Barbara Samuel O'Neal is the author of more than thirty award-winning novels, including THE LOST RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS and

The Secret of Everything
The Secret of Everything

A native of Colorado, Barbara loves teaching, travel, reading, writing, yoga, walking, food, cooking, photography and...okay, reality television.

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The joy of loving your body

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One of the big challenges of the writing life is to stay physically healthy when the entirety of your job is to sit in front of a computer and move your fingers.  Or sit in a chair and flip pages while you read.   If thinking burned calories the way riding bikes does, [...]

April 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: A Writer Afoot, Writing life | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Happy Non-Smoking To Me

Happy Anniversary to me.  Five years ago today, I quit smoking for good.  Finally.

Now, I realize that it’s a shady habit these days and you probably shouldn’t admit to ever doing it, but I still know people who are struggling with quitting and I want to offer encouragement and joy.   I loved cigarettes, [...]

October 1st, 2008 | Tags: , , , | Category: A Writer Afoot, Random Beauties | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)