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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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A Mermaid's Revision
After several months, and several distractions demanding attention, I've completed the revision of my book, "Caution: Mermaid Crossing"....
Valerie Anne Burns
Jan 23, 2019
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Nov 19, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 11, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Aug 27, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jul 7, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jun 5, 2018
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Off Kilter, On Track
"Off Kilter On Track" Written for Daughters Against Breast Cancer - www.daughtersagainstbc.org Finally blessed with a steady rain storm...
Valerie Anne Burns
May 1, 2018
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Off Kilter, On Track
"Off Kilter On Track" Written for Daughters Against Breast Cancer - www.daughtersagainstbc.org Finally blessed with a steady rain storm...
Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 30, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 13, 2018
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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....
Valerie Anne Burns
Mar 8, 2018
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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,...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jan 22, 2018
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Dec 19, 2017
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Nov 25, 2017
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Oct 29, 2017
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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...
Valerie Anne Burns
Sep 5, 2017
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There are Those Times
I'll admit it, I go through periods when I want to isolate and disappear. It is these very episodes where I feel permission to admit my...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jul 12, 2017
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Differences, Division, United
It fascinates me to observe the differences in all of us. We human beings have two legs, two arms, bodies, brains, ears and eyes. What's...
Valerie Anne Burns
Jun 18, 2017
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Living Through Color
When I first walked in the unit I've now moved into, my eye went straight to the industrial white semi gloss walls everywhere. Semi gloss...
Valerie Anne Burns
May 30, 2017
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Seven, Seven, Seven
For the last several weeks, the number seven has been on my mind after realizing how much it's come up. I've had seven surgeries...
Valerie Anne Burns
May 17, 2017
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Whatever it Takes
I have found that whatever gift you can give yourself to lift the spirits, however small the budget, eases anxiety or sadness when life...
Valerie Anne Burns
Apr 25, 2017
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