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Dawn Quyle Landau
Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.
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Monthly Archives: September 2013
The Middle: If You’re Fu@#ing All The Time, You Must Be A…
I’m reblogging this reblogged post, because fruit flies having sex, to Barry White music, is that funny.
“She said what?” Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
This post was Freshly Pressed. Image: writeyourscreenplay… “The problem with figuring out realistic, tight dialogue,” Piper continued, “is knowing your character. If you really know who your…
Friday Fictioneers: Into The Blue
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
This is another contribution to Friday Fictioneers, over on Rochelle-Wisoff-Fields’ site. Each week, Rochelle posts a photo prompt, and participants write a 100 word story to accompany it, which has a beginning, middle…
If You Love Me, You Will Feed Me… And Other Dysfunctional Notes.
This is another contribution to the wonderful Blog Hop, hosted by Emily and Kelly. Each week they post a prompt, for the ongoing theme of “Remember the time when we…”. This weeks prompt is food: a memory, a recipe, a … Continue reading
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Tagged #WPLongform, Blog hop, Dysfunction, Eating, Family memories, Food, Long posts, Pumpkin Chiffon Pie, Summer food, Tales from the Motherland, Travel and food
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Friday Fictioneers: Into The Blue
This is another contribution to Friday Fictioneers, over on Rochelle-Wisoff-Fields’ site. Each week, Rochelle posts a photo prompt, and participants write a 100 word story to accompany it, which has a beginning, middle and end. It has quickly become a … Continue reading
The Middle: If You’re Fu@#ing All The Time, You Must Be A…
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
A Fruit fly! Note: It’s the perfect time to bring this one back. I’ve updated some things; so be sure to watch the hilarious fruit fly sex tape! These little guys are driving…
Posted in Honest observations on many things
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Friday Fictioneers: Moving On
Oops! I posted this on my page, but forgot to link up to Rochelle’s site. The excitement of being Freshly Pressed this weekend, here, completely caught me off guard, and the best laid plans… So, here it is. This post … Continue reading
“She said what?” Weekly Writing Challenge: Dialogue
“The problem with figuring out realistic, tight dialogue,” Piper continued, “is knowing your character. If you really know who your character is—what they think and how they act, it’s a lot easier to understand … Continue reading
Gold Medal Whistler
This week is my second post on Bucket List Publications. I am now writing a weekly feature on BLP, Tuesdays. I hope you’ll check out my post there, and show it some support. This is a big deal for me, … Continue reading


