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About Coming East

I am a writer, wife, mother, and grandmother who thinks you're never too old until you're dead. My inspiration is Grandma Moses who became a successful artist in her late 70's. If I don't do something pretty soon, though, I'll have to find someone older for inspiration.

New Novel: Desired to Death

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Coming East

A year and a half ago I took on the National Novel Writing Contest, or NaNoWriMo as it is commonly known.  The goal was to write 50,000 words in 30 days.  At the end of the month, I had indeed … Continue reading →

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My Sister-in-Law, the Writer

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Coming East

My sister-in-law is one of my biggest blog supporters,  always telling me how much she loves my writing. Last week we were talking  baseball because I had just seen the movie 42 about Jackie Robinson. She told me of her … Continue reading →

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Christmas in May

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Coming East

I just returned from visiting my sister-in-law, and my brother may not let me come back. My brother and sister-in-law are both retired and do everything together, including shopping. However, their shopping consists mainly of going to the hardware store. … Continue reading →

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This Is No Joke

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Coming East

You know those lightbulb jokes that ask how many people of a certain group are needed to change a lightbulb? The punchline always targets a certain group and is usually derogatory. Well I have a slightly different version for you: … Continue reading →

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Sorry, I Think You Have the Wrong Number

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Coming East

Many years ago, about 1980, my husband was issued a mobile phone for his work as Director of Security and Chief of Police for a university in Texas.  It was a huge thing,  the size of a brick and about … Continue reading →

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Let Me Tell You About Barbara

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Coming East

We met Barbara at a very needy time in our lives.  We were a young family, newly transplanted from Philadephia to a faraway place we had never been to before, San Antonio. We knew nobody. We had left all our … Continue reading →

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Learning History the Best Way

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Coming East

My girlfriend, Linda, is visiting this week.  Since we’ve been friends for over fifty years, we know each other pretty darn well.  Before she arrived, my husband made plans for her first few days with us as he would get … Continue reading →

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My Grandpa Could Sing Like George Beverly Shea

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Coming East

George Beverly Shea died Tuesday at the age of 104.  Many of you have never heard of him, I’m sure, but I grew up listening to him sing gospel hymns in his booming baritone when he accompanied Billy Graham on … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Coming East

I am exhausted.  Totally.  Maybe it was staying up to midnight and beyond every night when my usual bedtime is 9:30.  But when you get to spend a week with your daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters having an X-Men marathon, binging … Continue reading →

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5-Minute Friday: After

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Coming East

I love visiting our children. Living so far away from them, I don’t get to see them often enough, especially since airline tickets are so expensive. Planning the visit, the days or weeks of anticipation of the trip, pulling out … Continue reading →

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