Category Archives: Inspiration

Estes Park: The Wonder, Beauty And BREAK We (I!) Needed

Posted on September 25, 2014 by DMW

Last week I kidnapped my husband and surprised him with a trip to Estes Park, Colorado. It was a trip for HIM, his surprise. Roy kept insisting the trip was for us, but it really wasn’t. I mean we did … Continue reading →

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My ‘Coming Out’: Surviving Trauma And Managing Post-Traumatic Stress

Posted on August 14, 2014 by DMW

When I was in college I kept a knife within an arm’s reach, but concealed in the bed that I slept at night. I also slept in my clothes, complete with running shoes. All of the lights were on, my … Continue reading →

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One More Time – Revising, Prepping And Sending Off My Manuscript

Posted on August 10, 2014 by DMW

So, I’m doing this again. You know that thing I said I wouldn’t do. That thing that if I had to do again, I would scratch my own eyes out and gladly bleed out on the table, just so I … Continue reading →

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Turning 30

Posted on August 1, 2014 by DMW

So, I turned thirty on Monday. To be honest, I don’t know how I feel about that. I mean, it think whenever someone hits a birthday milestone (aka a new decade) there is a bittersweet feeling. My twenties are gone. … Continue reading →

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San Francisco, Here We Come!

Posted on June 29, 2014 by DMW

I am so excited! I am also a little freaked out, but mostly the happy kind of anxious. On Sunday, June 29 at 5:30am my husband and I are headed for the airport – the destination: San Francisco! Roy (my … Continue reading →