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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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Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 13, 2023
I'm Included in a Global Virtual Reading
I have reading news: The writers from this book are global and it ought to be a very interesting virtual reading to hear a variety of...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 1, 2023
How Did February Slide By Me?
Yesterday was the last day of the acknowledgement of love month, and I missed getting a blog accomplished. Perhaps February 14 is part of...
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Valerie Anne Burns
Jan 18, 2023
Reinvent, Rain, and Renewal
Happy Always New Year! This is the most rain I've seen in more than a decade. CA has been desperate for nourishment in an ongoing drought...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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