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Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television. |
Today I visited a new grocery store in my neighborhood. There is a Starbucks inside. And, maybe 50 yards across the parking lot, there is another one. A freestanding cafe. I do a talk about characterization, and make a passing comment to Starbucks and using it as a way to figure out who [...] I’ve not really recovered from my weekend. Not really because of the bad run but because two days later was One of Those Days and I was already tired. The charming South American orienteer came back through and we had some fun, though we got stuck in a bomb scare at the airport. The [...] I’ve been moving files from one computer to the other and feel scattered, so I haven’t had much brain to blog with, but in the interest of showing up, here is a playful one. In the voice workshop, one task I love is writing a list of 25 things I love. It’s refreshing in [...]
The news has stunned us all this morning: Michelle’s Chocolatiers, Ice Cream and Tea Room has been closed by the IRS. An icon of downtown Colorado Springs for more than fifty years, the restaurant was [...] Here is something a mother never forgets: 22 years ago this morning, I was pacing a hospital hallway, GIGANTICALLY, ENORMOUSLY pregnant with my second baby. He was two week overdue. I had the waist circumference of a mid-size theater. I had not eaten bacon (or a lot of other things) in nine months. I [...] I forgot–today I ran farther than I’ve ever run before. Five miles. "Run" is probably a strong word for my speed, but I like saying it anyway: today I ran five miles. I’ve hiked more than that many, many times. The day after Kelli and I hiked Pikes Peak, I had to walk [...] |
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