Angie's Place

Who Do You Think You Are?

Is there such a thing as a self-made man? Yes, it takes personal effort and intense focus to achieve a dream. Never does one achieve a goal on his own. I challenge you to prove otherwise. Consider Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes, your favorite author, or anyone you think is super successful. 

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Resources

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At the Movies

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is my favorite classic novel, written by Charlotte Bronte. For many lovers of romance, this book is the standard on which other romances are based, probably because of the alluring, mysterious, and tortured Mr. Edward Rochester, who will stop at nothing to secure the love of the heroine. It is interesting to me that this story, penned in 1847 during the height of Victorian...

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Loree's Lough Down

There’s Absolutely, Positively Nothing Wrong with Pretending!

Last month, author Shirley Jump (Return to Riverbend series) asked her writer pals to comment on the subject of “writing in the absence of family support” for an article she was writing. Whoa, thought I, what a topic! Examples stacked up in my brain to the point that I felt a little lopsided. But before I list them, let me first say that I love my family like crazy, and I know that they love me, too.

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Real Life Is Stranger

An Ode to the Allergic Nose

Here’s the thing, April showers might bring May flowers but for me they bring copious amounts of distress.

I suffer with terrible spring and summer allergies. I spend the majority of my days and nights from April until early August sneezing, blowing my nose, itching my eyes, and wishing there was a way to scratch my throat.

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