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Tag Archives: kids
Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part II
Last week, in the first of what I expect to be a three or four part series on how I got started in writing, I posted about my early creative efforts and the teachers who were so influential in encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Novels, parenting, Politics, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, creativity, criticism, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, education, family, graduate school, history, inspiration, kids, parenting, teaching, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: How I Started Writing — A Case Study of Dubious Worth, part I
I’m often asked how I became an author, and by way of answering, I point to a book I wrote when I was all of six years old — “Jim, the Talking Fish.” Written and illustrated by yours truly, bound … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, parenting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, education, family, kids, memory, parenting, personal history, teachers, teaching, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Uncertainty, Optimism, and the New Year
I have been sitting in front of this screen for the better part of an hour, trying to write something for my opening Monday post of 2022. I am in no mood for prognosticating. With Covid still raging, and forty … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, cancer, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, kids, mental health, optimism, pandemic, parenting, pessimism, politics, uncertainty, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Writing To Heal
Writing saved me this year. I have been through a lot over the past 12 months, from dealing with the devastating reality of one of my kids having cancer, to coming to terms with my personal mental health issues, to … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, kids, Novels, parenting, photography, Politics, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, history, Invasives, journaling, kids, New Year's, parenting, politics, Radiants, why do we write, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Showing 2021 The Door
A year ago, as 2020 was winding down and the nation was exhausted from months of lockdowns and economic devastation, from a disturbingly divisive Presidential campaign, and from the anti-democratic rantings and tantrums of our then Sore-Loser-In-Chief, I wrote a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, kids, Novels, Politics, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, family, history, January 6 Insurrection, kids, novels, parenting, politics, publishing, vaccinations, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: My Father
I have conversations with my father all the time. Literally every day. Which is kind of remarkable given that we lost him to leukemia twenty-five years ago. There are, for me at least, people in my life whose voices I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, History, kids, parenting
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, kids, marriage, memories, parenting, siblings
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Monday Musings: Taking Stock This Thanksgiving Week
A year ago at this time, I wrote a post about Thanksgiving — random thoughts on the holiday, essentially. I just reread it, and laughed once more at some of the memories I recounted. Part of the post touched on … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, friendship, gratitude, holidays, kids, marriage, mental health, parenting, Thanksgiving, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Work as Balm
Continuing this week’s theme of maintaining mental health through difficult times . . . Back in March, when our daughter’s cancer was diagnosed, my first impulse was to put everything on pause. I contacted my editor and agent to let … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, Novels, parenting, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, emotional issues, family, Invasives, kids, marriage, mental health, Noir, parenting, Radiants, Thieftaker, work, writing, writing life, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: My Decision to Start Therapy — A #HoldOnToTheLight Post
Shortly after I graduated from college, back in Medieval times, I corresponded with a dear college friend, one who continues to this day to be a close friend. At the time, she was dealing with some emotional issues and had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, kids, parenting, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged anxiety, blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, kids, mental health, parenting, therapy, writing, writing life
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Update: What’s Been Going On In My Life
In August, after a long retreat from social media and a series of appearance cancellations, I shared with all in a post on his blog that our older daughter, Alex, has cancer. You can read that post here. Now, several … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, cancer, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, illness, kids, marriage, mental health, parenting
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