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The Comma Goddess Speaks
http://commagoddess.blogspot.com/
Southern author Jayne Jaudon Ferrer shares observations and opinions on motherhood, manners, wisdom, words, and more.
Recent Posts
Holy cats! It's a girl!
Well, dang! I don't do politics, but I have to say that John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his VP is the most brilliant strategic move I've seen in a very long time. I'll concede her lack of experience --not that that's a bad thing, given what "e...
Isn't 50 the New 30?
Okay, I have really, really depressing news from my literary agent. According to her (and she is definitely a woman in the know), it is now virtually impossible to sell a novel with a protagonist over the age of 40 because all the publishing house ed...
Who knew a squirrel could be cuddly?
Last week was Vacation Bible School at my church and, to inspire everyone to dig deep into their piggy banks and support our designated mission project, I invited Foothills Animal Rescue to bring some of their critters and talk about their work.To s...
C'mon, get happy!
Now hear this: the world is a happier place than it used to be, according to a study just completed by the University of Michigan. Yep, over the past fifteen years or so, in spite of droughts and wars and dollar cucumbers and five dollar gas, we huma...
At War with My Inner GRITS
Here lately, I am feeling overwhelmed. Given that I have worked 12+ hour days for most of the month of June, I suspect what I'm actually feeling is exhaustion, but that's a whole other issue. Granted, I am my own worst enemy: when asked about heading...
