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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
Picture This…
This post is part of the ongoing blog hop, over at The Waiting. All posts are reflections on earlier times, with an added weekly prompt. I’ve enjoyed participating, as often as I can. Check out the other wonderful stories, here. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, childhood, death of a parent, Dysfunctional childhood, Memories, Remember The Time..., School pictures, Tales from the Motherland
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Sparkle on the Water, Dust in the Wind
I am making another effort for the Friday Fictioneers… which, thanks to the patient assistance of Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, the creator of FF, and Amy over at The Bumble Files, I think I finally understand. The photo prompt comes out on … Continue reading
Posted in 9/11, Blog, Blogging, Death of parent, Jewish, Judaism, Life, My world, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged 9/11, death of a parent, Friday Fictioneers, Holocaust, Judaism, Tales From the Motherlaland
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Chasing the Dream, On Bucket List Publications
I am so excited to announced that I will be writing a weekly featured post on Bucket List Publications. Lesley Carter, the founder and Bucket List dream maker, has created a really amazing site, where others can come along on … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Life, Musings, My world, Personal change, Tales From the Motherland, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, aging, Aspirations, Bucket List Publications, getting published, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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Friday Fictioneer…. Boxed In
This is my first attempt at Friday’s Fictioneer… and I’m late. Love reading these, and thought I’d throw my hat in the ring. Thanks to Rochelle Wiseoff for organizing this cool challenge, and providing the photo prompts. Check out her … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Honest observations on many things, Life, Writing
Tagged fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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The New Year: A Time for Reflection, Change, and a Gas Mask
Last night we welcomed the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, with a full house, at worship services. There was much singing; everyone arrived in their High Holy Day finest; and our Rabbi shared thoughts and words that were deeply meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blogging, Can't sleep, Courage, Daily Observations, Holidays, Honest observations on many things, Israel, Jewish, Judaism, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, News, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, change, Grown children, Jewish New Year, parenting, reflections, Rosh Hashanah, Syria, Tales from the Motherland, the Middle East
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Daily Challenge: Fiction
Note: This is from last week’s Weekly challenge. The prompt provided this photo, and asked for a story of 1,000 words or more, to explain the subject. Life with kids home, and guests got in the way, but I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Writing
Tagged childhood, domestic violence, DPchallenge, fiction, Tales from the Motherland, Word Press
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