Blog – Elise Skidmore

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January Is Bleak

Whether lying in the dark trying to find sleep, or driving alone in my car in winter’s black predawn, my mind tends to wander to […]

January 18, 2022Elise

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More or Less in 2022

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More or Less I want more more books and time to read them more time to spend with people I love more laughter, music, and […]

December 31, 2021Elise

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Merry Christmas, My Friends

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I Love Christmas Cards My mother used to pin Christmas cards to red ribbons she hung on the walls. I never counted them but through […]

December 24, 2021Elise

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Thinking about Saving Money?

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It’s that time of year again. Smashwords Big End of the Year Sale starts today and runs through January 1, 2022. You can get great […]

December 17, 2021Elise

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An Optimist’s Dream

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It’s a good thing I’m an optimist or I’d never accomplish anything. Today marks the end of the November PAD challenge and I’m proud of […]

November 30, 2021Elise

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I Want to Thank you

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I Want to Thank You (Dedicated to my family) It’s the time of year when we think about giving thanks, though heaven knows we should […]

November 25, 2021Elise

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Tired of giving the same old gifts?

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The holidays are coming fast upon us. We’re bombarded by Christmas commercials on TV and Christmas music is everywhere. The news and social media are […]

November 22, 2021Elise

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American Gothic

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I guess it says something about me that the mention American Gothic has me thinking of the painting rather than the television series that I’ve […]

November 21, 2021Elise

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Thinking about Holiday Shopping?

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The holidays are coming fast upon us. We’re already being bombarded by Christmas commercials on TV and some of the radio stations are playing non-stop […]

November 17, 2021Elise

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Emotion in Jars

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Emotion seeped through water in cracked ceramic finding a way out Anger was the first until sadness swallowed it oozing shades of blue Nothing filled […]

November 16, 2021Elise

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