My tweets

• Tue, 16:12: Got Jonas' seal of approval for this post. Words For My Son On His Fifiteenth Birthday http://t.co/TpkIHvKa3p
• Tue, 17:38: Words For My Son On His Fifteenth Birthday http://t.co/VwlB9HmLV1 #fireswamptribe
• Tue, 18:07: I dunno, but oh man Christmas songs just make me want to bang. O Come All Ye Faithful, indeed.
• Tue, 18:11: A1: One of my favorite characters has got to be Elaine from Atwood's Cat's Eye. She is really completely raw and confused. #writestuff
• Tue, 18:13: Another favorite would have to be Big Sis from Blu's Hanging (L.A. Yamanaka). Not MC but man does that girl leap off the page. #writestuff
• Tue, 18:17: A2: Character I love to hate is Mr. Collins from Pride & Prejudice. What a horrible little man! #writestuff
• Tue, 18:28: A3: Writing always starts with some character doing some weird thing and I try to figure out what makes someone DO that? #writestuff
• Tue, 18:46: Sorry, #writestuff. Had to step away to help feed these heathens. Back now, getting caught up.
• Tue, 18:49: A4: My characters usually have weird (over)reactions to (seemingly) ordinary things, and my job is to ask them why. #writestuff
• Tue, 18:51: A5: Remembering that everybody is the MC of their own story. Sometimes this means they thwart my plans, though. Lol. #writestuff

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One Hundred Word Wednesday: Birth Day

I went to recovery while my little boy started his stay in the NICU. I got flowers while he got intubated. I got congratulated, and he? He got an incubator.

Twenty-six measly weeks. Five insufficient days. Two pounds, three ounces. The baby, my baby, fought every scrap of unfavorable odds.

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