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    JUN
    16
    2009

    Getting published without even trying

    Well, I got a surprise phone call the other day. I wrote a short piece for Capper's about seven years ago. I got my first contract for a re-print for "At Home in the Garden," which is a Guideposts publication. I've tried unsuccessfully for years to submit a story...

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    MAR
    3
    2009

    There's a bit of a nip in the air in Pink Flamingo Country!

    Well, we've had two dustings but we got about four inches out of the last snow, so the kids got the chance to go sledding, make angels, and they even decided to hide and hunt Easter eggs (huh?)! This weather actually cancelled school for two...

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    My Birthday...    April 12
    Hometown...    Boondocks of NC
    You can find me...    on the computer or on the go all the time
    Surprising fact about me...    is that I love to ride roller coasters
    Favorite band growing up...    anything that didn't scare the fish away when fishing with Dad
    Last good book I read...    90 Minutes in Heaven
    My favorite drink...    fresh squeezed orange, lemon, lime juice
    Favorite website...    yesyoucangrill.com and monkeysee.com

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    National Centenarian Awareness Project Web Site

    National Centenarian Awareness Project Web Site
    4 star rating
    seeking to honor senior citizens, looking for new ideas

    JUN
    30
    2009

    The National Centenarian Awareness Project (NCAP) is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 that "celebrates active centenarians as role models for the future of aging."

    What you can find on the web site:

    • Additional information about the NCAP and future plans
    • A blog that features various centenarians that have interests as varied as networking on Twitter, playing bridge and watching basketball
    • Printable calendar that features a different centenarian each month
    • Behind the Scene information on a Barbara Walters ABC Special about living to be 150
    • Personal interest stories, photos, and...
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    mzsagittarius wrote on Jun 26, 2009


    In response to Katrena's comment from May 6, 2009:

    you are welcome


    CyndiA wrote on Jun 18, 2009


    Go girl. That's great about Guideposts. I tried several times and decided would have to make a personal visit before they'd consider my story good enough - and then they prob would not have believed it anyway (-:


    MikeMaroon wrote on Jun 18, 2009


    Well, congratulations on getting published. Nice job!


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