Author MJ Pullen, the Distracted Writer

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Well, it’s been a busy and exhausting but fulfilling weekend. I really enjoyed Yom Kippur services this year, not to mention our family’s now-traditional Italian feast before the fast began with Kol Nidre Friday night. And sometime before the headache kicked in, I did notice (with surprise that shouldn’t be surprising, because it’s what I  […]
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I had sort of a nonstop, stressful day today, one that left very little space for contemplation and creativity. We’re in the process of preparing to move, closing on a new home in a couple of weeks and getting our current space ready to rent out to someone else; and today was one of those  […]
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It’s been tough coming up with ideas for a blog lately. Of course, when things are going smoothly in my world, I don’t “come up with ideas for a blog,” I just write about the random crap that happens to me and the random way I view said crap. Easy-peasey and occasionally entertaining to someone  […]
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Today I read this interview with Sue Grafton – the author of the alphabet murder mystery series, “A is for Alibi,” etc. – and she was responding to questions about her life as a writer. It’s fascinating to me, because she’s been working on the series since 1982, publishing a novel every two years. At  […]
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I don’t know about you guys, but it’s a month-plus in, and I am sick of 2010 already. It’s been a wild six weeks for our family: the hacker fiasco, a busted water heater, craziness at work (for both of us — and I’m not referring to my clients!), a death in the family, resuming  […]
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