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#WritingTip – Developing a Writing Style
What is a Writing Style? It is the most important and precious thing a writer or author owns. This is what helps us illustrate, immerse,...
Valerie Willis
May 10, 201716 min read
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VTMAS No.58: I Was Bad, Once
You see that blue gorgeous hunk of SUV. That was the love of my life in high school. I had somehow worked it out with my divorcing...
Valerie Willis
Feb 9, 20174 min read
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VTMAS No.51: Savannah Gas Station
Sometimes I forget to warn the new relatives of my immaculate ability to have weird things happen to me. This was a tiny road trip that...
Valerie Willis
Dec 22, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.45: Drive Around Midnight
If you knew me in high school, you knew I did  everything I could to NOT go home. This even meant driving around at random, as pathetic...
Valerie Willis
Nov 10, 20163 min read
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VTMAS No.44: The Brown Starfish
We had gone fishing and we both were geeking out that in the bait bucket there was a little brown starfish. At the time we had a...
Valerie Willis
Nov 3, 20161 min read
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VTMAS No.43: Don’t You Dare Cleanup
Mudding. Either you know what I just said or wondering why this word should be significant. Growing up it was the family outing to go to...
Valerie Willis
Oct 27, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.42: The Scooter Gang
We’ve all been on family vacations, but occasionally one comes along that leaves a lasting impression. Being in Florida, going to the...
Valerie Willis
Oct 20, 20163 min read
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VTMAS No.39: Car Ride to Miami
My husband and I had been dating for a while at this point. In fact, we had moved in together and things were going good for us both. His...
Valerie Willis
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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My Struggle, My Victory, My Message on Mental Health
When I was asked to write something for Mental Wellness for #HoldOnToTheLight , I was thrilled. Why? It is the reason why I create and...
Valerie Willis
Sep 22, 20168 min read
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VTMAS No.38: Gas On A Plane
We had just gotten married back in April 2007 and I was excited that I was going with my husband and his family to a reunion. I had just...
Valerie Willis
Sep 22, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.35: He Called Our Bluff
Picture taken by Levi at the time, after stealing Mommy’s phone… There comes a time when your toddler starts to leave behind the days of...
Valerie Willis
Sep 1, 20163 min read
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VTMAS No.34: Val Got Wasted!
To be fair, I posted about the husband’s time being wasted so now it’s my turn to share one about me. That’s right, she who rarely drinks...
Valerie Willis
Aug 25, 20163 min read
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VTMAS No.33: Husband Got Wasted!
Everyone has drunk stories about a time they got wasted and had to piece together what happened via what your friends tell you. Granted,...
Valerie Willis
Aug 18, 20163 min read
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VTMAS No.31: Who Did It?
As a parent, it can be fun to feign ignorance to your four year old or ask a series of questions that will reward you with comedic gold....
Valerie Willis
Aug 4, 20161 min read
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VTMAS No.24: Curiousity
At some point in my high school career I took a Creative Writing course. We were a small mix of students from different backgrounds,...
Valerie Willis
Jun 16, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.23: Hungry Hungry Girlfriend
It’s always an anxious ordeal when you meet the boyfriend’s parents for the first time. I had met them a few times since our “Spicy...
Valerie Willis
Jun 9, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.22: My Spicy Valentine
Oh, my first Valentine’s Day with my husband was definitely interesting. We had started seeing each other the last week of January, more...
Valerie Willis
Jun 2, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.11: Sailor Jupiter Took My Keys
KEYS. Let’s talk about those things we need for our front doors and to drive our cars: keys! I am well-known for misplacing my keys in...
Valerie Willis
Mar 16, 20162 min read
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VTMAS No.5: Clown Hair
It was another afternoon of boredom as I sat on the couch with my Uncle Ymmit. Nothing was going on, and to be honest, I don’t recall...
Valerie Willis
Feb 3, 20161 min read
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