My Bromeliad Finally Bloomed
Either Stacy Livingston Vanbecelaere or Reed Livingston Bates—both are my daughters but I can’t remember which one—gave me a gorgeous...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Addendum to My Earlier Dog Story
January 23, 2019 Our male Cockalier (Cocker/Cavalier) Lord Byron has a favorite spot upstairs, a covered porch off our TV-watching room....
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Jan 12, 20194 min read
A Tale of Two Dogs
January 12, 2019 Our two dogs are named Meryl Streep and Lord Byron. They are 26 and 30 pounds, respectively, long-haired, black and tan,...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Jan 8, 20193 min read
The Sound of Music – The Backstory
January 8, 2019 I’ve just finished writing a novel called Backstory. It’s a fictional account that pretends to be the truth behind an...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Nov 24, 20183 min read
The Tardiness Gene
November 24, 2018 I run late. About 15 minutes. My daughters do too. My son, well, he’s either early or late. But not being on time is...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Oct 8, 20182 min read
What Good is a Blog? It's for Staying in Touch with Readers Like You.
October 8, 2018 Dear Readers and Followers: I'm supposed to keep my blog fresh, but sometimes writing a new post takes a good part of the...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Jul 24, 20183 min read
Making a Boring Spectacle of Myself
July 24, 2018 I have scheduled a book promo for my mystery-thriller Out and In with Lone Star Literary Life, an e-news letter for Texas...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Jun 24, 20183 min read
Feeling Futile in the Great Sea of Change
June 24, 2018 Authors write to tell a story, to express a thought or emotion, to entertain. Mostly, we hope what we do impacts readers in...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Dec 12, 20172 min read
My Silent Orchestra of Angels
December 12, 2017 Besides holiday eggnog, I've developed an "over do it" problem with Dresden porcelain angels. Long ago, my niece's mom...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Oct 15, 20178 min read
A Sad Goodbye to Uncle John
October 15, 2017 My pen name is Pat Dunlap Evans, but my official middle name is Kennedy, which was my mother's birth name. She's gone...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Oct 8, 20172 min read
Meryl Streep Loves Eddie the 5-0 Dog
October 8, 2017 Our TV-watching dog Meryl Streep, named after the famed actress, was thrilled that the action-detective show "Hawaii...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Oct 7, 20174 min read
Why I Still Read the Print Version of My Daily Newspaper
October 7, 2017 My degrees are in English, but my academic focus was “creative writing and journalism.” After grad school, I got a job in...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Aug 28, 20173 min read
Chasing the Solar Eclipse
August 28, 2017 My husband and I drove to Kansas City for the Great American Solar Eclipse, thinking we would view it in St. Joseph, MO,...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
Aug 14, 20172 min read
My Brother In Law Is Mad at Me
August 14, 2017 My brother in law is mad at me because I didn't have time to make his favorite cake for a family birthday party Sunday...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
May 25, 20172 min read
No Fingerprints. I Should Be a Crook!
May 25, 2017 Three times now, I've had my fingerprints taken to submit to the FBI. This is related to a Texas concealed handgun license...
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