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Caution: Mermaid Crossing

This blog (including pages of interest as an author/speaker/workshop presenter)
is a companion to my upcoming collection of essays titled,
Caution: Mermaid Crossing, Voyages of a Motherless Daughter - Passing through a sea of adversity,
she overcomes a life unimaginable by crossing into the world of ethereal beauty and mermaid magic.

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Reentry, Reminiscing, and Reconciling

Valerie Anne Burns

Dec 9, 2022

Reentry, Reminiscing, and Reconciling

Being away for a month in a foreign country such as Italy presents a certain culture shock upon returning home. What I missed most at...

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It's Raining in Rome While I Reminisce About the Amalfi

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 13, 2022

It's Raining in Rome While I Reminisce About the Amalfi

I woke way too early this morning at around 4:00 a.m. and my mind began to wander without stopping. The plan was to be up early to head...

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Day 7 - Bitter Sweet Parting From Casa Tua Vaticano

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 4, 2022

Day 7 - Bitter Sweet Parting From Casa Tua Vaticano

I'm sad to leave my hotel where I stayed for seven days, mostly because I will miss the owners (and life partners} Tommaso and Massimo,...

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Day 6 - St. Peter's Cathedral Cupola Experience

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 3, 2022

Day 6 - St. Peter's Cathedral Cupola Experience

Today, my friend, Millena and I went back to St. Peter's Square to enter the cathedral. It is a both overwhelming and a grand, majestical...

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Day 5 - St. Peter's Square

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 2, 2022

Day 5 - St. Peter's Square

Today, I decided to make the journey to St Peter's Square, which is walking distance from my hotel. On the way, I stopped at a local cafe...

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Day 4 - Zipping Around Rome in a Golf Cart

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 1, 2022

Day 4 - Zipping Around Rome in a Golf Cart

There are times when the expression: "A picture speaks a thousand words", this is one of those times and this blog will have several...

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Day 3 - Restful in Roma

Valerie Anne Burns

Sep 30, 2022

Day 3 - Restful in Roma

Today I'm taking some time to rest a bit. I'm still recoverig from a long travel journey with no sleep and of course, the nine hour time...

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Day 2 - My Birthday

Valerie Anne Burns

Sep 29, 2022

Day 2 - My Birthday

Today is my birthday and I am celebrating it in Roma. Not too shabby. I actually slept in later than I thought and it was a Today needed...

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Day 1 - Jet Lagged and Jubilant

Valerie Anne Burns

Sep 28, 2022

Day 1 - Jet Lagged and Jubilant

From Santa Barbara to Roma via Barcelona was a 24-hour journey door-to-door. Some of this was due to the advice I received from Santa...

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Please Excuse Excessive Email Faux Pas

Valerie Anne Burns

Sep 12, 2022

Please Excuse Excessive Email Faux Pas

My sincere apologies for filling up your inbox. Blogs were moved over from my old blog site to Wix in this process of set-up and ,...

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Just Around the Corner is Another Special Journey

Valerie Anne Burns

Sep 4, 2022

Just Around the Corner is Another Special Journey

I'm visualizing myself in Rome wandering the beautiful cobblestone streets just like the one in the photo. I'll pause to take in the...

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I'm Ready to Fly Away

Valerie Anne Burns

Aug 21, 2022

I'm Ready to Fly Away

It's time for a change. I'm ready to fly the coop. I have been working my tail off and find myself in a daze. I need a break and Rome...

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Why Are We Going Backwards?

Valerie Anne Burns

Jul 17, 2022

Why Are We Going Backwards?

How do we remain hopeful in these unprecedented times? Personally, I am not coping well. Everyday and everywhere, there is tragedy,...

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A Writer's Life

Valerie Anne Burns

Jun 18, 2022

A Writer's Life

As I’ve muddled my way through and, at times, flowed through my writing life, it’s obvious that I’m on a roller coaster. Rejection,...

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Revision for Hope in Spring Carries On

Valerie Anne Burns

May 8, 2022

Revision for Hope in Spring Carries On

Spring arrives regardless of a dead-dry drought Even as gusty winds ignite imposing flames. April only knows to bring hope into our...

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Limbo, Chaos, and Cats

Valerie Anne Burns

Mar 27, 2022

Limbo, Chaos, and Cats

Lucia Fortuna Since I was a very little girl, cats have been my refuge and a source of deep affection. After losing my mother at the age...

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Where is the Muse and Better News?

Valerie Anne Burns

Jan 14, 2022

Where is the Muse and Better News?

There's a reason life has been known to be a roller coaster ride. It certainly has been that for me. I find the muse, I find the joy, and...

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The Journey to Being Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul Series

Valerie Anne Burns

Oct 20, 2021

The Journey to Being Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul Series

One of the more difficult things for a writer to do is hang in there, to persevere amongst all the rejection. The percentage of rejection...

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What the Hell is Happening?

Valerie Anne Burns

Aug 20, 2021

What the Hell is Happening?

(End of August blog with a strong build-up need to express!) How does one take it all in? Oh how I yearn to be a Pollyanna by nature. But...

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Sorry, No Longer Accepting Breadcrumbs

Valerie Anne Burns

Jul 14, 2021

Sorry, No Longer Accepting Breadcrumbs

It took such a long time to realize that I deserve a lot more in life than breadcrumbs... an embarrassingly long time. It was in therapy...

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