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On Failure
We’ve all had those days. Those days where nothing—absolutely nothing—goes right. Those days when two submissions garner rejections. You ask yourself if you’re failing as a writer.The kind of day when your kid gets in trouble at school and you ask yourself how and why that could have happened. You ask yourself if you’re failing as a parent. Those days when you’ve hurt someone’s feelings unintentionally. You ask yourself if your failing as a friend, a wife, a mother, or a family member. These are the kinds of questions that can keep you awake until 3 o’clock in the morning as you ask yourself what it’s all about, anyway? I…
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The Power of Forgiveness
“People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on.” ~ Bill Cosby When people ask me what BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE is about, I try not to get off course when I give them my “elevator summary of the plot.” Ultimately, the novel is about forgiveness, about time healing all wounds, about not only moving past something that caused a lot of pain, but also forgiving it. While one character lives with guilt and regret, the other is full of hurt and bewilderment. Can forgiveness be found between these two main characters, Annabelle and Michael? As…
