Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Misunderstanding

    Misunderstanding

    I read an article online the other day about being misunderstood. It had a very huge impact on me and changed how I view a number of things that are significant to me. The article was long and went into many facets of the issue and so it is hard…

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  • Writer’s Block

    Writer’s block is a lot like constipation. You know it’s in there; you just have to get it out somehow. And you know you will…

  • All Good Things …

    She was about six and three quarters years old and she thought the day would never arrive. It had been promised and promised and always…

  • Charity Goes to a Party: An Exercise in Character Development

    Every now and then when I was still writing content for a website, I would get an assignment. What follows is the result of one…

  • What I Thought

    When I was very young, I always thought that when I reached some in-determinant but greater years of age, I would finally be comfortable with…

● About Me
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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