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About 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.

Fear, No Pictures.

I wanted to write a happy post today. I really did. I have procrastinated all morning. Watching old recordings on my DVR, bringing my free space to a respectable number again… trying to think of topics that work. However, the … Continue reading

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The Middle… Words of Gratitude

Recently I’ve found myself powerfully tuned in  to the world around me. Colors are brighter (the foliage blows my mind daily!); music moves me more than usual; I notice people around me and see them with fresh eyes. There are … Continue reading

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Puddles

<– Mom, just three months ago, with her frozen stare. Last night I went to visit my Mom. It had been nearly a week because I was in Chicago through the weekend and this week she has been resting each … Continue reading

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The Middle… Light at the End of the Tunnel

<– My current work space. Always a mess with chapters I’m editing, note cards for organizing the chapters, notes to keep all the details straight and whatever I’m snacking on… I have been spending an awful lot of time alone … Continue reading

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Big Town, Little Food. Chicago.

We are visiting Chicago, my favorite city in the US.  I really enjoy New York City; San Francisco is beautiful; Boston is home and special for all sorts of reasons, but I love Chicago. We lived here for seven years … Continue reading

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The Middle… Don’t call me Martha.

Today I ran into The Gap to quickly return something. One of the girls who works there, who I’ve gotten to know (yes, that often), and I were talking about some of the left over Halloween decorations in the store. … Continue reading

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Boo-yah!

Note:  Sorry, I’m late posting this, because I have been writing ALL day… just not writing my blog!  I also wanted to do something for Halloween, so it had to wait until the late hours of the 31st. Well it’s … Continue reading

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Bite Me, Universe!

Note:   This is the only pictures for this one. When you’re totally in the moment, you don’t think to take photos. You don’t document each scene; it’s all there in your mind. Use your imagination to come along this time. … Continue reading

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The Middle… Queen Bee, at last.

Warning:  Graphic material, not suitable for all readers. Sexually explicit, murder and cannibalism. This could get ugly.  Also, please note:  For the sake of this piece, I will occasionally refer to yellow jackets as bees. I am not referring to … Continue reading

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Fall on Me.

I grew up in a small New England town, south of Boston. Growing up, I didn’t give any deep thought to it, but the seasons played a major roll in my life. There is nothing mellow about the seasons back … Continue reading

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