Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • “Later” by Stephen King

    “Later” by Stephen King

    Quite a few years ago now, I decided to see what all the hullabaloo was about Stephen King and his novels. I read quite a few of them. “The Green Mile” and “Lisey’s Story” stand out in my mind. And then I read “The Tommyknockers.” Okay, so I’d seen “Carrie”…

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  • Common Misconceptions, Part One

    In my ongoing efforts to educate and delight, I thought I might start a new series. Also, series of these sorts are handy to have…

  • The Incarceration of Serafina

    Day One Well, that most assuredly did not go as well as planned. What started out as a simple look-see to determine why so many…

  • Weird Words, Part 7

    Preface No seriously, this is a preface and it’s not about the word “preface.” Although, it is kind of a weird word if you think…

  • Following Blogs

    I have very little spare time. It always seems to me that should not be the case. I don’t work outside the home, but taking…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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