I like you too. Stay true, sweet soul._____

With zero hesitation, the other raises the ante with something even goofier, like it's our own language._____

Can you still feel me from way over there?_____

The deepest part of your soul stood out above the rest of it, saving you as long as it could._____

Your first second birthday was a wild one!_____

Luckily, you had your eyes closed, or you would have seen how red my face was. _____

Did we hold hands the whole way? One-handed rollercoastering seems tricky._____ 

I wasn't a nervous performer when you introduced me to the stage. But age changed that._____ 

I always thought you would have been a girl. So did Mom._____

Who went first? Do you remember?_____

Bonus episode! Here is a Halloween-inspired excerpt reading from my novel Shadows of a Name. Allow me to introduce Josephine Mary and Maxine Mary. Enjoy!

We made it to the Season 1 Finale! "Meet Your Host" Who is Gwyn Anyway? 

I'm smushing my precious internal organs slouching like that! 

And get eaten by a T-Rex! No thank you. I'm not going. 

Let it out! Now let it back in. Why was I holding my breath? I don't know. But things got weird there for a minute. 

Scary Scale Scarlett is just a trouble maker. Take what she says with a grain of (sea) salt. 

We are born incapable of harm. Let's honor that.

Why do we use so many fillers? And I don't mean cosmetic, although this is a new take on "lip filler." Shouldn't silence get a say? 

I violate my own privacy by making that face, don't I?  I betray myself. Why would I do that? 

There are places in this house where I can write my name in the dust. This is a home. Come on now. I'm kicking this procrastination problem! Mostly.

What's the bravest thing you've ever done? Compassion for oneself is pretty bold. Let's dry up that stream of negative self-talk, why don't we? 

She might still have her curlers in... might not even be dressed yet. What am I doing? 

Swerve Around Sue Anna could have killed me that day. 

This time, my smaller waistline came at a price. I was trying to lose weight the old way, and my body wasn't having it. 

Would it kill One-Chance Lance to try one bite of my since improved Keto Kettle Corn?