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Author Archives: hawleywood40
Movin’ On
Hawleyville will always be the place I discovered my blogging (as opposed to journaling) voice, and where I learned to bring some discipline and structure to my writing and to begin promoting my works. But times and my perspective have … Continue reading
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Unsettling Anthology Update
I am still on a blogging moratorium as I work on editing my book, but I could not in good conscious not post an update about this here. Rather than go into the details, I’ll just say that it seems … Continue reading
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Springing
Happy first day of spring! I’ve been on vacation for the last week-and-a-half. I took a short beach trip to my aunt and uncle’s with my mom and a good friend. Other than that, I’ve been editing, reading, resting and generally … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Exercise, Uncategorized, Writing
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Adventures in Editing
Most of my blog’s regular readers fall into two categories. Many are writers who have “been there, done that” when it comes to editing a book. Others are friends and family who are probably as interested in the editing process as I am in best practices … Continue reading
The Man in the Mountains
One of my heroes looks like a movie-star President. But my love for him has nothing to do with his resemblance to an American icon. March always makes me think about my great-uncle Weach, one of my paternal grandmother’s four … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family, Memoirs
Tagged Cheat River, childhood memories, family, great-uncle, memoirs, Preston County, Tunnelton, uncle, Uncle Weach, Wade Ruggles, West Virginia
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Pet Names
“Whatcha want, Skeeter?” I called across the room the other night, using the voice I reserve for baby-talking to my cat. He’d been meowing at me while I tried to check my email. Sylvester stretched and looked at me like … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family, humor, Memoirs, Pets, Slices O' Life, Uncategorized
Tagged cat, cats, childhood nicknames, family, humor, memories, pet names, pets, Sylvester
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Gettin’ Dirty
I’ve been overcome with a desire to play in the dirt. I want to sit in the grass with morning dew soaking my butt. I want to weed my gardens. I wasn’t much of a gardener until I hit my … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Slices O' Life, Work, Writing, Writing A Novel
Tagged editing, editing a book, flowers, Gardening, seasons, spring, springtime, weeding, weeding a garden, winter, winter weather, work, writing, writing a book
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Yahoo!! I Get to Sit in Traffic Now ….
My day job often requires me to tackle complex problem-solving. As an introvert, I do that best if left alone. With uninterrupted time and peaceful surroundings , I can usually wrap my head around issues and come up with solutions. My … Continue reading
The Sims 3: A Great Escape
I am writer, hear me roar! I am a disciple of discipline who has no time for mindless distractions. At least that’s what I’d have people believe when I put my best foot forward in this blog. The truth is, … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Slices O' Life, Uncategorized
Tagged computer games, EA, gaming, humor, The Sims, The Sims 3
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Dumpster Diving
At work the other day, I saw a heartbreaking bit of bathroom-stall graffiti. I work on the college campus that spit me out with a bachelor’s degree almost 20 years ago. On the way back from a meeting, I cut through a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development Mumbo-Jumbo Stuff, Slices O' Life, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged chasing your dreams, college, goals, graffiti, hopes and dreams, memoirs, work, writing
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