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LAURIE ROCKENBECK

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Halfway Through NaNo, Accident and New Yarn Shop, Oh my!

Halfway Through NaNo, Accident and New Yarn Shop, Oh my!

Halfway through the month of November, and my wordcount is just right where it is supposed to be. I've got a total of 25,653 words for the one project and 25,105 with the other. I've already decided to just do one project next year because this is a little bit...

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Dad, Doctor, Captain

Dad, Doctor, Captain

My father served in the US Navy for twenty years. He joined up, originally, because the service would pay for his education to become a doctor, something he would otherwise be unable to afford. His career was varied and interesting to say the least. He served aboard...

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Double Duty NaNoWriMo

Double Duty NaNoWriMo

For various reasons that I know I won't be able to fully articulate, I'm admitting my own insanity in public. Maybe it's an underlying egomania that wants you all to know just how hard I really am working at this writing "thing" this month.As a matter of fact, the...

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NaNoWriMo is Underway

NaNoWriMo is Underway

I started writing with a pace that surprises me. I've been thinking through my novel concept for a few weeks, and decided on the project I'll be focusing on this month on Sunday, the day before the program started. Last year, I worked on something that had a...

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Lipstick at the Gym? Seriously?

Sorry if you're reading this because you thought you were going to get tips about wearing lipstick or if you're offended because I'm calling you out for wearing lipstick at the gym. Because that's what I'm doing. Take note this is coming from someone who rarely wears...

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Peanut Butter Squares–Another Memory Food

Peanut Butter Squares–Another Memory Food

In August I blogged about an intense craving I was having for my grandmother's sugar cookies. In September I was craving another childhood treat that had me emailing the principal at Myrtle Grove Elementary School in Pensacola, Florida--my grade school Alma Mater....

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