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ShySpark Gets a New Name

Posted on March 12, 2020 by ShySpark

As I approach the 10 year anniversary of my beloved ShySpark space (October 22), I can’t help but be grateful for the opportunity to share my words. I’ve shared the puzzle pieces of my life which often take on the … Continue reading →

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2018-01-24 Why Poetry

Posted on January 24, 2018 by ShySpark

I’m in the car this morning navigating the ice rink that is the high school parking lot. I was dodging teenagers and their Pontiacs and late model Cadillacs and somehow maintaining my positive disposition despite my daughters insistance on fighting … Continue reading →

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Look Ma – I Did It Myself…

Posted on June 30, 2014 by ShySpark

Several weeks ago I decided to turn the fourth bedroom of my house into an office. Once that transformation was nearing completion, I had but one thing left to finish the space – a desk. My old desk was still … Continue reading →

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Circles of Life…

Posted on May 20, 2014 by ShySpark

I was outside today and working around the yard on several projects that all seem to be running in parallel. Each task seems to have a prerequisite which needs to be satisfied which leads to some other thing that becomes … Continue reading →

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On Romance and Life…

Posted on February 14, 2014 by ShySpark

Today is THAT day. Yeah, that day. It’s the day I make sure everybody knows how I feel about it. I’m that girl who will tell anyone who asks, and even those that don’t, how dumb I think Valentines day … Continue reading →

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Give and Take

Posted on January 4, 2013 by ShySpark

I was talking with a good friend of mine yesterday and having a glass of red wine and the conversation made me remember a journal entry I wrote several years back when I was in Austin for Thanksgiving. I remember … Continue reading →

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