Mary Lamphere
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I’m not sure any year has been as anticipated (in my lifetime) as 2021.Congratulations, we made it.What that actually means remains to be seen…2020 didn’t get rough until mid-March. Not to be a pessimist, but there’s still time for this “newness” to take a startling, sharp, unprecedentedly cruel and deep dive. Wow, that went dark
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This post is about the “gifts” that stay with you, that leave an abiding and memorable impression. Just the good ones, lol. After the year we’ve had, we could use some positive and lasting inspiration. Please take the time to read through each personal tale of Gifts and Gratitude. These stories are full of humor
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TODAY MAKES 500! I can’t even believe it! FIVE HUNDRED POSTS! Thank you to the readers who submitted blog titles to the contest. I was both impressed and amazed at some of the selections. Match Game, a post from July 2015, had the most votes! With almost–literally–500 articles to choose from, I wasn’t sure ANY
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ONE Don’t forget to leave me a message with the TITLE of one of my blog posts so you’ll be entered into a drawing for a FIFTY DOLLAR PRIZE! Simply comment wherever you see this post or email me at LiteraryMary@comcast.net. Details can be read here. The winner will be randomly selected and announced next
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You may remember way back in June, I posted my 443rd blog.Today’s post is #498…I’M ALMOST TO FIVE HUNDRED! In honor of reaching this goal, I’m hosting a contest. My 500th post will feature a WINNER. That winner could be YOU! Entering the contest is easy. All you have to do is leave a REPLY
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I was really touched by an article I read in the Chicago Tribune last year. “The Gifts that Stay With Us for a Lifetime” was a collection of stories about ‘gifts’ and their lasting effect. You may remember I blogged about the article and requested people share their memories. I ran THREE days worth of
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When my six year old grandson comes over to visit, he spends a lot of time playing. He runs, jumps, and bounces. He kicks, lunges, and swings various limbs. He lands, tumbles, rolls, and repeats. He hops from chair arm to ottoman to sofa cushion, over and back again. He talks when he’s playing–giving orders,
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James Patterson is a prolific author having written nearly 150 novels. In fact, he holds The New York Times record for the most #1 New York Times best sellers by a single author, a total of 67, which is also a Guinness World Record. He is both admired and reviled in the industry. But the
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When I was at NIU (the second time) studying Visual Communications, we were assigned a metaphor project. It proved challenging to a lot of us. What exactly is a metaphor and how can we show it visually?! A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object
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It’s been a rough weekend for me. Social media has been harder than usual. Which really sucks, what with my EXTRA HOUR and everything. What’s to hate? An extra hour? That’s like hating your tax refund. This is time they took from you in March. THIS is the REAL time. Switching the clocks back an
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