Tag Archives: Disney

How to be Hip

How do you define something that is, by definition, always changing? Hipsters are nothing new, of course. Eve was made from Adams’s rib (close to his hip), and refused to accept the status quo. Abraham Lincoln was into abolition before … Continue reading

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One Heckuva Lovely Blog

I’ve been honored by my friend Roo at What’s Next with a One Lovely Blog Award! Roo rocks, so check out her lovely blog site today! Here’s what I have to do… To accept: 1. Thank the person who nominated me … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 1

A year ago today, I fuel-injected my then-new blog site by serializing my fantasy novel The Wishing Map into a series of “5 minute reads.”  If you’re not on the journey yet, this weekend would be a perfect time to … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 1

Preface Bedtime is the time to stall. And asking for “a story” is the best way to do it. In response to such requests, many years ago I began improvising an ongoing story for my daughters about two princesses, who … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map – a serialized fantasy novel

“There’s magic in the world.  And it’s waiting to be found.”  I’ve begun posting, in short weekly episodes, my novel The Wishing Map.  Originally developed for The Walt Disney Company, The Wishing Map has been called “a modern American Chronicles … Continue reading

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