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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...
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Sep 29, 20162 min read


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...
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Sep 22, 20162 min read


VTMAS No.37: Not the Average Door Salesman
As proof that my odd and bizarre luck still comes into my life, today’s story happened this past weekend. I was zoning out on the...
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Sep 15, 20162 min read


VTMAS No.36: The Day The Grass Parted
My uncle Ymmit and I were asked to investigate what happened to the cats at my Great Grandmother’s home. She had been a safehouse for...
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Sep 8, 20162 min read


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...
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Sep 1, 20163 min read


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...
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Aug 25, 20163 min read


A Short-lived Treasure Hunt
Short Story, Humor The cell phone was ringing again. Florida summer heat brought in a wave of friends and family calling for favors, but this time it was Alvin. With a sigh, Jay answered, “Hey Al!” “Man, I hate to ask…” Alvin’s tone of voice was equal to a grimace on a face. “It’s my Air Conditioner…” Rubbing his forehead, Jay retorted, “Lightning didn’t hit it again, did it?” There was silence on the other end. The heat of Alvin’s frustrations coming through with no words ne
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Aug 19, 20163 min read


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,...
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Aug 18, 20163 min read


VTMAS No.32: The Manatees
I love to go fishing, so there will be plenty of fishing stories to share. If you have no clue what a manatee or dugong is, pretty much...
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Aug 11, 20162 min read


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....
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Aug 4, 20161 min read


#WritingTip – Publishing on CreateSpace & KDP
After finishing and polishing my manuscript, I turned my attention to the internet. There were a few things I knew I wanted to be able to...
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Jul 28, 201613 min read


VTMAS No.26: I Broke My New Underwear
Having kids is both a blessing and a curse. I love my kids, but I have to admit, until they came along, I remember having far more...
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Jun 30, 20162 min read


#WritingTip – Outlining Your Story Idea
What to Expect from This Topic Whether you are developing a plot for a story, game, or movie, we all struggle with getting our...
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Jun 27, 20167 min read


VTMAS No.25: You Broke It!
As a recap, I had a cat named Charmander who was a black and white Maine Coon mix. He was a huge 35 pound monster that was bigger than...
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Jun 23, 20163 min read


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,...
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Jun 16, 20162 min read


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...
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Jun 9, 20162 min read


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...
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Jun 2, 20162 min read


VTMAS No.21: The Clown Car
Traffic. Ugh, we’ve all dreaded driving to that one part of town because there is no avoided that stop and go, bumper-to-bumper traffic...
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May 26, 20161 min read


#WritingTip – Character Development
What is Character Development? Developing a story is only half the battle. Character Development isn’t just the art of naming and...
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Mar 28, 201619 min read


VTMAS No. 1: Good Morning SWAT Team
NOTE: I had only been living there for 2 months… if that: I had stayed up far too late, so I was half asleep as I rolled out of bed at...
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Jan 6, 20163 min read
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