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Caution: Mermaid Crossing
This blog (including pages of interest as an author/speaker/workshop presenter)
is a companion to my upcoming collection of essays titled,
Caution: Mermaid Crossing, Voyages of a Motherless Daughter - Passing through a sea of adversity,
she overcomes a life unimaginable by crossing into the world of ethereal beauty and mermaid magic.
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Authentic and Unfiltered
I can only be me. I was taught to be strong and independent as early as a three-year-old. In many ways it's a burden but it's my nature....
Valerie Anne Burns
2 days ago
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Mental Awareness Month-Yikes
I'm not altogether sure I've been aware that May involves a whole lot more than Spring, Mother's Day, May Madness, and New Beginnings! My...
Valerie Anne Burns
May 22
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Woman in a Golden State
Here I am in my (slightly filtered) golden state and ironically just published in an anthology by the title of Women in a Golden State...
Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 16
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Women's History Month
Let's March Our Hearts Out Women are resilient and powerful beyond measure. Let's face it--we'd be 1000% better off with Kamala Harris in...
Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 13
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Valentine's Day and Galentine's Day
It's that time of year again where you see hearts in all forms everywhere you look: retail stores, doctor's offices, business offices,...
Valerie Anne Burns
Feb 14
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All I Can Manage
In what I find as the most baffling, disappointing, sad, and outrageous time to live in this country, I decided to share a poem instead...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jan 28
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'Tis The Season to Be in a Bubble
Merry Everything to all. We have a month before we need to brace ourselves so why not be in the holiday spirit and a hazy denial bubble?...
Valerie Anne Burns
Dec 18, 2024
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Can Anyone Tell Me How to Do it?
Nature has been my spiritual practice. I've wanted to believe that being one who seeks beauty will continually provide a way to step over...
Valerie Anne Burns
Nov 22, 2024
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Survivors are Strong
Once again, we are in the month of October and the last week of Libran birthdays. As a breast cancer survivor, I have far too much...
Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 14, 2024
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Birthday Train
No matter how much I've wanted to delay the speeding train toward my big birthday this year, it arrives at the station on September 29th....
Valerie Anne Burns
Sep 27, 2024
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Renewed Hope & New Publication
A powerful B-Shot of energy is running through the USA. The positive energy is palpable and although we're in for a fight, we will win!...
Valerie Anne Burns
Aug 9, 2024
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Finding Sanctuary
Everyone I speak to is worried and overwhelmed... so am I. It's not just a divided time but a frightening one. Most of the time, I'm in a...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jul 13, 2024
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Writer's Life at a Conference
As a writer on my own, the writing life is quite solitary. We all write but then there's the business of writing. Hours go by as we are...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jun 24, 2024
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Can We Romanticize Too Much?
As a lifelong romantic and daydreamer, I wonder if it has served me well. There are pros and cons to having your head in the clouds or...
Valerie Anne Burns
May 23, 2024
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Time
Once upon a time, there seemed to be an endless amount of time. All at once I feel as if I've lived seven lifetimes in this one but then...
Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 28, 2024
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When You Hit the Wall
It happens to the best of us. You hit the wall and everything in the mind and body tells you that you yearn for rest and relaxation. I've...
Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 22, 2024
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In the Month of Love, I'll take a Heart Cappuccino Over Internet Dating😍
A cappuccino with a heart made by a kind and artistic barista is a Valentine gift in itself. Valentine's Day can mean a lot of different...
Valerie Anne Burns
Feb 16, 2024
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Someone Told Me it Was December!
It's officially December with Santa on the way and I haven't quite accepted it. 2023 has been epic. It's been a year of expanded learning...
Valerie Anne Burns
Dec 18, 2023
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Seasoned Survivor
Those who have known me for any length of time would say that I am a consummate survivor. Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I...
Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 21, 2023
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Tsunami Birthday Month
This photo shows the size of the wave that was roaring towards me a couple weeks back and I had no choice but to stand there as it rushed...
Valerie Anne Burns
Sep 28, 2023
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