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A trip down the research rabbit hole ends in the beverage aisle.
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What more does a girl need than a pile of books and a bowl of chocolate? Let’s talk about what we’ve been reading and feeding our inner chocoholics. One of my favorite books growing up was a huge collection of fairy tales from around the world. It was a red and gold hardback, about four inches thick. A really impressive looking tome. I still have the book and it has an honored spot on my … Continue reading →
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When dresses were considered children’s wear, not little girls’ clothes.
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Maybe I shouldn’t admit it, but truth is stranger than fiction on most days. So I do what any sensible writer would do, I look for inspiration in the real world before I give it a fantasy spin.
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