"Gulf Stream Awakening" out-loud
Instead of a written blog this month, below you'll find a literary reading with Out Loud Santa Barbara (sponsored by Arts Fund) where I...
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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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Valerie Anne Burns
- Sep 20, 2019
Written Word Manifesting in Real Time
Photo of me in Florence at age 19 Writing essay after essay without ever thinking it would become a book has finally brought me to a...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Aug 10, 2019
A Valium and A Cookie
The photo above depicts my sentiments most pointedly after discovering that three weeks of writing work was lost. I received the red edit...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Jul 8, 2019
Encouraged and Discouraged
Dualities of Life Ah, the dualities of life: Encouraged/Discouraged, Sad/Happy, Peaceful/Anxious, Healthy/Unwell,...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Mar 11, 2019
Blooming Surprises
So far March has brought a breath of fresh air to my door twice--Blooming gifts to thank me for gestures that come, for the most part,...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Jan 23, 2019
A Mermaid's Revision
After several months, and several distractions demanding attention, I've completed the revision of my book, "Caution: Mermaid Crossing"....
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Nov 19, 2018
Gulf Stream Awakening" out-loud
Instead of a written blog this month, below you'll find a literary reading with Out Loud Santa Barbara (sponsored by Arts Fund) where I...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Oct 11, 2018
Holy Crap, Did I Glimpse Into the Abyss?
Sometimes the mighty do fall. It doesn't mean we've fallen forever. A friend said to me, "You're so strong, you'll get on the other side...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Aug 27, 2018
Mermaid in Mexico
Written in honor and in gratitude for Send Me On Vacation During my 'runaway retreat' in the redwoods of northern California the end of...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Jul 7, 2018
Runaway Retreat
Since my manuscript was taunting me and I couldn't seem to get a footing to launch into the daunting revision notes from my editor, I...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Jun 5, 2018
My Manuscript is Taunting Me
There it sits. After years of work and literally blood sweat and tears, (including gallons of fluid post-surgeries) I have a draft. A...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Apr 30, 2018
Off Kilter, On Track
"Off Kilter On Track" Written for Daughters Against Breast Cancer - www.daughtersagainstbc.org Finally blessed with a steady rain storm...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Apr 30, 2018
Off Kilter, On Track
"Off Kilter On Track" Written for Daughters Against Breast Cancer - www.daughtersagainstbc.org Finally blessed with a steady rain storm...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Apr 13, 2018
Stories Of Us - Santa Barbara Project
"This is a story of a warrior, a survivor, and an outstanding community member. Valerie Burns has written an unflinching book about her...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Mar 8, 2018
What Mysteries and Meanings Are in a Last Name?
My last name of Burns passed from dad, his father before him and so on is of Scottish heritage. I carry the Scottish name and history....
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Jan 22, 2018
Am I Crazy?
It's entirely possible that I'm a little crazy; perhaps even driven to that place. This should not be confused with being referred to as,...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Dec 19, 2017
Holiday Firestorm
The familiar holiday decorations are up in downtown Santa Barbara, but their glow has been dimmed not only from smoke and ash, but a...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Nov 25, 2017
A Need for Breath and Breeze
(Formerly "Breeze Bliss"-Re-written and updated for the times) I don't know about you, but I have to remind myself to take deep breaths...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Oct 28, 2017
Everything Happens for a Reason?
Rumi's quotes have a way of being especially profound to me. He is a beloved figure for good reason. Although he was a poet, mystic, and...
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Valerie Anne Burns
- Sep 4, 2017
Tricky Despair and a Full Moon Over the Ocean
When 11:00 a.m. arrives on a Sunday, I do what I can to be in my car and listen to "The Moth" NPR (88.7) out of LA. A few weeks ago, I...
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