of
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at my granddaughter’s school helping teachers, reading to the kids, and just
passing out hugs and words of encouragement. The little ones make my heart
swell. They don’t know how much good they do me when they hand me a perfectly
colored picture or something they’ve written for me.</span></span></div>
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share some of my favorite school memories in the blog post, but I hope you get
as excited about the process of school as I do. Children are our futures, we
owe them a few special words every now and then.</span></span></div>
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for the month on the blog is one I kept taped to my desk when I was in college.
It is attributed to Pearl Bailey who turned down several honorary degrees in
order to attend college and earn the degree. Her fame never humbled her and her
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<span style="font-family: "lucida handwriting"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, and family. The title
Independence Day truly says it all to me. I hope your day was filled with
salutes, patriotism, and thanks to those who serve and have served the country. </span></div>
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trials and tribulations the pioneers of the Westward Expansion experienced.
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end of the trail. JOH is the novel of my heart. It began about 18 years ago as
one of the first writing projects I considered after I was hurt. It was lost in
a drawer for many years. Finally, four years ago I pulled it out and started
over. The novel you will see has been through many changes. Most you wouldn’t
want to read. But, I do think readers will feel the love I have for the Oregon
Trail on every page.</span><br />
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emigrants made the decision to travel west a year before leaving day. The man
of the family almost always made the decision and the women were put to work. A
year wasn’t nearly enough time to be prepared. Supplies had to be laid in,
wagons built and covered, livestock bought and prepared to pull heavy loads,
clothing for varying temperature extremes needed to be made, and the most
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travelers paid close attention to the directions and handbooks provided by the
wagonmasters and left behind heavy furniture, iron stoves, heirloom china, and
other sentimental objects. Poorly chosen items often ended up on the side of
the trail when the livestock teams couldn’t pull the weight. I imagine the
heartbreak of having to toss something personal and precious on the side of a
dusty trail was profound. </span></b></div>
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delicate china, but she did pack a teapot, two saucers, and two cups in a small
barrel of corn meal. The rest she sold to the new owner of the general store
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with a water-proof canvas? They needed four to six head of oxen or mules to
pull the load. Most included several head of cattle in the herd and a milk cow.
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Leaving
day and the days before were times of great sadness. The time came to tell
friends and family good-bye for what would probably be a lifetime. But, when
the wagons began to roll forward on the 2000 mile journey the emigrants became
excited by the promise and the hope for achieving their dreams. Early spring
was the best time to leave because the grasses were beginning to grow on the
prairie. They hoped to arrive at their destination in the middle of October. </span></b></div>
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weather, lack of forage for the livestock and water, disease, accidents, and
illness stalked the emigrants. Death occurred too often. The stamina and
courage required of the early pioneers would make us in this day and time
tremble with fear. What brave people. They arrived in the Oregon Territory
exhausted, hungry, cold, wet, and ready to begin clearing the new land they
acquired.</span></b></div>
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<br />Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-74028841970077426792018-06-16T01:30:00.000-07:002018-06-16T01:30:06.447-07:00Happy Father's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day is the day we all celebrate and remember our fathers. Our dads, our
daddies. For me it is always a sad day. I try to get through it for my husband
and sons, but my thoughts are on my Daddy. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I
hope that each of you has fond memories of your father. I hope you can remember
him with love and recall the times in your life when he demonstrated that love
even if he wasn’t a demonstrative person. I hope your children have a
grandfather they can love with their whole hearts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">To
the fathers who may read this I say this: Salute!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">FATHER’S
DAY</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My
Father, my Daddy has been gone since November 2, 1987. He was 60 years old. I
still love him and miss him. I still find myself wishing with all my heart that
I could talk to him again. I want to tell you about him. </span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Emmett
Eugene Bennett</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">4-11-1927-11-2-1987</span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(Left)
Hobbs, NM 1951 (Right) Daddy holding me approx. 1 yr. old</span></span></div>
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and little wrinkles in the corners lifted like smiles. His laugh began in his
toes and rumbled forth in a guffaw that made anyone within earshot laugh right
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and white paint pony traversing our Hobbs, NM neighborhood with a photographer.
Or, maybe it was when I was two and went to Western Auto with him and he put me
on a red and black wooden spring horse. The story goes that he had to buy the
horse to get me off of it. I believe that tale. Maybe it was when I was about 5
and another black and white paint pony was led through the area with a
photographer. I learned several years after he died that he cried every year
during my childhood on my birthday and at Christmas because the only thing on
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advertising a heated pool. I only knew how to dog paddle. Daddy picked me up
and threw me in to the deep end. The water was so cold I couldn’t catch my
breath or swim. His goal was to teach me how to properly swim. He gave the
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I was 11 we went to a company Christmas party. Daddy was a mechanic for
Halliburton. I still believed in Santa. I’ll never forget how the stinky, old
mechanic’s garage had been transformed into a winter wonderland. A big red
chair sat in a corner with a large red sack sitting beside it. Packages peeked
from the top. Santa came! I was so excited, but when my name was called to get
a gift I noticed it was wrapped in paper like we had at home. And, Santa had
blue eyes like Daddy, a gold tooth like Daddy, and he was missing half of one
of his fingers like Daddy. After the party I told Mama what I saw and asked her
about Santa. She confirmed what I really knew. Daddy was Santa. </span></span></div>
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I grew up Daddy was always there for me. Through a first marriage that should
never have happened. The loss of my first born baby. The marriage to Frank and
our two sons. He loved being a grandfather. All of his grandchildren loved him
fervently. He would really love his great grandchildren.</span></span></div>
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He and my mother moved into the old Bennett homestead. The home where he was
born and raised. He died on the front porch of that home as did his brother
A.W. who died of a heart attack at the age of 21 and his brother Dale who died
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<br /><br />
Hope you enjoyed today's post.<br />
<br />
<br />
Until next time, Journey On!<br />
<br />
Love,<br />
<i><b>Nona</b></i>
<br />
<br />Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-60343037619088832352018-05-14T19:05:00.001-07:002018-05-14T19:05:21.675-07:00Happy Mother's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>Wandering and
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For me, May is always
the month I can’t stop thinking of my mother and her love. She died in March,
1997 at the age of 65 and I miss her everyday. I think of the things I wish I
had done, things I wish I had said, things I want to tell her. I think of how
happy she would be with her great-grandchildren. She was adventurous and
lively. Lovely and down-home. Strict, but free with the willingness to bend the
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ruth Eileen McGregor Bennett</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">March 12, 1932-March 26, 1997</b></div>
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I realize that not
every son or daughter was blessed to have parents as wonderful as mine. But, we
all have mothers. They deserve to be honored. Those who have passed away. Those
who raised their own children in the best way they knew how. Those who are
experiencing being a grandparent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those
who have lost a child to death, a baby to disease, SIDS, or stillbirth, a
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The short story
included in this newsletter, DECEPTIVE BEGINNINGS, was written as fiction, but
truly is fact. My mother actually did these things to meet Ken. The dialogue
was invented, but knowing her as I did it was easy to write. I knew her habits
such as rolling her hair every day, smoking, cooking. They are real. She and
Ken enjoyed a close relationship for almost four years before she died. She
visited the coast and loved the tide pools. They went to Las Vegas. They went
to northern California. They went on long drives without a specific
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Ken was with me in
the last days. He said good-bye to her the morning she died, then made coffee
knowing the scent would awaken me. He simply told me “it’s time.” I stood on
one side of the hospital bed looming in her tiny apartment, Ken stood on the
other. I, the nurse, had one finger on her pulse. I felt the last beat and
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">DECEPTIVE
BEGINNING</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth took matters into her own hands.
She sat at the kitchen table frowning at her aging image in the small mirror propped
against a glass of water. She dipped a rat-tail comb in the water, dampened her
hair, and rolled the dark blonde and gray strands one section at a time,
anchoring the curlers with pink sticks. She touched the wrinkles on the outer
corners of her eyes. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Why didn’t I wear
sunscreen when I worked outside? Why didn’t I quit smoking years ago. Damn
wrinkles.</i> She moved to make the double crust for a cherry pie. Within
minutes she had a perfect pie in the oven. She smiled, remembering how the prize-winning
pies she made were always in demand by family and friends in Oklahoma. Now, in
California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As the pie baked Ruth dressed in her
favorite cobalt blue silk blouse and black slacks. Tabu Granada lipstick
brought a bright splash of pink to her face. She dabbed Shalimar perfume on her
neck and wrists and styled her hair with the signature swoop at the neckline. Satisfied
she looked as good as possible she left the bathroom.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her shy neighbor, Ken, cleaned the front
and back windows on her car every morning before she left for work. The two of
them habitually passed in the courtyard. She never failed to offer a happy
hello and comment on the weather. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">How
much could anyone say about the weather in Bakersfield? It rarely changed
except by temperature.</i> Ken answered in monosyllables and smiled, but he
rarely maintained eye contact for more than a split second before his face
flushed. Yet, she was lonely and wanted to get to know this tall, bald man with
eyes the color of the California sky. She devised a plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Taking a deep breath she left her
apartment and pretended to lock the front door. Ken sat in a rocking chair on
his front porch. Ruth swallowed, rubbed her stomach to squelch the rumbling threatening
to make her throw up, and walked over to set the deception in motion. “Good
morning, Ken. I need your help, if you aren’t too busy.” Ruth’s knees were weak
and she shook.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken stood and stepped closer.
“What’s wrong? You look upset.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Well, I locked myself out of my
apartment. And, my car. Could you come to the back patio and see if you can get
the sliding glass door open?” Ruth fidgeted with the strap on her purse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken took his keys from the pocket of
his slacks. “The office can unlock it for you. I’ll drive you over there.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Darn. Her plan wasn’t working. She
needed a cigarette. “I know. But, they charge fifteen dollars. I’m embarrassed
to say it, but I can’t afford it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken nodded. “In that case, I’ll see
what I can do.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Walking side-by-side, Ruth and Ken
crossed the yard and went around to the patio.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken
jiggled and jerked on the gate handle. It didn’t budge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“There’s a board loose on the side
of the gate. Maybe we could pull that out far enough to reach the latch.” Ruth
pulled on the board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken took the board from Ruth and
opened a space large enough for her to reach through and release the latch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The board sprang back into place
when he released it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth glanced around, she was proud
of her small patio. A table brightened by a floral tablecloth with an umbrella providing
shade, and two chairs occupied a corner. Plants and flowers in pots mimicking
her garden in Oklahoma brought a sense of solitude and beauty to the space.
Mini roses and honeysuckle climbing a trellis scented the space with sweetness.
An old ladder held containers of happy-faced petunias. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Your patio is nice, Ruth.” Ken
leaned over to smell the roses and honeysuckle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Thank you. It reminds me of home.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken tugged on the sliding glass
door. It was partially locked, but with a quick tug it slid open. “Ruth, I
don’t think your door was locked securely. Maintenance needs to look at it.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Stifling a giggle behind her hand
and sucking in a fake shocked breath she said. “That isn’t good. I’ll be more
careful. Come on in.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken looked at the plants, the
ground, and the sky. Anywhere but at her. It had been years since he had been
around a woman who interested him and made him want to know more about her.
“Oh, I don’t know. You probably have several things to do.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth took his elbow. “Come in. I
don’t have anything planned. I’m off today.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken followed her into the dining
area. A cherry pie with steam still coming from slits in the crust sat in the
center of the table. Fresh brewed coffee filled the space with its welcoming
aroma. “Smells good. And, looks delicious.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Without missing a beat Ruth thanked
him, poured two cups of coffee and cut two pieces of pie. She gestured for him
to sit. “Do you need sugar or cream?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Neither. Is something going on?”
Ken took a bite of the warm pie. He moaned, then laughed when she sweetened her
coffee with about four grains of sugar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth lifted her cup in a salute.
“Just enough to take the bitterness out. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I
need to drop this charade. I’m not a deceptive person. </i>Well . . . the truth
is. . . <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been wanting to meet you
and actually talk to you about more than the weather. I gather you’re shy, and
I wonder why you always clean the windows on my car. The rest is, well, what I
need to tell you is . . . I wasn’t really locked out. I’m very cautious, even
paranoid, about being locked out of my car or home. I have extra keys in my
purse and the wheel well of my car.” Ruth looked down and sipped her coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She glanced up to see Ken’s face
flush. When he cleared his throat she spoke up. “I apologize if I’ve
overstepped my bounds.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No, it’s fine. I’m flattered. You
planned this? Did you know about the board in the fence?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth cleared her throat and nodded. “I
not only knew about the board, I actually loosened it myself. I removed a few
nails.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken shook his head. “I have to
admit, your creativity is impressive. I’ve never known anyone to go to such
lengths to talk to another person.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth stood, picked up the plates,
and put them in the sink. She carried the coffee pot to the table, topped off
their cups and sat down. “I couldn’t think of a way to talk to you. More than
just in passing. I’ve told you I take care of an elderly couple, but I am off
every Tuesday.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken lifted his cup and sipped the coffee
and asked. “I’ve seen a man younger than us come by for breakfast several times
a week. I thought, I wondered--"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth’s full-throated laugh caused
her to choke on the coffee. She coughed into her fist then held her hand up in
a wait-just-a-moment gesture. When the coughing abated she said, “Oh, goodness,
that’s my nephew. I moved here almost a year ago to take care of my brothers.
One died before I made the move, but I still have a brother living here and
another one in Texas. I also have several nieces and nephews I never had a
chance to get to know. Frank comes to check on me. I feed him biscuits and
gravy.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken’s face reddened from the collar
of his blue shirt to the top of his bald head. “May I ask a personal question?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">He
sure blushes easily. It’s kind of sweet</i>. “Of course.” Ruth smoothed the
hair at her temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“What happened, to make you come
here? All the way from Oklahoma.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Unexpected and surprising tears filled
her eyes, she blinked to stem them and dabbed at the corners with a napkin. “My
husband died almost eight years ago. I found out right away that I had to go to
work. There was no extra money. No insurance. My brother paid the funeral
expenses. We had a one hundred acre family farm. At first I worked as a
waitress, but it was more than I could physically manage. So, I began doing
home care for the elderly. My daughter mentioned in passing that I should take
a break and visit my California family. That was Thanksgiving, I was up all
night thinking. By the time the sun rose I had decided to move here. I had
nothing left. Both of my children lived far away from me. So, I sold the farm.
I got here in April and I like it. What about you? Are you from here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I’m a retired truck driver, that’s
why I clean the windows on your car. I know how important it is to have good
visibility on the road. When I was driving I enjoyed the runs I made here. I’m
originally from Minnesota, the warm weather here was a plus for me. That, and
the agriculture fascinated me. There is so much synchronicity in the fields.
Planting seasons, gathering the fruits and vegetables, and shipping them out
has to be done with precision.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I think it would be interesting to
see the management of the farms. I had a large garden back in Oklahoma so I had
to pay attention to the weather and seasons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fresh vegetables I had available were so
much better than produce in a local store. What else did you like about
Bakersfield?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It’s nice being less than a four
hour drive to the coast, the Redwoods, the mountains, and Las Vegas. There is
so much to see around here.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth grew quiet. For the first time
in ages she was speechless. She was frightened. Here she sat in her own home flirting.
Flirting! She was 61 years old for Christ’s sake. A widow. She finally asked
the question she really wanted an answer to. “Are you single?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ken steepled his fingers beneath his
chin and smiled. “Yes. I am. As a matter-of-fact I’ve never been married.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ruth put her hands on her lap and
clenched them together<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. Never married.
What kind of man has never been married in this day and age?</i> “I like the
idea of having so many things to see and places to go so near. But, I haven’t
seen the coast. Not yet. I haven’t been to the mountains, but on clear days I
can see them from my living room window. I guess I’ve never been anywhere to
speak of. I lived in west Texas and New Mexico when I was raising my kids. We
did come out here on vacation once in the late 1950’s. When my husband retired
in 1969 we moved to the family farm where he grew up.” Ruth sighed as the
dreams she had held close to her heart surfaced. Dreams to travel and
experience different things. Saying it out loud resurrected her desire for
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ruth took Ken’s cup when he scooted it to
the center of the table. He had to speak up or he might lose the nerve to ask
Ruth if she was interested in going for a ride. “Have you seen the windmills at
Tehachapi? Would you like to take a quick drive out there? There’s also a
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Sounds like fun. I’ll be waiting. Thank
you.” Ruth walked Ken the few feet to the front door and opened it. She watched
him cross the courtyard, admiring his long stride. The feeling that life was
beginning anew made Ruth’s heart soar. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Adventure,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">Hope you enjoyed the story and your Mother's Day was Blessed and Happy!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">Until next time, <i>Journey Onward!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">Love,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><i><b>Nona</b></i></span></span>Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-91639764352525265462018-04-18T05:29:00.000-07:002018-04-18T05:29:27.119-07:00Hello Again!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Things have
been rather scary around my house this year. On March 2nd I had my 2nd hip
replacement surgery. My recovery has been more challenging this time than with
my other hip replacement last year. Add to that, my husband's health has not
returned to pre-2017 status as of yet, with more (and odd) complications, we're
still wading through and you might say 2018 has started out with a bang - and
not necessarily a good one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Journey of
Honor is still coming along...not quite as smoothly or quickly as I'd hoped but
slowly and steadily. To keep us all encouraged, here is a sneak peek at the
cover......</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last month I
created a Word Search Puzzle around the book. If you haven't had a chance to
yet, I hope you'll <a href="https://winonabennettcrosswriter.com/free-reads-%26-fun-stuff" target="_blank">download</a> and enjoy it.</span></div>
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. . so, let’s go fly a kite . . . inhale the scent of new spring blooms . . . share
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Without
doubt, spring is my favorite season. It is a cliché, but spring does symbolize
new beginnings. New blooms erupt with colors often too bright and too pretty
for description. Flower petals take on the shapes and scents that define them.
Can’t we all close our eyes and see the delicate folds of a rose? Add the sweet
scent and one has a complete picture. Get stuck by a thorn and the beauty
surrounding the prick of pain becomes shadowed for a moment.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">During the
spring time I loved getting home from school, dropping my books on the floor,
kicking off my shoes, and grabbing a cold Dr. Pepper from the refrigerator.
That was a habit. Routine. But, the best part was coming in and smelling the
mingling sweet and spicy scents of lilacs, roses, honeysuckle, and zinnias.
Rainbows of color bounced from my grandmother’s vase sending arcs of color
around the dining area of our small kitchen. Those spring bouquets, the scents,
the colors, and the magic of flowers cut from my mother’s garden remain
prominent in my memory. I try to mimic the arrangement in my grandmother’s
vase, but the flowers don’t smell as sweet. The colors aren’t as vivid. The
flowers I arrange in that same vase come from a shop rather than a garden.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spring was
always welcomed by the purchase of a kite, sometimes two, one for myself and
one for my brother. Mama never failed to give us some rags to tear into the
perfect length and width for a tail that would make our kites soar into the
desert sky. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We would
take off running as fast as possible tossing the kites up and hoping just the
right gust of wind would buffet our triangular shaped paper kite with colorful
rag ribbons providing support and ballast. Few things made me as happy as
seeing a primary colored kite soaring through the deep blue west Texas sky. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just a few
years ago, I had the opportunity to take my granddaughters kite flying on the
rolling fields of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. We flew dinosaur shaped kites in
the shadow of the museum honoring Wilbur and Orville Wright. I wonder if they
flew kites, imagining them to be the precursors to the airplane they would
invent?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I invite you
to shake off the cold temperatures, go outside, soak up some sunshine, fly
kites, and gather bouquets. Enjoy spring in whatever way that makes you happy.
Feel the contentment of new beginnings.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Journey of Honor is still coming along...not quite as smoothly or quickly as I'd hoped but slowly and steadily. I've created a Word Search Puzzle around the book. I hope you'll <a href="https://winonabennettcrosswriter.com/free-reads-%26-fun-stuff" target="_blank">download and enjoy it</a>.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For now, I wish you a wonder-filled Spring!</span></span></span><br />
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Valentine’s Day, love, and relationships. We are likely conditioned to think
about chocolate, champagne, flowers, lingerie, and heart shaped anything. But,
those things are superficial even if they are nice. Who doesn’t want a heart
shaped box of chocolates, sweetly scented flowers, or racy lingerie? </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First Love has come to my mind as something we should
consider for Valentine’s Day. It’s so pure, so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>sweet, so true, and so young. I want to share a brief memory of my first
love. I sincerely hope each of you has that special relationship you hold dear.
That one person that awakened you to the possibility of love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My little story will be posted below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Besides that, we in Oklahoma, are still having some cold weather.
The kind of weather that can be below freezing in the early morning and in the
70’s by the middle of the afternoon. Right now, the sun is shining and I hear
birds chirping away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;">JOURNEY OF HONOR is moving along. I write every day, even if
it turns out to be a short paragraph or a note about something that will pop up
later in the story. I have a cover (you’ll get to see it in a couple of
months), I have editing lined up, and I have purchased ISBN numbers. It’s
getting real, and that frightens me. <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Diannes-Destiny-Tales-Scrimshaw-Doll-ebook/dp/B00TMI2BKS" target="_blank">DIANNE’S DESTINY</a>, was published by <a href="http://thewildrosepress.com/" target="_blank">The Wild Rose Press</a>, so this journey into self-publishing with the Journey Series is a whole new venture for me.</span></span></span></span></div>
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For now, I wish you a season of love this February. Not just
romantic love, but the love of family, friends, and colleagues.</span></div>
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LOVE: THE BEGINNING</span></em></strong></span></div>
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each of us can be transported back in time to memories of our first love
regardless of how many years has passed. For me, it’s been 50 years. I’m not
talking about crushes or the people we “went with” for a class period, a day, a
week, or a month. I’m referring to that person that truly took up residence in
our hearts, and still maintains a sliver of space somewhere in the deepest
corner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
met my first love in a Sunday School class when my family was visiting my grandmother
in Waurika, Oklahoma. It was spring, 1968. I was shy. He was shy. However, I
thought he was mysterious because he wore dark glasses. He was cute and had
sandy blonde hair. Following Sunday School I was invited to sit on the back pew
with the other teenagers. Whispered conversations and the passing of notes
during that hour led to our first date that evening. I think we went to a movie.
I remember the drive from small town Waurika to the larger town of Duncan, there
is a tall bridge and a dangerous curve that has to be navigated in Comanche. Below
the bridge were a lot of boulders, trees, and a full creek. It frightened me. I
was from the flat, desert-like prairie of New Mexico, tall bridges on <strong><em>S</em></strong>
curves weren’t something I saw every day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We
talked comfortably without nervousness. That surprised me. We discussed our
families, where we lived, music, and our dreams for the future. He wasn’t sure
what he wanted to do after high school. I still dreamed of graduating and
becoming a registered nurse. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>JES
and I saw each other every day until my family returned to Lovington. Daily
letters passed in the mail for months. JES and a friend brought my grandmother
for a visit during the summer. His kindness toward my grandmother raised him to
hero status in my heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We
dragged Main Street, listened to KOMO out of Oklahoma City, had Pancho burgers
from Ole Jax, and just hung out. We talked for hours about nothing and
everything. We took a day trip to Carlsbad Caverns. The underground wonders
came to life and held a more profound meaning during that day. I had been to
the Caverns before, they weren’t new to me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When
the day came that JES and my grandmother had to return to Oklahoma Grandma
Jodie begged my parents to let me move in with her. I wanted to go, how I
wanted to go. My parents said no. My heart broke when they left, but I knew we
would be together again.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
letters and phone calls continued. But, alas, something happened in my life to
make this remarkable first love die a painful death. It was my fault. Entirely.
But, that is another story.</span></span></div>
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ask “what if” all the time. If things had worked out the way my teenaged heart
thought it should I would have been spared a great deal of heartbreak. But,
then I wouldn’t have met Frank. Erick and Bill wouldn’t have been born. I
wouldn’t have my granddaughters who own my whole heart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
magic of Facebook has reintroduced my first love and me. He is happily married
and is content with his life.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, another year has faded away, replaced by the New Year. 2018,
can you believe it? Like every other year 2018 is beginning with hope,
resolutions, and goals. The primary hope for my family is to have a year not
governed by health issues. Both my husband and I dealt with several issues in
2017. I missed the self-imposed deadline of finishing <strong><em>Journey of Honor</em></strong> by
several months. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The writer in me naively thought I would get a multitude of
writing work done as I recovered from a total hip replacement. The nurse in me
forgot that the human body insists on rest as it recovers from such an insult.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The new deadline to have <strong><em>Journey of Honor</em></strong> in
the hands of my editor is March 1st. On March 2nd, I will have my other hip
replaced. That goal is doable—if the villain, illness–stays far away from my
husband and me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-20538728681369600012017-12-18T01:30:00.000-08:002017-12-18T01:30:29.926-08:00A Christmas Memory.....<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>Merry Christmas!</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: small; line-height: 107%;">It is that most
wonderful time of year again, if you love Christmas as much as I do. I’ve loved
it as long and as far back as I can remember. I confess to being one of “those”
adults who still believes in Santa Claus, it isn’t Santa as much as the good will,
the magic, the anticipation, and the knowledge that a newborn baby came to
bring us all we could ever truly need or want. It’s the love. Not the hub-bub
and gifts, though I do love giving and receiving gifts as much as the next
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of reflection. It’s the quiet time. A time of waiting as Simeon waited his
entire life to hold “the newborn king”. The story of Simeon is one of my
favorite biblical Christmas stories. We all have our Christmas favorites—food,
songs, memories, gifts, ornaments. What is your favorite Christmas Carol? Mine
is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silver Bells</i>, read my memory below
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and me up to go to town for the annual parade complete with the appearance of
Santa, shopping, and cheeseburgers with fountain cokes at City Café. I wore a
red and green plaid taffeta dress with a red bow on the left hip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus, several itchy petticoats. That dress
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to purchase gifts for our family. We lived in Levelland, Texas, a small, dusty,
oil-field town that became a wonderland at Christmas. The old-fashioned court
house square was hung with white lights, greenery, and bells. Each store had
its own decorations and multiple strings of lights. The Main Street light posts
had silver bells arching over them. </span></div>
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store first to help her choose a gift for Daddy. The floors were scuffed and
they creaked with every step, merchandise was crowded together, and the musty
odor made my nose itch. We finally found a blue shirt and socks for Daddy, then
Mama marched us to the creepy shoe department in the back corner to have our
feet measured. I drug my feet and whined knowing full well that the seemingly
300 foot tall grizzly bear with obsidian eyes, dusty fur worn off on its back
paws and chest where people had touched it year after year, and yellow claws
would tower over me. I was afraid it would topple over on me. Or, worse, come
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permission I rushed away to wait at the front of the store. I stumbled onto a
large and deep box covered in red paper sitting next to the door. How had I not
seen it before? It was full, really full, of stuffed animals. I dug through it
as happy as I could be. A small, reclining tiger kept making its way to my
hands and heart.</span></div>
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out to shop at Ben Franklin, the 5 and 10 store wonder. My five dollars started
making my hand sweat. John and I were sent our separate ways to find gifts for
Mama, Daddy, and each other.</span></div>
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very creative, but John’s were. He spent time thinking and figuring out just
what would be the best gift. I quickly found handkerchiefs for Daddy. Three
sparkling white handkerchiefs in a small, long, flat box with a clear cover and
a gold string tied in a bow to keep it closed. Mama almost always got a small
cobalt blue bottle of Evening in Paris perfume. And, probably a car or truck
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save my change. But, I just had to have a quarter pound of hot, roasted redskin
peanuts in the tiny paper bag. The best treat ever! I did get in trouble for
not saving my change. Sort of. Mama started to get on to me, but stopped,
saying “it’s Christmas.”</span></div>
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As we left to watch the parade it began sleeting. The gray sky didn’t dampen
our spirits because the parade was set to begin any moment. The gloomy gray
actually made the lights seem brighter and more colorful. We watched from the
car and waved from lowered windows as veterans with flags, horses, marching
bands, twirlers, cheerleaders, floats, and, finally, Santa on the fire truck
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Then . . . Magic . . . The court house bells pealed
out the melody of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Silver Bells </i>and a
choir on the court house steps sang. “City sidewalks, busy sidewalks . . .”</span></div>
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decorations have been out in stores across America alongside Halloween and
Thanksgiving decor. Like many of you, I look forward to the Holidays but,
today, I'd like to call your attention to what this day truly represents: <strong>Veteran’s
Day</strong></span><br />
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Veteran’s Day has always been special to me. My family never failed to stress
the importance and honor of living in and serving America. Plus, there was
always a parade with marching bands, horses tacked out in the best and most
ornate saddles and bridles, and candy. I proudly stood tall with my hand over
my heart when the Honor Guard passed. The men removed their hats, some saluted.
Many women allowed tears to course down their cheeks.</span><br />
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I knew my father and uncles had served. We had brave, uniformed images of
Soldiers and Sailors in the family albums.</span>
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Then, came Vietnam. I watched as friends were drafted and served proudly and
with honor because they loved the United States of America. Some have their
names etched on that long black wall in Washington, D.C.</span><br />
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My husband served in the Navy. Our son retired from the Navy. I was and remain
a proud Navy wife and mother.</span><br />
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I hope readers take a moment to consider those who serve our country.</span><br />
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I have included a short story I wrote titled, “Family Legacy” which won <strong><i>Honorable
Mention</i></strong> in the short-short category at the 2017 OWFI Conference.
The story is about a father’s grief after losing his son. I hope you enjoy the
story and the sentiment of it.....</span><br />
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The past week hadn’t been ordinary, life would never again be the same. Read
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Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-65634017548030887752017-09-09T11:05:00.000-07:002017-09-09T11:05:37.655-07:00UPDATE ABOUT DREAMS AND WRITING<span style="color: #351c75;">It's been a long time since I visited my own Blog. However, I went to the West Texas Writer's Academy in Canyon, TX again. The class I chose to take this year was Mastering Self-Publishing taught by Bethany Claire. There is so much information out there, but this dynamo of self-publishing was full of confidence and talent. She just wanted to share her knowledge. Look her up at</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I had two lifelong dreams come true in 2016. In May I went to Scotland with my best friend. It was all I imagined and more. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">In October I got a mini horse named Flynn. He's feisty, independent, and a bit wild, but what a treat to look out and see my own four-legged soulful creature. </span><span style="color: purple;">Here he is with me. That's a MacGregor tartan scarf--my family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">And, now, we're back to the present day:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I am currently working on a series I call The Journey Series. Book One--Journey of Honor takes place on the Oregon Trail in 1845. The main character, Rebecca Pierce, is an 18 year-old tomboy, independent girl. Her goal is to reach the Oregon Territory and fulfill a personal vow she made to her father just after he died. She won't let anything or anyone get in the way of that promise. Rebecca is traveling with her mother, Sarah. They decided to go ahead with the family plan to go west.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Zachary Miller is a rider on the trail (meaning he has only his horse and whatever is in his saddle bag). He gets in the way to say the least.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">The Oregon Trail was treacherous and tiring. The pioneers were determined, steadfast, and dreaming of a new life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Journey of Honor is reaching completion of the first draft. Then, of course, I'll begin edits and edits and more edits. That said, I am hoping for a November release followed by a novella titled "Weddings at Journey's End" (hint).</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">Join me at my website: https:www.winonabennettcrosswriter.com </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"></span>Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-20515369213264325102016-04-28T08:29:00.001-07:002016-04-28T08:29:53.393-07:00Memories of the Past and Going Home<br />
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Earlier this spring, in March, my son and I took my granddaughters back in time several generations. Our first stop was the Chisholm Trail Monument in Addington, Oklahoma. They received a lesson about the cattle drives of the 19th century. My mind went immediately to my history class in 1968 with Mr. Jerald Haynes, Lovington, New Mexico. He taught in such a way my heart opened to the history around me.<br />
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Our next stops were the Addington Cemetery and the Waurika Cemetery where they met their great grandparents and great-great grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins. Teaching moments! That day they learned family history is important.</div>
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Our last stop was the Bennett family farm. The home place. In the blink of an eye that falling down, paint peeling, dangerous place became the special small, white house where my grandparents lived. The kitchen window looked out toward the dirt road and my uncle's home. The gray porch was a gathering place. I remember my grandfather sitting there and laughing. He laughed songs. His laugh started in his toes and rumbled out. God, I miss that. Later, in 1969, my parents moved into the home place. The porch, that porch, the place of gathering was also a place of tragedy. My father was the youngest of six boys. He died on that porch at the age of 60. He had a heart attack. Years earlier two other brothers died on that porch. A. W. died on June 11, 1940 of a heart attack at the age of 21. . Dale died on July 14, 1941 at the age of 17 of a gun shot accident. </div>
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I learned to shell peas and snap beans on that porch. </div>
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As a girl the propane tank became my beautiful horse. We galloped and roamed. Adventure after adventure. A large tree with red berries became a resting place.</div>
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Other favorite buildings on that old farm were the old garage with heavy, sliding doors and a dirt floor. It was dark in there and full of stories just waiting to be told. I accompanied my grandmother to the milking shed early in the mornings. And, sneaked into the feed house to grab a handful of cow cake to gnaw on (it's the small round building, the milk shed is behind it). </div>
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The fresh milk was kept in a blue spatter ware pitcher in the ice box. Green bottles of 7-Up sat right along side it. A candy dish of Kraft caramels was always on the long kitchen table. </div>
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My Daddy and uncles learned to drive in the pasture. My brother, cousins, and I learned to drive in that same pasture. I, however, preferred riding on the tail gate so I could touch the cows. My sons and their cousins learned to drive in that pasture. And. on this journey with my granddaughters, they drove on their Daddy's lap in that same pasture. Life is full circle. </div>
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At my age trekking down memory lane is bittersweet. I remember the good times, I remember words. I remember words not said. How can one be sad, yet happy at the same time? I'll remember this day in the spring of 2016 until I take my last breath. I hope my granddaughters will remember it with fondness.</div>
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The photo above includes my grandfather, John A. Bennett, my tiny grrandmother, Cora Blankenship Bennett, my uncle Thurman, and my uncle Obed on <b>THE</b> porch.<br /><br />Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-79329659750294282322015-09-04T14:42:00.004-07:002015-09-04T14:42:57.045-07:00Ransom Canyon by Jodi Thomas!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Been a while since I visited with you and shared something here but this is something I can't keep to myself!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">I am, once again,
feeling the awe associated with hosting one of my favorite and most successful
authors on my blog. Jodi Thomas is an award winning, multi-published author on
the NYT Bestseller List and USA Today. Besides being able to take readers into
small Texas towns full of life and history she weaves story lines with
characters we all know.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">The new series, RANSOM
CANYON, takes us out of Harmony. WINTER’S CAMP is the prequel to RANSOM CANYON.
Readers meet <b>James Kirkland</b> in WINTER’S CAMP. He has lived his
life as a rover and loner. As time passes he begins to yearn for a home. The
day comes when he happens to come up on an Apache camp where he is welcome but
alert. He notices a young woman standing to the back with her head down. She is
still and is covered in mud from the top of her head to her toes. She stinks.
She is treated cruelly. When she looks up and Kirkland sees she has blue eyes
he realizes she’s a captive. He bargains for her and leaves with her. One day,
out of the blue, she tells Kirkland her name is <b>Millie.</b> Trust
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">As Kirkland and Millie
travel they begin to trust. He is taking her to the place called <b>Ransom
Canyon</b> where he plans to build his home. After a multitude of hurdles
they marry and begin the Kirkland legacy in Ransom Canyon.</span></span></span></div>
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his wife and child. He rarely leaves his ranch. There are times when the
loneliness and despair threaten to overrule him. He seeks out fellow loner <b>Quinn
O’Grady</b>who was his wife’s best friend. Eventually, friendship becomes more
but Staten isn’t ready for anyone to know. When Quinn’s past horror comes back
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nothing more than to go to college. He has worked with his family as ranch
hands all of his life. One night Lucas and his friends go to a place that is
forbidden. An accident happens that injures the girl Lucas secretly feels more
than friendship for, <b>Lauren </b>is injured. Another friend, <b>Reid, </b>talks
to the police and other authorities about the accident. He blames it on Lucas
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a senior retirement community. He works as a handyman for them and lives in the
back of an office. Yancey has spent his life in and out of foster homes and other
facilities. He is shy and has never had a true friend. The older citizens take
Yancey under their wings. He is grateful but can’t understand it. <b>Ellie,</b> almost
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but as a retired nurse I fell hard for Ellie. I could see me in her. I’m
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Thomas chooses to set the majority of her novels in her home state, where her
grandmother was born in a covered wagon. A former teacher, Thomas traces the
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and family counselor by education, a background that enables her to write about
family dynamics. Honored in 2002 as a Distinguished Alumni by Texas Tech
University in Lubbock, Thomas enjoys interacting with students on the West
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said, “When I was teaching classes full-time, I thought I was making the world
a better place. Now I think of a teacher or nurse or mother settling back and
relaxing with one of my books. I want to take her away on an adventure that
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Each year I try to attend the Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc. (OWFI) conference in Oklahoma City. It takes place the first weekend in May therefore the drive is pleasant and colorful, unless tornado season kicks in early. Wildflowers and green grass color the landscape. This year was no different except the trip home seemed more vivid. Yellow Black-eyed Susan's blanketed the medians and pastures. They were occasionally interrupted with red-orange Indian Paintbrushes and pale pink flowers. I don't know the name of the pink flowers but I imagine it has to be something dainty and feminine. <br />
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My favorite section of the three hour drive is through the Arbuckle's where the sides of the hills have been lain bare. Building the interstate years ago uncovered a geological treasure that is studied by scientists from all over the world. The striae of stone emphasizes several geological eras. Often the layers are almost vertical rather than horizontal. Water trickles down the sides from some hidden sources. Boulders, stones, and rocks hang in the air by some magical force. Some are trapped by other stones on the way down. Others collect on the side of the road. The wildflowers grow amid the stones.<br />
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Rocks fascinate me. I don't know why nor do I understand it. Perhaps it is because they hold some sort of magical power. Maybe it's simple and it's just because they are so beautiful.<br />
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Following the conference, on my way home, the landscape around me seemed more colorful, more tangible, more welcoming. I think it's because my creativity was open and receptive. The photos above were taken at the scenic lookout. It's a mere example of the beauty Oklahoma offers.<br />
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The conference! Where to begin--it's always like a reunion. I see people I only see annually. I meet big name authors. I go to workshops and try to soak up as much knowledge as I possibly can. I try to retain everything. Choosing workshops is difficult. At least for me. Laughter is present in every corner. Small groups can be found talking at tables in the lobby and bar. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the hospitality of The Embassy Suites Hotel near the airport. The staff is always kind. They remember us. It's amazing in this age.<br />
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This year I served as the Shepherd (guide) for <strong>Sarah Henning</strong>. A lovely young woman and author. That was a genuine pleasure. She didn't need me much. I met <strong>Lee Lofland</strong>, a top cop, and <strong>Les Edgerton</strong>, an ex-con as he describes himself. I learned more about the importance of covers from Brandy Walker. I learned about First Pages. I learned and learned. <br />
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Our banquet table was probably the craziest! Lots of fun. <strong>Vicky Malone</strong> was our leader but <strong>Nick</strong> <strong>Lyon, H.b. Berlow, Tom Barczak, and Les Edgerton</strong> stole the show. <strong>Arlene Gale</strong> and I decided to make it a tradition to sit with each other at the same banquet table. <br />
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However, the absolute highlight for me was meeting <strong>Andrew E. Kaufman</strong>. He's a writer of psychological thrillers that make readers question their sanity. I'm on his "street team" and find it humbling to have actually met him. By the way, I don't think he's crazy. He just writes crazy.<br />
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Next year can't come soon enough. One thing I can count on following a conference is a temporary status of Super Writer. That generally doesn't last long for me, but it feels good while it does last. Learn more about OWFI at <a href="http://www.owfi.org/">www.owfi.org</a> <br />
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Me (Winona Cross), Andrew E. Kaufman, and Brandy Walker<br />
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Me (Winona Cross) and Andrew E. Kaufman<br />
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Nick Lyon, Tom Barczak, Les Edgerton, and H. b. Berlow<br />
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Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-90650826564612059872015-03-31T16:43:00.002-07:002015-03-31T16:43:27.403-07:00Jodi Thomas is visiting!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">April 1, 2015! It's not a joke, I really do have <strong>Jodi Thomas</strong> visiting <span style="color: red;">"</span><em><span style="color: red;">Wandering and</span></em> <em><span style="color: red;">Wondering with Words"!</span></em> It is an honor, one that humbles me yet fills me with pride. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Most readers will know that Jodi is a multi-published, award winning author and is a constant on the New York Times Bestseller List and at USA Today. Her latest release, ONE TRUE HEART, takes place in small and usually quiet Harmony, Texas where the inhabitants have personalities as diverse as the west Texas winds blowing over the plains and through the canyons. Millanie McAllen returns as a wounded veteran just wanting to start over and figure out what the next steps in her life will be. Drew Cunningham appears to be a nerd but he's hiding from the past. His sister, Kare, is the local fortune teller, compassion is really her stock in trade. That, and a hidden career. Beau Yates returns home for his estranged father's funeral. His music heals his heart. And, Johnny Wheeler wants nothing but to get a divorce behind him and work the family farm. Now, that's all I can say . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The questions I have for Jodi focus on The Writer's Academy at West Texas A and M University (WTAMU) in Canyon, Texas. It is an intense week but well worth the time, money, and fatigue. The faculty members share their knowledge without pretense. Fellow students make friends. Staying in the dorm is a perk for many of us.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Winona Cross: When the Writer's Academy at WTAMU began in the mid-90's did you imagine how successful it would become?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Jodi Thomas: When I accepted Writer in Residence at West Texas A and M University my number one goal was to help beginning writers. It took me a few years to figure out how. When Continuing Education on campus offered to help, I knew we were off to the races. I wanted to help people not only write the best books they could, but learn ways to break into publishing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We put together a one week class that ran <u>all day. </u>For five days students would live the writer's life. I wanted classes, intense classes--not one hour workshops you can sleep through or skip to go shopping like people do at conventions. I wanted lectures given to the entire group that focused on exact problems and rewards in the industry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The success was unbelievable. People looking at the Academy sometimes say it is expensive because conferences may be cheaper, but I've never heard a writer who has attended say it wasn't well worth the money.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I believe in the Academy so much I donate my time for the week and usually stay in the dorm so we can have late night critiques. We even study plot structure over popcorn and a movie one night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">WC: I attended the Academy for the first time in 2012. I was in your group and we worked on the first 30 pages of our works-in-progress. After almost three years the book I worked on is being published by The Wild Rose Press. Tell the readers, if you will, how many Academy alumni have moved forward to publication.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: blue;">JT: I believe ten of my first class have sold. Some have several books out. Check the Hall of Fame page on the </span><a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/wtwa"><span style="color: blue;">www.wtamu.edu/wtwa</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">WC: You have shared that you go to your home office to write for several hours every evening. Was developing that habit difficult? Were there hurdles you had to overcome?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">JT: I think the hardest thing to do as a writer is to get your bottom in the chair and work. After 25 years and 40 books I still fight it, but I've learned a few tricks.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">1. Make yourself sit down for a short time--I usually say I'm going to sit here for one hour no matter what. Three hours later, I realize I'm working overtime.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">2. Start with reading what you wrote yesterday. It pulls you into the story.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">3. Work on a computer that doesn't have e-mail, games, etc..</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">4. Set weekly, monthly goals. You may not reach them all but you'll get some.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">5. When you're stuck, change your environment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">WC: You've earned many awards, including the RITA from the Romance Writers of America (RWA), will you share the feeling of being recognized for your knowledge, talent, and hard work?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">JT: I won my first RITA in 1993 with my third book. It never occurred to me that I'd win. I just went to the RWA convention so I could wear the ribbon that said Finalist. The second time I was up I read the other books that were up and decided I didn't have a chance, so I didn't go--couldn't afford it anyway. Hawaii? Third time I believed I had a chance, even bought a new dress to wear. I won. Said my thank you when I turned to leave they wouldn't let me off the stage. Nora Roberts took the mic and said in front of 3,000 people, "On the rare occasion a writer wins three RITA's in the same category, she is inducted into the Hall of Fame". I couldn't believe it! That morning I'd bought 150 dollars worth of books on how to write.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now, awards line the top shelves of my office but what matters most is the letters I get from readers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">WC: Any advice for authors who feel discouraged?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">JT: When you stop growing and taking critique you're as good as you're ever going to get.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Thank you, Jodi, for visiting my blog. It does mean more than I have the words to say. I look forward to seeing you on June 8, 2015 in Canyon for my third visit to the Academy. For writers out there who have considered attending the Academy all I can say is "Just Do It". Regardless of whose class you choose to be in you will be rewarded with new knowledge and kindness. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I look forward to reading your comments. Thank you for reading.</span><br />
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<br />Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-14107903722550275102015-02-11T09:47:00.001-08:002015-02-11T09:49:42.890-08:00BUILDINGS AS CHARACTERS<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">BUILDINGS AS CHARACTERS: THE WEEKS MANSION, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Often inanimate objects become prominent characters in our stories. They take on a living role. One that is just as important as the main characters. The historic Weeks Mansion in Wichita Falls, TX is the setting of many scenes in my soon to be released novella, "Dianne's Destiny: Tales of the Scrimshaw Doll" from The Wild Rose Press (Yellow Rose Imprint). I've wondered what the walls of this stunning place would say if they could talk. Haven't we all wondered something like it in our lives? Legend says the mansion is haunted, I believe it just may be.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">When construction on the home began in 1924 Fred and Katie Lou Avis Weeks and their daughter lived in the carriage house. They were able to move into the mansion in 1926.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mr. Weeks was a successful and renowned attorney. He spared no expense building the home. It remains full of architectural details that feel sometimes decadent, often breathtaking, yet comfortable. A few examples of the details include:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*A two story Italian marble fireplace in the living room featuring faces from mythology catches the eye.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*A two story stained glass double glass door that exits to the back yard. The only remaining original light fixture hangs from the ceiling in the living room (seen below).</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*One mason from Wichita Falls, Walter McAbee, was contracted to complete all of the brick work on the carriage house and the home, which he completed entirely by himself using red, vitrified bricks from Coffeyville, Kansas. These bricks give the exterior the feel and quality of unbreakable glass. The concrete work is precise, every brick is placed with the same amount of distance between each one giving a uniform appearance.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>*Several of</strong> <strong>the first floor walls and ceilings are made of dark walnut. The main staircase featuring two landings and the bannister blends almost invisibly at first glance.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Sadly, the family wouldn't live there long. The stock market crash in the early 20th century hit them hard. In 1931 the bank repossessed the 13 acre estate and evicted the Weeks family.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The home sat empty for seven years before being sold to the Lebus family. They stayed until 1946 when the Featherston family bought it. They stayed until 1949 when it was sold once again. Other inhabitants included:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The City Club Restaurant that was said to rival the Country Club. It closed in 1953.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The American Life and Trust Insurance Company took possession and shared the home with The Back Door Players Theater Group and Region IX Education Service until 1973.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Gatsby's Night Club, a food and drink establishment reminiscent of a Prohibition Era Speakeasy, resided there until 1977.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Several other restaurants tried their hand at the mansion with limited success.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Weeks Mansion was declared an historic site and placed on the Historic Registry in the early 1980's. (See photo above).</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Shortly after that it was The Marketplace featuring fine shops, dining, boutiques, a tea room, and a photographer's studio.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The mansion served as a local events center throughout the 1990's.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In 1999 it became a private residence again when the Shellanberger family bought it.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In 2009 it was purchased by the Wood Group. My dear friend, Mary Wood, moved into the mansion. She has slowly and studiously furnished and decorated the mansion in its original vintage style.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The Weeks Mansion is 16, 000 square feet. It includes four upstairs bedroom suites with full baths and a mezzanine. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The main floor, includes the large two story foyer, a side portico entrance, the formal living room, study, kitchen, formal dining room, breakfast room, master bedroom, 21/2 baths, butler's pantry, dumb waiter, sunroom, and extra large laundry and craft room (formerly the kitchen). In addition to the formal stairwell there is a back stairway to both the upstairs and the basement.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The main basement stairs open on to an area featuring a long walnut bar, three ante-rooms with arched doorways guarded by Italian marble mythological beings. The basement library includes many law books belonging to Mr. Weeks. The maintenance areas are also located down there.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Every room and many window sills are decorated with original art.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Mary opens her home to historic groups, tours, parties, weddings, and other community activities. She believes it is her duty to share the history of this stately mansion and restore it to its former beauty.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Two other residents charm all visitors--an aging black Labradoodle named Toby and a prissy white male Standard Poodle named Kramer.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*During the Christmas season the home is decorated with at least eight themed trees and decorations turning every downstairs corner into a wonderland. (The photo is of the formal tree in the living room. Notice the walnut ceiling and staircase).</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-small;">*I invite you to take this cyber blog tour of The Weeks Mansion. It is called The Blankenship Mansion in "Dianne's Destiny". Comments and suggestions are appreciated.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;">This month I am happy to feature Liz Tyner on my blog. I have to admit getting this blog together has been a trial because of illness on my part as well as some unfortunate computer issues.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> Having other authors to count among our friends whether we have met or not is one of our greatest gifts as writers. We can call on them for ideas, to complain about this or that, to share good news and bad, and to simply be available. Liz is the author of <strong>THE ENGLISH ROGUES and GRECIAN GODDESSES SERIES from Harlequin. Book one SAFE IN THE EARL'S ARMS is available. Book two A CAPTAIN AND A ROGUE will be available in December 2014.</strong> An excerpt is below.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;">Liz can be reached at </span><a href="http://www.liztyner.com/"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">www.liztyner.com</span></a><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> or </span><a href="mailto:ltynerwrites@yahoo.com"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">ltynerwrites@yahoo.com</span></a><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> She has a lovely site just waiting for visitors. I asked her a few questions and her answers were interesting, humorous, and filled with wisdom. It is below:</span><br />
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memories is when my mother folded paper into a booklet form and asked me to
tell her a story, and said she would print it for me. She took the story we
finished and put it “in a safe place”—the cupboard where the important papers
were kept. For a child, that was similar to winning a RITA. I was hooked, even
though I didn’t know it. During my teen years, I scribbled poems, and started a
novel—but disappointed myself greatly because I never made it to Chapter 2.</span></span><br />
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end' on sell or did it end up under the bed so to speak?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Actually, it
might be literally under my bed—at this very moment. I started it when I was 26
years old—easy to remember because my heroine was 26. It is roughly 100,000
words, and I submitted it to publishers. Maybe three total. One editor wrote a
personal rejection. This was in the days of white-out, and she covered one of
her comments. I removed enough of the white-out to see the original sentence.
Basically, it was my first experience with the dreaded sagging middle. I knew
she was right. I planned to re-write and re-submit to someone else, but I had
no clue how to increase conflict. That ended that. But I started another novel
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specific book you'll always love?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> I particularly like romance and have
lots of favorite authors. When I read a novel and fall in love with the hero, I
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the words just won't come?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Sometimes I get on the treadmill—which is a drastic
measure and a last resort. Fifteen minutes there and I can usually get an idea.
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garment viewed through a strong imagination left little covered. He braced
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: Calibri;"><em><strong>I encourage readers of my blog to visit Liz, check out her books and fall in love with historical romance. Please leave comments and include your own links if you wish.</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is with the greatest pleasure that I am featuring my friend and fellow author, Janet K. Brown, on this post. She is taking off like a rocket in the writing world with her devotional, Divine Dining, as well as her young adult series. </span></div>
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We met at the Red River Romance Writers of America group meeting in Wichita Falls, Texas early in 2009. It was a great group and full of talent. However, Janet made a positive impression on me the moment she welcomed me when I arrived that first day. I was a newcomer--not just to the group but to the region. Unfortunately, as a small group, the RRRW did not survive. We may no longer have regular meetings but the support for each other remains always available.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emotional upheavals plagued me all my adult life. I gained and lost weight every year and kept several sized clothes in my closet for my ups and downs, mostly ups. Depression drove me to deeper depths at the same time my job as medical coder and bookkeeper became more stressful and turned into longer hours. Writing came to a stop except for personal journals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">During a Christian weight loss class at my church, I drew closer to God. He healed me emotionally, and the weight started to drop. I retired in October, 2005 to give more time to grandchildren and writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I joined Romance Writers of America (RWA) and American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), studied the writing craft, and began to write and submit. I wrote romance and women’s fiction. When I received a rejection, instead of working more on that manuscript, I started a brand new one. At the same time, I submitted short stories again and got a few of them published. One of the teen short stories I wrote featured a ghost legend at a registered Texas ghost town near my home. The publisher of the magazine where I submitted it asked if I’d ever considered making that story chapter one of a novel. I hadn’t, but I did. So, I wrote my first YA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few years ago while I was busy submitting, studying, getting rejected, and starting another manuscript, God woke me in the middle of the night with devotions running through my head. The focus was on emotional healing and weight loss. I wrote fourteen devotions before I could go back to sleep. I continued to write devotions sometimes one a week, sometimes one a day for four years. I considered the devotions therapy for me while I WROTE fiction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> In 2011, a small press out of Oklahoma, 4RV Publishing, offered me a contract not on my romance or women’s fiction but on my one and only YA. I danced, I sang, I didn’t come down to earth for months. In 2012, my debut novel, an inspirational, paranormal YA,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: navy;">Victoria and the Ghost</span></i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>was released. Before its release, God hit me upside the head and told me I hadn’t written 300 devotions just as my therapy, but to minister to others with a similar problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After three rejections on my weight loss class curriculum based on the devotions I’d written, I pitched a 365 day by day devotion book for overeaters to another small press out of Arkansas that was starting their company with inspirational, self-help books. That was Pen-L Publishing. They offered me a contract and had the book out by December, 2012. This book is titled<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: navy;">Divine Dining: 365 Devotions to Guide You to Healthier Weight and Abundant Wellness.</span></i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This was truly the book of my heart coming straight from my personal journals, critical failures, and testimonies of God’s goodness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In 2013, I signed another contract with 4RV Publishing for the sequel to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><span style="color: navy;">Victoria and the Ghost</span>.</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(Got to stick with what works, YA and ghosts). The working title of it is<span style="color: navy;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>A Ghost for Shelley</i></span><i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that should be released soon.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In early 2014, I signed a contract with Pen-L to publish (finally) a women’s fiction. We titled it<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i><span style="color: navy;">Worth Her<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i></b><span style="color: navy;">Weight</span>. This book releases in November, 2014. Here’s the elevator pitch:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I stay active in ACFW, Faith, Hope and Love (FHL) the inspirational chapter of RWA, and Oklahoma Writers Federated International (OWFI). I take online courses, go to workshops and conferences as finances allow, contract to write short stories, and promote my books with the help of a host of wonderful new friends I’ve made through my writing. One of those new friends is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Winona Cross.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: Georgia;">Beneath a magical arch everything changed. How could a place, such a crowded place, be such fun and so exciting at every turn? A twenty foot tall breathtakingly beautiful woman made of vines and branches walked out of the tress circling the crowd with such grace silence overtook them. Colors never imagined by this aging princess blended perfectly with those in a crayon box. Everyone seemed happy and patient with the exception of an occasional ogre. Long lines were the fact of the week but most often they were entertaining or we held special Fast Passes. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: Georgia;">Of course, she had dinner with the real princesses. Her reaction and that of the small princesses when Snow White skipped past their table was captured. Every special Disney princess moved through the dining hall talking and acting royal before having a parade including the younger princes and princesses in attendance. The aging princess wanted to be in the parade but, alas, she wasn't able to do so without sustaining the chagrin of the other adults in the group.</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Life is uncertain. There will always be times of confusion, sadness, fear, and uncertainty. Just as surely there will be times of wonder, happiness, undisguised joy, certainty, and even magic. Try to smile through the worst times and the laughter during the good times will come straight from the soul. A girl can be a princess at any age. It's true.</span></div>
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63. This woman is just the opposite living in a perpetual flower child world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My hair is dirty blonde with graying temples, simply cut,
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skirts. Her wardrobe is a canvas for the embellishments she adds through the
day. Dangly earrings, large hoops, bracelets of gold and silver, fabric, beads,
and leather almost to her elbow. Scarves drape her body including a dedazzled
belly dancers sarong around her hips. She is comfortable and dances through the
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I wear matronly capri pants or jeans and T-shirts with
sleeves. My jewelry is gold and classic with a few pieces of appropriately
suitable costume pieces added for bling on special occasions. Without my
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Is it a desperate dive? A fully dressed, spread-eagled splat? Or, is it a
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Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436711964392043437.post-85954765020409569172014-02-08T09:25:00.001-08:002014-02-08T09:25:32.177-08:00Cover Reveal, Delay, and SuperstitionSeveral months ago<em><strong> I received my first cover for my first novel!</strong></em> It was very exciting and I did the happy dance and made the phone calls and updated Facebook . . . But, I just couldn't bring myself to reveal the cover on my blog even though I had revealed it on Facebook. I guess I thought my blog was so much more serious or something. I don't know. But, this morning is the day I've chosen for a specific reason. More on that later.<br />
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One reason I must make clear is this--I'm a Registered Nurse. Even though I'm retired I'm still a nurse and we are a very superstitious bunch. I was a Labor and Delivery nurse. That's a high risk specialty and any of the specialties are <em><strong>especially</strong></em> superstitious. Let me relay an example. Every unit has a status board. It's usually a basic white board with sections taped off for pertinent data depending on the specialty. When I was new to the game we had a slow day and we didn't have any patients so I decided I would clean the white board.<em><strong> Damn! One would think I had cut someone's throat!</strong></em> It seems the board must never be blank because it's bad luck. If it's blank it brings in the hoardes and they will be really sick or will have some kind of problem. What did I have to do? Make up a patient's name, assign her to a doctor, give her some fake physical data and move on. Alas, it was too late. The hoardes did arrive. Every bed was soon filled, we had a couple of patients waiting on stretchers in the hall. I remember at least one emergency cesarean section. <em><strong>And, this is the way the charge nurse looked at me:</strong></em><br />
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The reason I've decided to go ahead and reveal the cover today is because I'm still trudging through edits. My goodness, it's tough. I feel sorry for my wonderful editor, Ally Robertson, from The Wild Rose Press. It's been a long road for us. She sent me this latest round along with some more specific homework which I believe will help me. It narrows things down into small bites rather than having the intimidation of the entire manuscript in front of me. I suppose revealing it on my blog will also help me feel more professional or something. Today I'm feeling down but not defeated. My confidence is flagging but it will rise again. <br />
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I hope you've enjoyed a glimpse of my cover. Would you who have successfully published share any tips of getting past the first book edits and blues? I would appreciate it if you could drop off a comment for me as well. Enjoy your writing and your successes.Winona Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12378168143177366935noreply@blogger.com11