tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38012074625665103262024-03-18T03:26:21.061-07:00THERESA'S TALES"I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all."
- James Baldwin
Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comBlogger542125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-26040510069865335132023-03-16T03:15:00.003-07:002023-03-16T03:15:47.010-07:00Reached <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS4KGIhwqkSJ5khRcnKkibmXJkxtW4Mm1vqx0XpzEE2ix0P0icUxkli_lzHIAelytw3uMw9OAh08EYbpmGfYp9fYyW60mM2MG9RaOvBUt5TDabz4CQIdxsy1fSD-PeG6I6HZEjfUPas5kVT5C5Fdf_r1EOpLs7Jwset5xOw9DuFTEfe3KEiHx-OJmaA/s1524/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-16%20at%206.09.10%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1524" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigS4KGIhwqkSJ5khRcnKkibmXJkxtW4Mm1vqx0XpzEE2ix0P0icUxkli_lzHIAelytw3uMw9OAh08EYbpmGfYp9fYyW60mM2MG9RaOvBUt5TDabz4CQIdxsy1fSD-PeG6I6HZEjfUPas5kVT5C5Fdf_r1EOpLs7Jwset5xOw9DuFTEfe3KEiHx-OJmaA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-16%20at%206.09.10%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><h2 class="text-spidertooth-800-light dark:text-spidertooth-800-dark serif-600b mb-1 " data-testid="article-title" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(50 57 75 / var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem;">Reaching</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="font-serif text-spidertooth-800-light dark:text-spidertooth-800-dark text-base leading-7" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(50 57 75 / var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75rem;"></div></div><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The climb had been long,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">arduous,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">paths that led to dead ends,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">stumbles, setbacks,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">those times when she </p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">huddled</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">shivering in makeshift shelter.</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If she knew then how long,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">tedious,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">it would be just to perch atop</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the summit, clutching weeds</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">when others found a clear path</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">years ago,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">she never would've soldiered.</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The tippy top was illusory,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">perilous,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">only one peak rather than</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the mountain top, and, really,</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">it was bumping into others also</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">clambering</p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">that made it worth the effort. </p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Still, she reached once more. </p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></p><p style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><ul class="richie-entities__ul__4ae0a708f32e2dca" style="color: #070707; font-family: "Open Sans", "Open Sans Hebrew", Arial; font-size: 15px; list-style: initial; margin-top: 12px; padding-left: 40px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li style="list-style: initial; margin-top: 6px;"><p>Theresa Milstein 2023</p></li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Thank you, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, for the <a href="https://post.news/@/debbieohi/2LopJihfq6HQ9m9Vgz4qnHQMUsn" target="_blank">poetry prompt on Post!</a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><h2 class="text-spidertooth-800-light dark:text-spidertooth-800-dark serif-600b mb-4" data-testid="article-excerpt-modal-view" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(50 57 75 / var(--tw-text-opacity)); font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; position: relative;">Weekly Poetry Prompt Challenge For #PostPoets</h2><div class="pb-4" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; 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--tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: "liga" 0; font-variant-ligatures: none; outline-offset: 2px; outline: transparent solid 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; position: relative; white-space: break-spaces;" translate="no"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: unset; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1rem;">To fellow <a class="underline text-lifespirit-300 dark:text-lifespirit-300-dark" href="https://post.news/topics/postpoets" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-color: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: inherit;" target="_blank"></a><a class="underline text-lifespirit-300 dark:text-lifespirit-300-dark" href="https://post.news/topics/postpoets" id="PostPoets" label="PostPoets" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-color: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: inherit;">#PostPoets</a> out there who are looking for a low-pressure creative challenge: <span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">write a poem</span> inspired by my art and either share it in the comments or on your own feed with the hashtag <a class="underline text-lifespirit-300 dark:text-lifespirit-300-dark" href="https://post.news/topics/debbieohipoetryprompt" id="DebbieOhiPoetryPrompt" label="DebbieOhiPoetryPrompt" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-text-opacity: 1; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-color: rgb(229, 231, 235); border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: blue; text-decoration-color: inherit; text-decoration-style: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: inherit;">#DebbieOhiPoetryPrompt</a> somewhere in the post to make it easier for me and others to find.</p></div></div></div></div></div>Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-80938232670092703912023-02-24T08:45:00.006-08:002023-03-04T16:53:09.803-08:00Blank Canvas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1sY78rqjg2frV3-CU9fUkbXX1srdbrYnEVMVMYeGoOohXxREkwEMMLPqdRDbdoQpdkp0xH9k3VlvGp3Gaca4xQMY6x3vE-nCZFDSfzwZ6vfh1yIntFGsF2uF_jIqWEDKofs9FL6qQyzEZi2oFjkERDY193xh_2Sc8bxgsqmf90CfJwpLQQWclXHvJQ/s1508/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%2011.48.02%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1508" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1sY78rqjg2frV3-CU9fUkbXX1srdbrYnEVMVMYeGoOohXxREkwEMMLPqdRDbdoQpdkp0xH9k3VlvGp3Gaca4xQMY6x3vE-nCZFDSfzwZ6vfh1yIntFGsF2uF_jIqWEDKofs9FL6qQyzEZi2oFjkERDY193xh_2Sc8bxgsqmf90CfJwpLQQWclXHvJQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-24%20at%2011.48.02%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Blank Canvas</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">beneath her fingertips</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">pale, pebbly, pristine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paintbrush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">slick in her vice-grip,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">beige, bristly, brand new</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This perfect paper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and sturdy paintbrush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were waiting for a professional</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who was SHE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with her imprecision</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and indecision?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">wasn't </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SHE? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like a welcoming pool</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in a sweltering summer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she took a breath...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dipped the brush </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and dove</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">d</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">o</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">w</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">n</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Theresa Milstein 2023 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, for the <a href="https://post.news/@/debbieohi/2LEXgvdMLCx5OjxG3jqhxRRe3se" target="_blank">poetry prompt on Post! </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h2 class="text-spidertooth-800-light dark:text-spidertooth-800-dark serif-600b mb-4" data-testid="article-excerpt-modal-view" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; 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I write MG and YA, both contemporary and contemporary. This year, for Pitch Wars, I'm submitting a YA contemporary that deals with a parent with a mental disorder and ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">When her dad
takes off, seventeen-year-old Sloane must abandon her dream of going to design
school or risk her younger sister’s safety in order to keep her unstable mom
from unraveling altogether. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Seventeen-year-old
goth girl, Sloane Walsh, dreams of becoming a fashion designer and plans to score
a scholarship to a design school and escape her hell home. But Dad ditches his
responsibilities when he takes a job transfer, leaving Sloane to care for her erratically-behaved,
mentally-ill mother and protect her sister from her mother’s abuse. No way she
can bail now. With her dreams in jeopardy, she searches for a new plan. To cope
with the mounting responsibilities, she pours her feelings into her Creative
Writing Club journal.</span></div>
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of all people, her school’s star quarterback. Turns out he isn’t a typical dumb
jock. But freaks don’t like football players and football players don’t like
freaks. One night, she catches a ride from him. They wind up connecting in ways
she couldn’t have imagined. He’s scored a football scholarship to a school on
the other side of the country, and she clutches to the fantasy of escaping
there too. But they have no relationship outside of his R8 Spyder. As Sloane’s
feelings for him grow, she realizes she can’t be anyone’s secret. She’s got too
many of her own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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secret is her mother. As Mom’s attacks escalate and conditions at home
deteriorate, Sloane has to decide if she can continue taking the physical and
mental abuse and allow her mother’s needs eclipse her own. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">About Me:</span> </b><br />
I live in the Boston area. I've got a husband, 2 children, a cat and a dog. By day, I'm a middle school special education teacher.<br />
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<i>Here's me in Boston yesterday with my husband. </i><br />
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<i>I'm wearing my necklace that reads:</i></div>
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<i>"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."</i></div>
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<i>This is Luna Lovecat.</i></div>
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<i>She's refusing to be a reliable muse.</i></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Hobbies:</span></b><br />
Writing, of course<br />
Reading and writing poetry <b><span style="color: purple;">(<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Circumstance-Theresa-Milstein-ebook/dp/B01N4VX4T3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=time+%26+circumstance+theresa+milstein&qid=1567341531&s=gateway&sr=8-1" target="_blank">I've got a little book published by Vine Leaves Press.)</a></span></b><br />
Riding my bike<br />
Cooking and eating out<br />
Reading (of course)<br />
Spending too much time on social media<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">TV:</span></b><br />
The Good Place<br />
AP Bio<br />
Shark Tank<br />
Impractical Jokers<br />
Good Omens series<br />
The Office<br />
30 Rock<br />
Arrested Development<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">Books:</span></b><br />
Good Omens<br />
The Sun Is Also a Star<br />
A Monster Calls<br />
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane<br />
Harry Potter<br />
Charlotte's Web<br />
Ordinary People<br />
Spinning Silver<br />
Skellig<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4019647-theresa-milstein?shelf=favorites" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: purple;">and more ... </span></b></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Can't wait to meet you all. More bios<b> <span style="color: purple;"><a href="https://pwboostmybio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE. </a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find me on Twitter too <a href="https://twitter.com/TheresaMilstein" target="_blank"><span style="color: cyan;">@TheresaMilstein</span></a></span><br />
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<b><br /></b>Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-79857220711835728342018-12-11T08:44:00.000-08:002018-12-12T03:06:47.672-08:00Choose Words and Make Mayhem <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">A few years ago,</span> <b><a href="https://www.rajanilarocca.com/blog/" target="_blank">Rajani LaRocca</a> </b> <span style="color: magenta;">and I met at a writing retreat. After realizing we had way too many things in common to be coincidence, we became friends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Since then, I’ve watched her work hard at her writing and keep finding opportunities. In 2017 she trusted me to read one of her last drafts of Midsummer’s Mayhem. I loved it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Rajani’s hard work and talent finally came together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>And now I’m proud to show off Rajani’s cover!!! </b></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, the story follows an 11-year-old Indian-American girl whose dream of winning a celebrity chef-judged baking contest stirs up trouble when she bakes with a mysterious boy from the woods and people around her start acting loopy. Publication is scheduled for summer 2019.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;">Check out her book on</span> <b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40207223-midsummer-s-mayhem?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></b>! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Recently, I read a blog called “</span><a href="http://thespacebtwn.net/2018/12/09/your-word-for-2019-and-exciting-news/#more-542" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Space Between</a><span style="color: #3d85c6;">,” featuring Rajani, and the host of the post, Julie Ditchburn Patton, suggested choosing a word to frame the upcoming year.</span></span><br />
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2. Think about what character traits or verbs you’re going to need to reach those goals.<br />
3. Choose your word(s).<br />
4. Write the word(s) down and post somewhere you’ll see them every day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">This summer, I attended</span> <b><a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshops/whole-novel-workshop-mgya-2018/" target="_blank">Highlights Whole Novel Workshop </a> </b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">run by</span> <b><a href="http://www.saraharonson.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Aronson</a></b> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">and</span> <b><a href="http://nancywerlin.com/" target="_blank">Nancy Werlin</a></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">. I love </span><b><a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Highlights</a></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, and this has been my favorite workshop by far. It was life-changing. I worked on a novel I’d written years ago but had been stuck on how to revise it. Based on Nancy’s feedback, along with my Braintrust group, I had huge epiphanies. I’m currently on revision 3.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">While I was there, I also spoke with</span> <b><a href="http://merlincoaching.com/" target="_blank">Jim McCoy</a></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">, who is a life coach. Truthfully, I hadn’t thought I needed one. After all, I’m a teacher, I write. What more did I need?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">When I told my husband about the life coach opportunity, he said, “You could use that.”</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">???</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">He was right. I’d been giving up on my manuscripts too easily, stopped querying too early. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I <b><i>could</i></b> use a life coach. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Jim asked me about my fears. He helped me find perspective and language to use. We came up with goals moving forward.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So in that spirit, I’ve tried Julie's method.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">My Goals:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Find learning opportunities</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Continue to perfect craft</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Pursue connections</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Keep querying and tweaking</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">My Character Traits:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Inquisitive (always)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Persistent (working on it)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Fearless (sometimes)</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Brave (mostly)</span><br />
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per·sist·ent<br />
/pərˈsist(ə)nt/<br />
adjective<br />
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1.<br />
continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.<br />
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tenacious, persevering, determined, resolute, purposeful, dogged, single-minded, tireless, indefatigable, patient, unflagging, untiring, insistent, importunate, relentless, unrelenting<br />
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2.<br />
continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period.<br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>I chose:</b></span><br />
per·sist<br />
/pərˈsist/<br />
verb<br />
1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">And when I think about it, that’s what Rajani’s done too. Like me, she balances a full time job, parenting, and squeezing in everything writing-related in the margins. And she does it with good humor and sincerity. And now here she is with a middle grade novel coming out on June 4, 2019, along with a picture book, etc. Her word is <b>“Savor.” </b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">What’s your word(s)? </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On it, I play "<a href="https://crystalcollier.blogspot.com/2017/06/how-to-sell-time-iwsg-announcement.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: orange;">Two Truths and a Lie</span></b></a>." </span></div>
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you again to everyone who agreed to host me on their blogs for my tour for </span></span><a href="http://www.vineleavespress.com/time-and-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Time & Circumstance</b></span></a><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">. I</span><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "arial unicode ms"; font-size: large;">’</span><span style="color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">m
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";">Seeing Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";">Oh...question...Relive a moment in time...too
many to mention, but flying into Paris for the first time I'd like to repeat
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="font-size: large;">That's a tough one, if I could relive one moment I think I would
choose my first visit to Paris. It went by too fast T_T<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";">As for a moment I would want to relive- maybe
my release day for my book. It went by in a magical blur and reliving it would
help me try to prolong the excitement. :)</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";"><i><span style="font-size: large;">What moment would I relive? So hard. Probably
the last outing we had before my dad passed away. My kids were little and he
found such joy in going on rides with them at the local fairground. Lots of
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time. I love rereading it, but it would be amazing to read it with the same
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";">My moment in time would be Woodstock. I’d love
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial";"><i>Best moment -- wishing on a shooting star with my kiddos when they were wee folk. I think they'll always believe in magic because of that night. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My book comes on 3/21, and so blog tour begins today. YaY! I’ve
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<span style="font-size: large;">And if you scroll to the bottom of this post, I’ve written a
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write something that is also in theme with my book, <span style="color: orange;"><a href="http://www.vineleavespress.com/time-and-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" target="_blank">Time & Circumstance</a>. </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">03/28 <a href="https://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2017/03/time-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" target="_blank">Unicorn Bell</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I woke up to a nice surprise this morning.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I received an email from </span><a href="http://www.theartistunleashed.com/blog/how-to-make-time-for-writing-when-youre-swamped-by-theresa-milstein?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArtistUnleashed-Blog+%28The+Artist+Unleashed%29" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><b>The Artist Unleashed</b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">accepted
my writing advice article, and it went live. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So here I am to tell you my struggles and how I overcame
them. I hope they help you. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Please</span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://www.theartistunleashed.com/blog/how-to-make-time-for-writing-when-youre-swamped-by-theresa-milstein?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArtistUnleashed-Blog+%28The+Artist+Unleashed%29" target="_blank">visit </a></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and answer the question, </span><b style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>How do you manage your writing
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Two posts ago, <a href="http://www.gayleckrause.com/" target="_blank">Gayle Krause</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> visited my
<a href="http://theresamilstein.blogspot.com/2017/02/twice-betrayed.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://crystalcollier.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Collier</a> won an ARC of Gayle’s historical fiction
set during the American Revolution! I’m excited for Crystal, but a little
jealous. Now I’ll have to wait until Twice Betrayed is released to get one for
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">On my last post, I requested for people to host me on their
blog, and I’m thankful for how many volunteered. It’s winter break for me this
week. This meant I wrote 14 guest posts over 3 days. My blog tour will run from
3/13-3/29 for release of </span><a href="http://www.vineleavespress.com/time-and-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. There will be prizes and
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to prepare an exam I’m taking in March for my Master’s degree. I may need to
keep reading my own post on </span><a href="http://www.theartistunleashed.com/blog/how-to-make-time-for-writing-when-youre-swamped-by-theresa-milstein?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheArtistUnleashed-Blog+%28The+Artist+Unleashed%29" style="font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><b>The Artist Unleashed</b></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to inspire me to keep writing.</span></div>
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-42443042242313883672017-02-11T11:52:00.002-08:002017-02-19T07:11:40.491-08:00Book Promotion: 5 Pieces of AdviceVine Leaves set me up with an hour session with a marketing consultant. On a recent snow day we Skyped for an hour. Even though with work, a grad class, etc, I don't feel like I have a second to spare, <b>I have to make many seconds to spare</b>. My book is coming out in <b>6 weeks</b>.<br />
So far, I've taken five pieces of advice.<br />
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<b>First piece of advice:</b> Consistency between social media platforms is key. I updated my blog to look more like my <a href="https://twitter.com/TheresaMilstein" target="_blank"><b>Twitter,</b></a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theresa.brownmilstein" target="_blank"><b>Facebook</b></a> profiles and my <b><a href="http://www.theresamilstein.com/home.html" target="_blank">website.</a> </b>I've got tree branches, more consistent color, and style. What do you think?<br />
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<b>Second piece of advice:</b> Plan a blog tour with prizes, contests, and hashtags. I put up a note on Facebook, and a few people kindly volunteered their blogs. Now I've actually got to write some posts!<br />
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If you would also like to be a part of my blog tour, I'd love to have you. :) I can write a post, you can interview me, or other ideas that work for you.<br />
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3/21 (taken), 3/22 (taken)<b>, </b>3/23 (taken)<b>, </b>3/24 (taken)<b>, 3/25,</b> 3/27 (taken), 3/28 (taken)<br />
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<b>Third piece of advice</b>: It's important to minimize the number of clicks people have to make to find your book. Rather than just linking to Vine Leaves Press, I'm providing individual links.<br />
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TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE ebooks are now available for preorder!<br />
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<b>Fourth piece of advice</b>: It's also important to set up local events. I'm trying to connect with the local poetry community like I'm part of the kid lit community. The other day, I attended a poetry book reading. Sure, I hardly talked to anyone, and I left early. But I met a couple of nice poets, bought one of their books, found out from a bookstore how to order books for events, and took a few <b><a href="https://twitter.com/TheresaMilstein/status/829742023284498432" target="_blank">pictures</a> </b>that I shared on Facebook and <b><a href="https://twitter.com/TheresaMilstein/status/829742023284498432" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</b><br />
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<b>Fifth piece of advice</b>: Build relationships online, which I think I already have pretty much covered. I've been blogging since 2009 and attending writing-related events even before then. I've appreciated getting to know you over the years. Thank you for your support.<br />
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<i><br /></i>Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-81112023352901962432017-02-01T03:23:00.000-08:002017-02-01T12:49:05.236-08:00Twice Betrayed<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
I met Gayle Krause at a <a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-workshops/" target="_blank">Highlights Foundation</a> Summer Camp at the Barn last year. There were so many talented writers there. When Gayle told me her book would be coming out, I wanted to help get the word out! This would be a perfect novel for students learning about American History. I'll buy this book for my fifth-graders. </div>
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With the spark of independence crackling in Colonial Philadelphia, three girls dress as boys and head to the river to put a perilous plan into action, but only two return. The third, a young milliner’s assistant, is found drowned, with gold coins sewn into her hems, coded spy letters in her bodice, and a journal implicating another sewing apprentice in the treasonous plot.<u></u><u></u></div>
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All eyes turn toward Perdy Rogers, Betsy Ross’ thirteen-year-old apprentice. But she’s no spy! With one friend dead and deserted by another, the thread of friendship is stretched to the breaking point, when Perdy is accused. With her life on the line, Perdy risks more than her freedom as a new nation struggles to be born.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Gayle Krause was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and being the oldest girl on the block, always led the younger kids in creative dramatics, wilderness expeditions through fields, and fossil hunting in the shale piles left from the heyday of mining. Those early interactions led her to a career in teaching, where, as a Master teacher she continued to inspire teens as she prepared prospective Elementary Teachers and Early Childhood Educators at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Simultaneously, she directed an instructional Laboratory Pre-K for her students, where she worked with eager young preschoolers.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Because she taught both young adults and preschoolers, her books fall at both ends of the Children’s Literature spectrum. You can find them on her website: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.gayleckrause.com&source=gmail&ust=1486034058966000&usg=AFQjCNF5LFFO5s8IRl3Vzb_DUJ08-ct0nw" href="http://www.gayleckrause.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.gayleckrause.com</a><u></u><u></u></div>
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Gayle is most comfortable in front of students, be they four years old, or forty. She loves to teach Children’s Literature and enhance literacy skills in young readers. She is a member of SCBWI, Keystone State Reading Association, KidLit, Ink, a member of the Rhyme Revolution Best Rhyming Picture Book Selection committee 2015 and 2016, and a past member of The Poets’ Garage.<u></u><u></u></div>
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Follow Gayle’s writing journey on Facebook at Gayle C Krause, on Twitter @GeeCeeK, and on Goodreads.</div>
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I have included a giveaway of an ARC for Twice Betrayed or a first chapter critique of a YA or MG novel to a random commenter on your blog.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally held an advance copy of<b><span style="color: orange;"> <a href="http://www.vineleavespress.com/time-and-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" target="_blank">TIME & CIRCUMSTANCE</a></span></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly, <a href="http://www.vineleavespress.com/time-and-circumstance-by-theresa-milstein.html" target="_blank">Vine Leaves Press</a> is promoting my book. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">After the election, I haven't been able to write much. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">But poetry found me again yesterday morning.</span></i><br />
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<i>This poem is those who feel like the other right now,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>especially for those at </i><i><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/standing-rock-sioux-tear-gas-thanksgiving_us_583496a3e4b000af95ece35d" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: orange;">Standing Rock</span></b></a>.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Even when I've been part of an anthology, I promote for the collective, the greater good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">With subtle wit, and poignant imagery, the unrelenting passage of time connects the vignettes in Theresa Milstein’s </span><em style="color: #404040; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; position: relative;">Time and Circumstance</em><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">. This reflective collection of real and imagined poetry and prose, speculates on an erratic childhood, the uncertainty of adolescence, and the reality of parenthood, through flashbacks of love lost and found.</span><br />
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-70880122419154828512016-09-18T05:29:00.000-07:002016-09-18T05:34:52.031-07:00Cover Reveals and GiveawaysThis is an exciting month for my Write On to Build On writing support group. One member is revealing the cover of her third book in a trilogy. The other is revealing her first cover. And my cover will be revealed next weekend!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">-<i> Theresa Milstein </i></span></b><br />
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-72599141313592870282016-01-24T14:03:00.000-08:002016-01-24T14:03:48.283-08:00Wonder Woman?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’m depriving</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Time has made the
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’m older</span></div>
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-81633891173712460622015-12-29T14:47:00.000-08:002015-12-29T19:06:28.861-08:00Angels, Analogies, and Anthologies <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve known <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://robyncampbell.com/1941-2/">Robyn Campbell</a> </span>for several years. We first met each other through blogging and then she joined
my online writing support group. Over the years, I’ve learned about her son who
has Sturge-Weber syndrome. He’s constantly dealing with scary symptoms, tests,
more tests. And she’s constantly dealing with making decisions between
something with bad side effects and something else with bad side effects, or worse. As a
parent, we want to fix our children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>What do you do when there is no fix?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently, Robyn decided to put together an anthology to
raise $ for the foundation <a href="http://www.sturge-weber.org/"> Sturge-Weber Foundation</a> that provides hope for the families of children who suffer from this disease. I
wanted to be a part of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As everyone wrote and revised and shared what they wrote, I
started a stressful teaching job. I felt like I wasn’t helping as much with the
anthology as I could have. Even with my busy schedule, I critiqued and was
impressed by quite a few authors’ pieces. The energy from everyone amazed me. </span></div>
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thought of Robyn and her son many times over these weeks. I, too, often felt
powerless to help and felt like I had no idea if any decision I made was
actually the right decision. So much of my energy was turned inward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Slowly, the personal crisis seems to be ending. So here I
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to get the word out that there's a wonderful anthology
for children at a reasonable price in both <a href="http://smile.amazon.com/Kissed-Angel-Robyn-Campbell/dp/151936055X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1451427722&sr=8-5&keywords=kissed+by+an+angel"> Paperback and Kindle.</a> </span></div>
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some nice artwork in there too. As you think about supporting charities as the
year ends, please buy this anthology and/or <a href="http://www.sturge-weber.org/">DONATE.</a></span><br />
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<o:p><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">The Kissed by an Angel anthology includes 10 stories and one poem featuring children who are gifted or have special powers. Some are ordinary people, others are extraordinary, and several aren’t what they seem to be. Read on and be enchanted. Wander with us onto a magical island ship, uncover an amazing secret, and solve a very fishy mystery. Discover a World War II codebreaker, captivating garden, time machine, undercover agents, bug master, plus more. And meet a special boy who was kissed by an angel. This anthology benefits the Sturge-Weber Foundation. Children who have Sturge-Weber are born with a port wine birthmark, which varies in color and size, and stays with them their whole lives. “You were kissed by an angel” is how author Robyn Campbell explained to her son Christopher, who suffers from Sturge-Weber syndrome, about his tell-tale birthmark. He is the creative genius who helped choose some of the names of the characters, and he is our inspiration.</span></o:p><br />
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<o:p><i><span style="color: #990000;">P.S. For a thorough post by our editor, Lynn Kelly, click</span> </i></o:p><a href="http://lynnkelleyauthor.com/2015/12/kissed-by-an-angel-our-labor-of-love/" style="text-align: center;"> HERE.</a></div>
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-65400036094856362422015-11-15T07:36:00.000-08:002015-11-15T07:37:22.655-08:001972 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-2721062142654595802015-11-08T05:52:00.001-08:002015-11-08T05:52:38.281-08:00Still Life <br />
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-81505118591512974142015-10-24T06:50:00.000-07:002015-10-25T14:57:11.643-07:00Do You Come Here Often?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I’ve always hated
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“Lift your arm.
Like this. Now rest your other arm here. Sorry, my hands are a little cold.”</div>
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The doctor presses
her palms on my breast while I stare at the ceiling. I’m always
worried the temperature of my hands will make my nipples stand up. Then this
awkward situation will become all that more mortifying.<br />
<span style="text-align: center;"> Seconds go by. She
concentrates on one spot, just to the right of my nipple. That’s never happened
before. She checks the same area on the other breast. She returns back to the
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The doctor says
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“I feel a lump
here.”</div>
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My body feels like
its made of little particles, and each one of them has just spread along the
exam table. She keeps touching the spot as she asks questions. Did I notice it?
I didn’t. When had I done an exam last? "Recently," I say. That’s all I say. I
used to do them more often. I mean to do them. But I forget. What if I think it
wasn’t long ago, but it was months or even years? The older I get, the more
time has a way of speeding by. It’s like when I thought that wedding was two or
three years ago, only to find out the couple just celebrated their five-year
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides, when I push down, it’s all
lumps. How do I know a lump is lumpier? In the past, when I was worried
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The doctor
measures the lump. She writes the information down. She says the number three.
Three millimeters? Centimeters? Inches? I don’t want to ask. I had a baseline
mammogram years ago. Could it be possible a tumor has been growing in my breast
for these subsequent years, and I didn’t know it? </div>
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She makes me touch the lump. First I can’t tell. Then I realize it’s slightly bigger from
everything around it. No, it’s definitely bigger. Here I am, touching my breast
while the doctor watches, just minutes after my biggest concern was that I’d
have erect nipples. How my perspective has changed. I came to this exam
dreading the pap, worried about my cholesterol, wary of my blood pressure. For
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all the time I need to remember the conversation we had before the breast exam.
When my long overdue check up hung in the air. And she found out that I’d been
regularly having eye exams and dental check ups instead. And I’d asked if I
should put off a mammogram for another several years because it was controversial
for people my age. She assured me that an increased likelihood of false
positives was not a reason to forgo the exam. Still, I couldn’t help but wonder
if yearly exposure to radiation could cause problems in the long run. </div>
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so sick that I’d have to quit my new job? I would if all the cancer metastasized
all over my body. It happens to people. It can happen to me. And if it has, it’s
my own stupid fault. Why did my fear land me in this situation? I knew other
people who put off going to the doctor only to get bad news, and I’d shake my
head. I knew people who’d died. And now here’s me. </div>
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The door opens.
The doctor’s laughter tinkles and dies. Would she chuckle if she thought it was
serious? Did she stop because lumps in breasts are common for her, and it’s not
going to stop her from joking with her coworkers in the hallway.</div>
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“I think it’s a
cyst,” she says.</div>
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She rattles on
that I need to have a mammogram and an ultrasound. And then she wants me to
return when I’m in the beginning of my cycle. Am I having the ultrasound to
watch out for false positives or am I having the ultrasound because there’s a
possibility it is cancer. Is she trying to calm me down or is she telling the
truth? I so want to ask her. I want to confess why I’ve waited too long and
explain that this isn’t the person I am. I know better and I’ve made a mistake. </div>
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But I just nod. She doesn’t know
me. After all, I hardly come here.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: magenta;">PSA: Check early in your cycle
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Theresa Milsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801207462566510326.post-18658854471893173492015-09-06T09:32:00.000-07:002015-09-06T09:32:42.914-07:00Haikus and Summer Notes<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My summer poems are not available on this blog because I'm entering a local poetry contest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com/"> Vine Leaves Literary Journal</a> , where I'm a poetry editor, now comes in a print edition and will be published twice a year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I received a job offer in July, and I just started my job working as a special education teacher. I'll post when I can. </span></div>
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Time after time</div>
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until you join them on the other side</div>
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Bottom of the hourglass.</div>
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Bitterly a little bit longer</div>
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tick, tick, tick, tick….</div>
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