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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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Author Archives: Dawn Quyle Landau
Who Are You; And Why Are You Following Me?
You, yeah, you, I see you following me. I noticed you slip in, and I’m aware that you’re there, hovering in the shadows. I noticed the abstract name, the mysterious links. I admit it, it was a little thrill to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Freshly Pressed, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Filters, Freshly Pressed, Scammers, Spam, Tales from the Motherland, Word Press, writing
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Friday Fictioneers: Pecked To Death
It’s Friday Fictioneers, my favorite post each week. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields runs this band of merry writers, and offers a weekly photo prompt. Using the photo for inspiration, participants are asked to write a 99 word story, with a beginning, middle and … Continue reading
Becoming The Clichés I Mocked
Hindsight is indeed 20/20; so is your vision, when you’re young— or for many of us, it is. It’s only later, much much later, that you start to look back on so many things, and say: Oh, now I get … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, aging, cliches, health, Humor, Long posts, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, Vanity
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Bold, Beautiful Barbados
Barbados is an incredible destination, with gorgeous waters, exciting destinations; but, the people really make Barbados extra special! Check out more of my post on Bucket List Publications, here. Please take an extra minute to stop by the Bucket List … Continue reading
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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…
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