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Mary Richards
Oct 291 min read
Dreaming Big At the Beach
I spent four fabulous days in Gulf Shores DREAMING BIG with Writing Away Refuge. These people have become like family to me! To be...
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Mary Richards
Aug 41 min read
Oh No, Rabbit Hole
This is our house in Peckerwood Holler. It was going to be our jumping off place to go exploring in the beautiful Missouri Ozarks. As I...
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Mary Richards
Jun 301 min read
Finding Joy
The summers of 2022 and 2023 left my yard pretty barren as I couldn't find the heart to work with my gardens and plant flowers. I've...
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Mary Richards
Jun 92 min read
Pools, Playtime, and Porches
Huge, giant thanks to my brother-in-law Paul! The pool project is complete and looks beautiful! It has already been christened by my...
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Mary Richards
May 12 min read
May I yang just a little??
I'm not looking for pity here, (well, maybe just a little...) but I need to go on and on a bit about my poor pool. If you look closely,...
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Mary Richards
Apr 172 min read
Forever Changed
I don't feel like the me I was two years ago. Is that good or bad? I don't know. Loss changes a person. I have noticed changes which I am...
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Mary Richards
Mar 201 min read
It's Birthday Week...again
This is one of the last pictures I took of my Tall Man. I really love it because it encompasses him completely. He's probably watching...
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Mary Richards
Mar 33 min read
Book Two, Check!
I am beyond excited that I just sent my next manuscript to my wonderful editor, Lee Ann Ward. I have written 2 novels! Now I need to get...
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Mary Richards
Jan 251 min read
Hi Friends!
Gosh, it's been a while since I last blogged. Looks like Thanksgiving was my last entry. Yikes. As a writer, my goal is supposed to be to...
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Mary Richards
Nov 23, 20232 min read
Thanksgiving Year Two
Hello folks and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I just realized that I have not blogged in over a month. Not gonna lie, this whole...
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Mary Richards
Oct 12, 20231 min read
18 Months
How could it possibly be 18 months since I heard his booming voice and laid my head on his giant chest? How can I still be functioning as...
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Mary Richards
Sep 25, 20231 min read
Life With Josie
Josie is my 5-year-old Redbone Coonhound. She was my husband's baby and she struggled right along with me after he died. It took a while,...
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Mary Richards
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Am I that old?
It blows my mind when I realize I AM old enough to have a 15-year-old grandson. This beautiful boy turned 15 on Saturday. He is the one...
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Mary Richards
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Missing This Guy
I'm so tired of grief. I named him Carmichael, my grief. He's my constant companion and I'm sick to death of him. He lurks in the...
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Mary Richards
Aug 12, 20232 min read
Did I really go to Ireland?
Yes, I did! But it wasn't easy getting there! We flew from St. Louis to Chicago. O'Hare...Need I say more? Raise your hand if you've ever...
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Mary Richards
Jul 20, 20231 min read
Trying my hand at short stories
The Chef's Hat – A Fiction Short Story by Mary Richards – Reedsy Prompts I recently discovered Reedsy, a website that has a million...
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Mary Richards
Jul 2, 20232 min read
"Will ya still need me, will ya still feed me, when I'm 64?"
When I started messing around with this blog, my goal was to post something every week. That has not happened. I don't even know why....
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Mary Richards
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Girlfriend Time
I just got back from our annual Kentucky Lake trip. 11 years and going strong! This group of women were among the teachers I first worked...
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Mary Richards
Jun 4, 20232 min read
The "What If" Game
We all get sucked into the "what if this" and "what if that" game. We just do. We are human. I've been playing it a lot lately. Too much....
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Mary Richards
May 7, 20231 min read
What's in a hashtag?? #dingdong
I just completed an amazing workshop hosted by Writing Away Refuge about how to use social media to market your book. Now I know why...
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