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  • Reconnecting

    We are finally working on our basement renovation and I have uncovered some art work from my college days and my youth, that I had forgotten about.  You will see a few in my Instagram posts and in my Instagram story today is a self portrait created by my 5…

  • Wonderful Day

    A co-worker was passing my desk to get a bite to eat in the 10 minutes before his next appointment.  While walking by he asked, “how’s your day going, Devon?” “Really good,” I responded in such a way he knew I really meant it.  He seemed surprised, “oh that’s excellent,…

  • Relief

    Since having started posting my work multiple times per week, earlier this year, one of the strongest feelings is a sense of relief.  Sharing my work and this writing weekly, means people know that I enjoy art work now and what my goals are.  It always felt like a hidden…

  • Advocate

    We had a conversation at work about personality types based on standardized assessments.  We did the 10 minute quiz online and I am an INFJ – or Advocate. Not that I think any standardized test can really give the full picture, but I was surprised at the results.  It was…

  • Progress

    As you know…. If you have been following along (if not read here my first blog post), I submitted a few stories to a couple of competitions.  I told you here about the rejection, BUT in my email this week, I received a couple of reviews on two of my stories…