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stephanieraffelock
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Keep The Faith
Sometime in April of 1973, just days after I turned twenty-one, I started waitressing at The Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard. I knew...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Caution: Writer Stretching
I put aside a work in progress, a manuscript that needs to settle before I can pick it up again. Such an action stirs in me other...
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stephanieraffelock
May 15, 20213 min read
Liz Cheney, An Author's Platform, and Speaking Your Truth
One of the things that I’ve learned about being a writer is that you need a platform in order to share, promote and market your work....
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 25, 20204 min read
THE TALE OF HOW THE GOVERNOR CAME TO BE
In the mid-1960’s in South Denver, a short distance from the apartment where my mother and I lived, was a hotel on Colorado Boulevard. I...
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stephanieraffelock
Jan 11, 20202 min read
In the Age of Me, Me, Me, Me . . .
Writing is one thing. Marketing yourself to the world is another. On the one hand I don’t think that the desire for readers is an...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 18, 20193 min read
The Dominant Gene, and the Gracious Ladies of the Ranch Readers Book Group
Melinda’s divine cake, with a frosting to die for . . . For most of my adult life I have been a carrot juice swilling, veggie chomping,...
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stephanieraffelock
Mar 1, 20193 min read
The Positive Aging Movement
I’ve recently come to realize that I’ve been a part of a movement that I didn’t look for, didn’t ask for, and didn’t see because it was...
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stephanieraffelock
Feb 6, 20194 min read
The Super-Mighty, Texas Drivers License Fiasco That Ate My Month
Welcome to Texas road sign at the state border with some bullet holes This isn’t the first time that I’ve overthought something and maybe...
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stephanieraffelock
Oct 28, 20184 min read
A Story About the Awkward Dance of Halloween Guilt and Fitting In
My new neighborhood reminds me of the opening credits in Desperate Housewives. Behind the beautiful front doors, the manicured lawns,...
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stephanieraffelock
Jan 14, 20183 min read
The Year of Convictions
I like the “new” in front of New Year. Other than that, there’s not really anything that I celebrate. New Year’s eve is my least favorite...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 9, 20173 min read
8 Steps to Dynamic Living After 60 (Or Really Anytime)
Is it the need to heal some childhood wound of wanting to get it right? Or is there a deeper reason, like wanting to get the most from...
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stephanieraffelock
Jul 4, 20172 min read
Happy Independence. Gratitude.
I have yet to find any better attitude than gratitude. There’s a scene from Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning that will...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 5, 20172 min read
Insecurity, Not Good Enough and Other Sucky Things Writers Do to Themselves
On the one hand, you have to be a little bit crazy to want to lock yourself into a room several hours each day to create worlds with the...
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stephanieraffelock
May 20, 20171 min read
My Summer To-Do List
This morning I made myself a to-do list, a reminder list of the simple things that make me a kinder, happier person. I hope that you find...
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stephanieraffelock
May 3, 20171 min read
Sunrise Ceremony
What marks the beginning of the spring and summer months for you? Please share with me in the comments. #spirituality #joy #introspection...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 16, 20173 min read
A Life In Letters
A few days ago an old friend, Kitty, emailed me that she was cleaning out a file cabinet and had found several of my letters. She scanned...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 11, 20172 min read
United Airlines and a Nation of Serfs
Corporate America is so huge, so vital to our economy that we are secondary citizens. Corporations are the primary citizens, and as such,...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 2, 20173 min read
Inspire or Perspire, Thoughts From An Old Determined Rookie
My writing journey is pretty inspirational, at least to me. For the past four years, I have been doing what musicians call...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 1, 20172 min read
Here’s To 65 Years Of Kick Ass Living
I woke up this morning and wished myself a Happy Birthday, then said a little prayer; “thank you for 65 years of living.” I meant it too....
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stephanieraffelock
Feb 18, 20173 min read
Why Would You Even Want to Write a Book?
So why write a book at all? I’ve asked myself this question in the past year as I’ve slogged through the slow revision and polish process...
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