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Meet Jolie
You probably know by now that I am an author with two published books to my credit. If you’re curious, check out my website: www.aprilnunncoker.com. How would you like to meet the main character of my upcoming novel The Keeper? Fantastic! Here she is now. (A short and slim young woman with flaming red…
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Chinaberries and the Great Cedar Tree
The trail leading from the James house to the Hough’s residence cut through a small forest–probably just a wind break–full of chinaberry trees. They dropped china berries which we used to pelt each other in china berry fights. I steered clear because those marble-sized things hurt when they hit you. I enjoyed that small trail because I…
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I’ve Fallen, But I Can Still Get Up!
Every time I go to the doctor’s office, they pull out their list of questions. One of them is: have you fallen recently? My answer these days? Probably. It seems that I can’t seem to stand on my own two feet sometimes. And my poor knees are taking a beating. At this rate, I’m going…
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A Vignette for Valentine’s Day
Don’t you love that word “vignette”? (Does the question mark belong before or after the quotation mark? I am a certified English teacher and I can’t tell you!) Anyway, back to vignette. It’s French for “little vine.” It refers to a brief evocative scene or display or a little drawing on a page. In…
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Perks of Being Sick
I felt just fine until Tuesday. The weather was nice here on Monday so I spent some time outside playing in the Scamp, opening her door and airing her out, taking her window covers off so some sun could shine in. I even set up a cute little vignette outside the door complete with a…
April Coker, Author 