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Excerpt from Dear Paxton

29 Tuesday Sep 2015

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DEAR PAXTON…

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Lisa ran into the bathroom, with black streaks running down her once made up, pretty face. She stared at herself in the mirror with disgust.

How could she have been so stupid? Why had she believed his lies, once again? Will she ever learn?

“I hate you!” She screamed, hitting her fists hard against the bathroom mirror. The mirror with the pretty, little flowers…the flowers she had painted on it earlier. But now she hated them, hated how they stared back at her, mocking her.

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright 1999

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Excerpt from A Walk to Barrow Hill

24 Thursday Sep 2015

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A Walk to Barrow Hill…

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Silently, I let out a silent gasp or was it silent, by the way my daddy intently turned around, facing me and staring me down. All the while, Rose had not loosened up on her grip…not since we entered the hospital.

But now, as we stood in Mommy’s doorway, listening to the her machines peeping…I lost all my nerve. Tears, simultaneously sprang to my eyes, as I watched my mother’s lifeless body lying so quiet and still in the sterile bed.

Prying Rose’s had from mine, I ran. I ran down the hall, until I could run no more, falling down against the wall, out of breath and sobbing.

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright 2015

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Excerpt from Julian’s Voice

21 Monday Sep 2015

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Excerpt from Julian’s Voice:

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Traveling from the small island of Kauai, Hawaii and back to Southern California, Kate’s life is abundant with one of the happiest days of her life; the day Julian is born, July 2002.

It’s a day filled with bittersweet moments and lessons that quickly turn to devastation, as she soon discovers the reminiscence of her baby’s birth. Kate feels betrayed by her doctor, by society, and by God.

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright 2013

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Haunted House on Main Street

18 Friday Sep 2015

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Haunted House on Main Street

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This picture may not look like much, but where the ruined foundation crumbles, use to sit a beautiful house. The location is spectacular with its city views. This place sits on the top of Main Street.

When you walk up to the foundation it’s apparent how the fire started. The trees are still charred, It looks like a gas explosion. There are many stories on how the fire started, but it’s still a mystery on what story is true…perhaps we will never know.

Needless to say, you do get an eerie feeling walking around the property. It’s unknown why the city hasn’t cleaned up the remains, since it has been there for so many years. I did hear that it was deemed haunted by a paranormal company and therefore; the site must be untouched.

But who really knows…it may be only gossip, but definitely a great place to visit…especially around Halloween.

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright: September 2015

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Excerpt from Manuscript – Dear Paxton

15 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Dear Paxton
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She was so excited to see his precious face that she could hardly stand to sit in the truck for another moment.  Quickly, she rolled down her window to get some fresh air when she saw him standing outside waiting. 

He was standing next to a white wooded garage, kicking gravel around, while biting down on his lower lip.  He looked preoccupied and incredibly sexy, standing there, wearing a heavy army jacket and smoking a cigarette.  His hair was quite a bit longer than the last time she had seen him, but he looked the same, only better.  His face was relaxed and unshaven.  He looked so innocent and vulnerable, but she knew him better than that. 

Her feelings where mixed.  He had loved her so much, but had hurt her so deeply at the same time.  They had only known each other for two years, but she had experienced so much pain with this man.  Her heart was still mending, but now that she saw him, all the love she had pushed aside came rushing back with full force.

Tom had barely turned into the gravel driveway before Lisa was out of the truck, flying into Cole’s arms.  Oh, the strength in those arms was incredible.  All the memories came rushing back.  Their lips met, melting her heart.  He kissed her with full force.

He had also pushed back his feelings for her.  He had missed her deeply, but he was good at pushing aside his emotions, out-of-the-way when they became bothersome.  Seeing her now brought all the emotions he had forgotten, flooding back into reality and into his opened heart. 

Tears sprang to his eyes, spilling out onto his checks.  Her face was wet with tears too, kissing away all the pain they both had felt. 

“Oh Lisa, I have missed you so much.  Thank you for coming to see me.”

Written By:  Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2015

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Always Remembering 911

10 Thursday Sep 2015

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Always Remembering 911…

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September 11, 2001.  I remember the day as if it were yesterday.  I remember walking into my house around 8:30 am, turning on the television, and watching in horror as the second airplane crashed into the Twin Towers.

The thing that struck me most odd that morning was watching the individual white sheets of paper flutter around the streets of New York, thousands and thousands of paper.  I remembered thinking who had touched them, who had just recently stored them into the filing system, who was missing them?  It was an eerie thought to wonder about these thousands of sheets of papers coming from the Twin Towers.  I do not know why this particular image has stayed in my mind for all these years, but it has.  Perhaps my mind needed to fixate onto something less horrific than watching a city fall apart to an awful bout of terrorism.  The images we endured that day will forever be stuck in our minds.

September 11th is a very special and memorable day to my family and I because we named our second daughter after a Naval Contractor who had died on September 11th in the Pentagon.  We named her Julian Cooper.  She reminds us every year on 911 of the loss, we as individuals, families, and as a nation, had to endure on that fateful day fifteen years ago on September 11, 2001.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 11, 2012

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Happy Birthday Mandi…

07 Monday Sep 2015

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Happy Birthday Mandi…I still miss you every day!

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Who really is Ask Ms Mandi? A picture says a thousand words. RIP Mandi September 2005. Mandi was my devoted, lovable, and faithful Staffordshire Bull Terrier.

We had 12 wonderful years with her before she passed away from jaw cancer. It was one of the hardest things to watch as our sweet dog starting dying in front of our eyes, knowing we could do nothing to save her.

I know, you’re probably thinking, a dog….. inspired you, but she did. My boyfriend at the time bought her for me when she was only 5 weeks old, we had to bottle feed her for the first couple weeks of her life. I guess you could say that she was our first-born; after all, she was bottle fed.

Subsequently, she was the cutest, fattest puppy that I had ever seen. She instantly became my heart. A dog’s love and devotion is unconditional, without judgement. Why wouldn’t she be my inspiration for this WEBSITE?

Written & Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2015

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A Walk up Barrow Hill

03 Thursday Sep 2015

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A Walk up Barrow Hill…
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It’s 1692, Abigail reaches out for the wall…something to steady herself. She hasn’t eaten in days and the lack of nourishment is starting to have a negative effect on her. The child inside her belly stirs. The baby is hungry too.

Desperation and anxiety, grip her heart like a vice. She had made mistakes, but had always been a good woman. But lies seemed to be stronger than the truth.

After all, it had become a mass hysteria.

She heard her name called from just outside her cell door. The journey was about to begin. The walk up Barrow Hill.

Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2015

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Winter in Palm Springs

01 Tuesday Sep 2015

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Winter in Palm Springs…

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I took this photo a few years back in Palm Springs, CA. I have the original hanging in my dining room. The photo is a black and white, but the original hotel was a pale green. This was a popular color in the 1930’s, when I believe this hotel was built.

The instant I saw this hotel, I fell in love with the architecture of it. There was just something haunting about it that drew me in. I kept expecting to see someone looking out the open window.

Sadly, they tore the old hotel down a few years ago…to build something new. I wish the city officials would keep some of our old architecture…it creates character in our cities.

Winter in Palm Springs…so enchanting.

Written & Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2015

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