Tag Archives: Smoky Trudeau Zeidel

What to Write, What to Write

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Smoky Zeidel

Do I dare say that after 13—count ’em, 13—days of being sick with the flu, today I feel I’ve finally turned the corner on this bug and am ready to write, really write, again? I’m almost afraid to say it, … Continue reading →

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The Espresso Book Machine

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Smoky Zeidel

Sunday afternoon I had the privilege of giving a reading from my latest novel, The Storyteller’s Bracelet, at the Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse in La Canada/Flintridge, CA. A major theme of this book is the horrors of the government-mandated Indian Schools in … Continue reading →

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Winter in The Storyteller’s Bracelet

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

The other day, I posted an excerpt from On the Choptank Shores about Grace’s Christmas plans gone awry. That book is my only novel that has a Christmas scene in it. In The Storyteller’s Bracelet, winter comes to Oak Tree Indian School when … Continue reading →

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Christmas on the Choptank Shores

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

My first novel, On the Choptank Shores (previously titled Redeeming Grace) is about a young woman, Grace, who is trying to save her little sister Miriam from their verbally and physically abusive father, Luther, a man with a penchant for speaking in biblical … Continue reading →

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Peachy and Me

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

At long last, autumn has arrived in Southern California, this at a time when across the country many are bracing for winter. I know autumn is finally here when I awaken each morning to a thick marine layer blanketing the … Continue reading →

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Blazing Trails

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

Scott and I have been deeply entrenched in our writing. We’re working on Trails (2013, Vanilla Heart Publishing), our first collaborative effort when it comes to writing. And we’re having a blast. This is our story board. We have it … Continue reading →

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Squirrel Road Kill: It’s Not What You Think

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

I’m not a finicky eater. If it’s food, and it never had a beating heart (I’m vegetarian), I’ll not only eat it; I’ll probably love it. The exception to this rule is cilantro—I’m one of those unfortunate souls who has … Continue reading →

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How I Became the Earth Mage, Part II

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

I posted Monday about how I recognized my connection to Nature at the precocious age of three. (You can read Part I of this story here.) I was a baby earth mage, no doubt about it. I promised, though, to … Continue reading →

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The Great Pupusa Experiment

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

I know, I know–I promised the rest of the story on how I became The Earth Mage. Not to worry, I’m not having a senior moment here. I’ll still post that story tomorrow. But I told a lot of my … Continue reading →

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How I Became The Earth Mage

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Smoky Zeidel

I got an email the other day from someone who reads my blog. She wrote, “I love when you write about nature. You seem to know so much about it. I see you wrote a book called Observations of an … Continue reading →

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