Discover A New World of Romance

I had a great time and the emcee Geoff said, 'I hope you'll do lots of readings for your upcoming novel. You have a knack and you pop on stage.' My good friend Teri who watched the performance and took pictures said, 'you were great...funny...etc., etc., etc.,' And Teri and I only had one martini.... And Matt Peiken from 3 minute egg said the broadcast should be online Thursday http://3minuteegg.org/

I've been selected by one of the judges to be a finalists for MnArtists' MiniStories competition. My piece will be published online. I'll be reading my work next Monday at 7pm in the lobby of the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. And I'm in the running for grand prize, which is a commission to write a longer story. All good stuff.

Interesting question… and it makes me wonder…. Did I know how wonderful my life was when I worked at Minnegasco… looking back I know that I have been blessed – like you – I’ve always been grateful for my kids, their health, my health - and being able to provide for them – but I remember being angry, too. So, I’m not sure – but all I can say is I have never been happier than I am now… and everyday things get better and better… and I am not angry anymore – I wake up smiling and I go to bed smiling… (sometimes the grin is a little bit bigger than other nights) And I wish everyone could feel as good as I do… I’m so grateful to be happy and to have found happiness when I did – I would have hated to have grown old and when people thought back all they remember was how crabby or angry I was… When I went away for the weekend and a couple of the gals commented about how funny I was – it made me feel so good. When I can get people to laugh – I feel wonderful… I like it when people la...