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Author: Diane Lunsford

I am a writer. I remember the first time I said those words out loud, I had to say them a few more times before the concept stuck. That was over 25 years ago and I still begin most days tasking myself to write something—anything as long as I keep paying the words forward. Humor plays an important role in my writing because a true writer needs a great sense of humor and some really thick skin. I can’t even imagine the fall out each time that proverbial thanks, but no thanks comes in the mail—okay, email nowadays if I didn't have humor. I’m one of five children, smack-dab in the middle of my siblings and had a set of parents who did a great job of raising our herd. I'm a wife with a great husband and mom with two amazing daughters. Words matter and when they’re strategically placed to command laughter due to their precise placement, what a symphony! I’m never going to stop writing and laughing. I’ll see you on the other side some day. I’ll be the one with the red balloon; standing at the end of the…wearing a…

Empire State Heels

August 21, 2012 Diane Lunsford

It’s virtually impossible to find an old, reliable pair of 2” black pumps anymore—no frills, no fluff; just a pointed toe with a conservative heel. I am a slave to fashion and love to see […]

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Sweet Justice

August 20, 2012 Diane Lunsford

There is no greater feeling of justice than the one I get when accosted by an aggressive driver who has climbed upon my car bumper in high speed traffic when I have nowhere to go […]

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Give Her Back Her Jeans

August 19, 2012 Diane Lunsford

I was thinking the other day about aging gracefully and what that means to me.  It reminded me of a women I worked with a few years back who was close to my age. We […]

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Do I Know You?

August 17, 2012 Diane Lunsford

After living out West for several years I made my way back East to my roots. Boston was one of my bucket list places to live and work. A couple of weeks after I arrived, […]

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I Brought You into This World

August 17, 2012August 17, 2012 Diane Lunsford

Now that my girls are in their teens, I have salvation in knowing I didn’t damage their little psyches years ago. I say this because they do what most normal teenage girls do to their […]

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