Mary Lamphere
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I considered sharing a story that’s not, how shall I say…um, creepy? Thrilling? Scary? Because I do write those, too. But then I thought, it’s October! It’s SPOOKY SEASON! So I offer you another short story to tingle your senses. Hindsight You know the moment it all changed. You remember it exactly. The beginning of
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Keeping with the previous two posts, I thought I’d offer you a month of reading opportunities! This week I’m sharing a short story from Foe Be Us, a publication comprised of stories based on phobias released last year. Exit Monsters “Clancy,” my mother chuckled, “I went to school with a Clancy. He was my sister’s
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Crazy busy weekend, too many thoughts to share, none cohesive, so I’m cheating and sharing a story I wrote for The Prompt Club many years ago. The prompt was, “The First Time”. I hope you enjoy. The First Time I Killed Someone Well, technically the first time I killed someone, it was an accident. Even
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My story is kicking off this year’s SPOOKY SHOWCASE! “Oh my gosh, I loved your story!!!! I just finished it. I especially love the clever way you ended it. I love it so much it HAS to kick off the showcase!” Jolene Haley Spooky Showcase is a collection of strange, scary, and occasionally humorous horror
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Rock’n’roll all nite… then hit up some orchards the next day. Perfect weekend plan for aging Gen Xers. Saturday, we drove to Mundelein to see a band called Liliac at the Original Sundance Saloon, a great little venue that I wish was closer to home. I came across this band on Facebook. Five siblings who rock
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It seems to me that everyone suffers from anxiety nowadays. Think you don’t? You should probably take some time and wonder about that. Just kidding. I had a dream the other night about going back to school. Being in school and having to take a big test you didn’t study for, or being at school
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But not a blog. Please forgive me. My mind is second novel focused. And I’m kicking butt. I’m on a writer’s retreat and even though when I left last week, I thought hey, I can knock out a craft blog or opinion post and still work on the rough draft of Book Two in the
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Dating Myself: For some reason, Colorforms popped into my head the other day. Do you remember Colorforms? This is not my photo, but I did have this set! I had several sets. Because I loved them. I remember playing for hours with my Colorforms. Creating scenes, making up stories, moving them around, and replacing the
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It’s time for another Travel Weird List! You know, when you’re out and about and experiencing a new location and find yourself saying, “Whoa, that was weird!” Because it’s a holiday and you probably have big plans, I’ll keep the list to 5 even though I could easily come up with a few more. I
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I’m very excited to announce we have a new member to our family! We welcomed Janne, a German exchange student, to America this weekend. My daughter, her husband, and their two sons will be hosting Janne (pronounced Ya-na) for the school year. When they committed to this program nearly a year ago, it seemed so
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