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Author: Kelly Colby
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Cadette Training Weekend
A weekend with 80 middle school girls and 120 second and third graders. Who thought this would be fun? Apparently, I did, along with four of my friends. Shelley, Nancy and Janet came up with the brilliant idea to host a region event for older girls to facilitate their earning Red Cross babysitting. You have…
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The Great American Sentence
Perusing Facebook, as sadly I waste too much time doing on an almost daily basis, one of my friends posted a link to Easy Street: A Magazine of Books and Culture. To celebrate the launch of their magazine, the publishers are hosting The Great American Sentence: A Contest. To participate, you need to send up…
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Touring Bluebell Creameries
Before I begin my next Girl Scout adventure this weekend, I thought I would give you a taste of our last one. Pun is absolutely intended! Every August our girls plan the activities, journeys and field trips they want to experience that year. If you do not have a yearly planning meeting, I HIGHLY encourage you…
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Dear Internal Editor, LEAVE ME ALONE….for now
As I wrote the last few words for Chapter 25, I realized the point of view was all wrong. When the thought popped into my head, I had to use every inch of willpower to keep writing. My instincts told me to start from the beginning and fix it, to drop the story and go…
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Wait! That’s a Bird!
While I sit at the Salt Lake City Airport baggage claim awaiting my errant luggage, I thought I would take a few minutes to regale you on one of the many adventures with Troop 13405. Note to self: when you set your alarm for 3am, make sure it IS set for 3am. Arising in a…
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A New Community
A new chapter in my writing career started this week at the State of the Guild Address for the Houston Writers Guild. This was my first experience with the organization. I had to miss meetings with two other communities of which I am a member: Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. I felt guilty as I…
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Animal Helpers Badge Workshop
Jenna and I went on our annual mother-daughter Girl Scout adventure. With such a large troop, I am usually embroiled in the politics and logistics of keeping the conglomerate alive. This leaves little opportunity for mother-daughter bonding. Three years ago, I made a promise with Jenna to participate in one Girl Scout event per year…
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Database Done
Yes, I am that good. I pulled up excel creating one sheet each for my short stories, a sent to and received back list, and details about the publications. I strongly believe in research which sent me scouring through familiar print mags and ezines to refresh my memory on the details. When I got to…
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I am a Guild Member
Yes, I am a guild member. After all the fantasy and science fiction I have read, I am enthralled by the possibilities. No, I did not join a thieves guild or an assassins guild. The only initiation rites I had to pass involved a Paypal account and a word document. As anti-climatic as you might find…
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First Camping Trip of the Year
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 10SEP14 Girls from Troop 13405 camped last weekend at Camp Agnes Arnold, one of the most popular in our Council. This camp has a beautiful central lake, a big, beautiful lodge, extensive hiking trails, canoeing, archery, a swimming pool, a purple hippo, an elf, separate, air-conditioned classrooms, a nature center, and themed…