-
Join 7,059 other subscribers
Be Social With Me
-
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.
© Dawn Quyle Landau & Tales From the Motherland. This is my work; don’t make me go all Boston on your @$$.
Copyright information
© Dawn Quyle Landau and Tales From the Motherland, 2011-2019. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express permission from this blog’s author and owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Dawn Quyle Landau and Tales From The Motherland, with appropriate and specific direction (links) to the original content.Hit Me Baby One More Time!
- 240,096 hits
I Love to be Liked
Featured Blogger on:

Thank You BlogHer!

The Grass Is Always Greener on Someone Else’s Head
Daily Prompt: Dialogue, She Said What?
On My Father’s Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
On My Father’s Birthday, A Letter To the Man Who Killed Him

Open The Vault (archives) :
Most Popular Posts:
- Remembrances, Aspirations and a Crooked Tree... A Mashup
- On My Father's Birthday: A Letter To The Man Who Killed Him
- A Stream of Conscious Grief
- Disney, Let's Get Real!
- A Middle Aged Woman Walks Into a Sex Shop...It's No Joke.
- Meeting Our Soul Mates Through Words: and Other Adventures In Blogging
- Friday Fictioneers: Heaven or Hell?
- Friday Fictioneers: Requiem For the Sun (in honor of Earth Day 2015)
- One Year Later, On His Birthday, A Very Different Letter To My Father… (Not The Man Who Killed Him)
- Friday Fictioneers: The Cost of Bread
TFTM: Proud to be featured in the book Tangerine Tango
As of Sept. 8, 2014

Category Archives: Honest observations on many things
Rumors of my demise are probably pretty accurate. I had a blog. I had readers. I loved it. and lately I barely exist in that world. I have been writing, writing, and writing more for my novel. I’m editing like … Continue reading
Computer issues and shadowing Rochelle in Israel… in the same cities, but we never ran into each other. I’m back! I’m grateful for Ms. Wisoff-Fields and her hard work each week, and the photo prompt this week from Susan Eames. This … Continue reading
Thank you Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for your weekly dedication and hard work for Friday Fictioneers. When I first saw Roger Bultot’s photo prompt this morning, I thought it was a church; I immediately thought of writing this story. Then I noticed … Continue reading
Thank you Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for your weekly commitment and passion. Thank you Roger Bultot for this week’s photo. I’m grateful for the time each of you takes to read my work. I’m moving slowly, but do my best to return … Continue reading
As always, a giant thank you to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for her weekly dedication. This week’s photo prompt comes from Sandra Crook (we’ve missed you). As always I welcome honest, constructive feedback; please a comment and tell me what you think. … Continue reading
Unfortunately, I had surgery last week and was not able to get to as many stories as I would have liked. I apologize if you read mine, and I didn’t return the favor. I’ll try to do better this week! … Continue reading
Thanks for your incredible commitment Rochelle Wisoff-Fields! This week’s photo is provided by Roger Bultot. Despite this beautiful, atmospheric photo, I was stuck this week. I’ve used a brief portion of a short story I’ve been working on. It fit the … Continue reading
Three steps forward, two back still equals forward! But still not writing as much as I’d like. Thanks for always showing up, Rochelle Wisoff-Fields! This week’s photo is provided by Ronda Del Boccio. Honest, constructive feedback is always welcome. … Continue reading
Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
Little boots, sit by the door… waiting for children who have grown up. I am sitting at a beautiful Inn on an island in the San Juan Islands. It’s as magical and beautiful,…
Well, getting back to my real life after 6 weeks with the grands and my daughter/son-in-law took a bit more than I expected; I missed last week. I came home to a million tiny fires to tend and our 23rd … Continue reading


