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Conversations on art, love and little things…
Last night I had the surprise of having three of my four brothers over for a visit. It was one of those unexpected pleasures that I never seem to get enough of. We sat on the deck in the cool night air...
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Letters to my brother…or don’t be sorry that your family isn’t “normal”
Dear Aaron, I no longer wish to be a Vampire. Please be a dear and do some research for me. Love, Your brother Andrew Dear Andrew, You don’t have to remind me that you’re my brother. And are you...
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Short Musings on dogs, my brother Max, Vampires and life
Dogs. My house was full of dogs. Three dogs but their total weight comes to about 350 pounds. 45 of that is my mongeral husky mix, the rest of the dog mass is my brother Max’s two wolfhounds. As soon...
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A Drive With Marilyn
I’m a little under the weather (even Vampires get under sometimes) so rather than trying to make up something today for Short Story Sunday. I’ll just tell you a story about my brother Val and me,...
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Meadow Lark
This time of year I look forward to the song of the Meadow Lark. This bird does not simply chirp. It sings a song that evokes feelings of fall and comfort. To be perfectly honest, before today I didn’t...
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I’ll answer your questions AND tell you a story.
Tomorrow is Thursday which means you have a few more hours to get in your questions for the next Ask Juliette (Ask A Vampire, Advice for Everyone). Put your questions in the comment section RIGHT HERE....
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Slut
A story from my friend Bart. He’ll tell you all about it (you might have heard this before but it is a story well worth repeating – I’m sure a lot of you can relate.) Slut A lot of us have kids in...
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Another Rainy Day (or Night)
Maybe it is the gray weather, or just changes, or nothing, but the gray mood of Winter continues, way past the first day of Spring. Anyway, my jeans and sweatshirt were still wet from going out in the...
View ArticleThings that go bump…on Halloween Morning (or Life of a Modern Vampire Mom.)
In the wee hours of the morning, before the sun came up, before I’d finished my first cup of coffee my phone made that little annoying ping noise that indicates a text message. It was my brother Aaron,...
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I came downstairs in the wee hours of this morning to find my brother Max making coffee. Being the eldest of my four brothers, and my husband’s best friend since childhood Max frequently crashes at my...
View ArticleCrawl Space (and Thoughts on Halloween, Parenting, and Vampires)
Crawl Space I took off my sweater and handed it to my brother Aaron. There was no way I was going to crawl on my stomach under the crawl space of a house with it on. “So tell me again why you can’t get...
View ArticleGhosts In The Attic
In the wee hours of the morning my brother Max came over and crashed at my place. We built a comfortable room for him in the attic where he can stay whenever he finishes a job in our neck of the woods...
View ArticleShort Story Sunday: Pixie Dust
“You have to sing to them Max.” “I’m not singing to a demon.” “They’re not that different from angels.” “I don’t sing to angles either.” “Would you sing to a lover?” Max a slight smile with a bit of...
View ArticleIn the Distance on a Hot Day – Random Thoughts from Vampire Maman
In the distance From my street I can see snow On the mountains It was a hundred degrees today I think of creatures In their dens In their trees The hummingbirds At the feeder. Then you have to wonder...
View ArticleTangled Tales: Ashes
“I want my ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay,” said my sister Roxanne. “Do you know how many bodies are dumped in San Francisco Bay every year? You’ll be down there with Laci Peterson’s head,” said...
View ArticleLetters to my brother…or don’t be sorry that your family isn’t “normal”
From June 2013 Dear Aaron, I no longer wish to be a Vampire. Please be a dear and do some research for me. Love, Your brother Andrew Dear Andrew, You don’t have to remind me that you’re my brother....
View ArticleRevelries of Night – Quiet Musings on Halloween and Vampires
Revelries of Night – Quiet Musings on Halloween and Vampires First published October 2014 Max was brooding. It is what my eldest brother does best. I’d come home and found him sulking in my living room...
View ArticleThings that go bump…on Halloween Morning (or Life of a Modern Vampire Mom.)
Things that go bump…on Halloween Morning (or Life of a Modern Vampire Mom.) First posted 10/31/17 but read it again. In the wee hours of the morning, before the sun came up, before I’d finished my...
View ArticleA Drive With Marilyn
I’m a little under the weather (even Vampires get under sometimes) so rather than trying to make up something fictional for today, or talk about parenting (my kids are grown now,) I’ll just tell you a...
View ArticleAshes
With summer temperatures reaching towards 120F we headed down south to Southern California, to Long Beach to visit our daughter. Last into the night weContinue reading
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