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About kymlucas

"Taking care not to take love too seriously." Writer of smart, fresh, contemporary romance and women's fiction. Blogging about writing, reading, and more recently, dealing with the ins and outs of breast cancer.

Christmas Note #5: Hipster Cards

Posted on December 9, 2012 by kymlucas

Hipster cards at http://www.hipstercards.com — seriously the best ecards ever. This one is from http://hipstercards.com/compose.php?id=2796

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Christmas Note #6 — The Santa Mob

Posted on December 9, 2012 by kymlucas

1208122105.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. Santa mob @ Grt. Lakes Brewing Co Unfortunately, this picture doesn’t capture the true, slightly claustrophobic experience of being surrounded by dozens of Santas. The Santa mob was doing their annual Cleveland Christmas … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #4: A Gift Suggestion

Posted on December 8, 2012 by kymlucas

A long time ago, my friend Talia was singing the praises of this book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. She works for the publisher, so I didn’t immediately run out and buy it, but I was curious enough … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #3: U2 “Peace on Earth”

Posted on December 7, 2012 by kymlucas

Not surprisingly, the band U2 has a darker view of peace on earth, but this is still a lovely song.

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Christmas Note #2: Music Theory Explained Using a Classic Christmas Carol

Posted on December 6, 2012 by kymlucas

Unfortunately, I still don’t understand it. Sigh. Thanks to my friend Pat, for sharing.

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Christmas Note #1: Porn for Women — No, It’s Not What You Think! Read On!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by kymlucas

Christmas Note #1: The perfect gift for the woman  in your life, and having nothing to do with what those “50 Shades” books consider erotic. To quote from their website (http://www.wannasnuggle.com/index/), “the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative traveled far and wide, surveying … Continue reading →

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Packing It In — Writing a Book Is Like Packing a Suitcase

Posted on December 5, 2012 by kymlucas

A Rave About Writing Recently, I fell asleep pondering my current work in progress, waking the next morning in the midst of a dream about packing a suitcase. Perhaps due to the suddenness with which I awoke,  I was able … Continue reading →

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Book Christmas Tree (Rotated Correctly This Time)

Posted on November 30, 2012 by kymlucas

image.jpg, a photo by ladywriter47 on Flickr. You know, I’m reasonably technically savvy but for some reason I had a momentary lapse and forgot how to rotate photos on my phone. So, for those of you who subscribe to my … Continue reading →

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Mama Bought Me a Llama

Posted on November 27, 2012 by kymlucas

A Rave: Mama Bought Me A Llama A couple of years ago it became apparent that the Christmas gift exchange between my mom and my family had become  a banking transaction. I was giving her money to spend on her trip … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks for the Miracles

Posted on November 17, 2012 by kymlucas

Rave I was going to write a post about gratitude, but then I saw this quoted in Real Simple magazine and realized someone had beat me to it — Lemony Snicket, of all people. “It is a miracle if you can … Continue reading →

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