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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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What a prompt! When I saw it on Wednesday, I knew just where I’d go. This photo from Liz Young really haunts! However, we were away for our 30th anniversary, and no wi-fi or electronics except in our room… we … Continue reading
As writers we write for many reasons. This week, I could not work on this weekly challenge in the hours just after the shocking attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem. For many of you reading the headlines, it was just … Continue reading
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When I read the shocking news yesterday that Olympic great Oscar Pistorius had (allegedly) shot and killed his girlfriend, at his home in South Africa, my initial thought was probably the same as most people who read that story: how … Continue reading
“Our Hearts Are Broken Today”
Today our President, Barack Obama, uttered those words, and anyone who was listening, anyone who saw the leader of our country struck silent for a moment, tearful, was touched. The news, that 27 people—20 of them very young children at … Continue reading


