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De-Cocooning
Good God I have not written anything here since December 2016! I looked back at that last post (Unraveling) and it was about a germy, crazy lady, no not me, at Starbucks. I had drafted a whole piece about being vaxed and coming out of my COVID cocoon that I was going to post today, but it takes place at Starbucks and just feels redundant now! Anyway – in short, I left my 15 month COVID cocoon…
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Unraveling
I walk into Starbucks this morning. It’s Friday. I’m working a half day then going to a fun party. It is a good hair day and I’m wearing jeans with boots. These things equate to general happiness for me. I grab my coffee and go over for to the coffee fixins station. There is a woman prepping her beverage like this… Add one sugar. Stir. Sip. Lick palm of hand from wrist to fingertips. Add half and…
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Hiding Behind My Trial Balloon
I think it has been nearly a year since I blogged. I’ve shared little bits and pieces, but I haven’t written anything substantial. What you don’t realize when you leave a marriage is that... no... others are probably smarter than I am. What I didn’t consider when I left my marriage last June was that there were all these things that would be difficult to both take with me, and leave behind.
There were the obvious - my house, my kids, my Starbucks, my neighbors, my grocery store, my pharmacy, my internist, my large bank account...
And the not so obvious - my mom, my siblings, my friends, my privacy, my angst, PaigeRandall.com...
Yes, mom and siblings have mostly come back to me. Mom finally stopped being furious at me for leaving a good man and somehow we have had this love revival and we are closer than we have been in years. Mom learned an amazing lesson at the tender age of 78. You can support and love two people with very different interest. You don’t have to choose sides. Mom and my future ex are very close.
I should mention that my kids are 17 and 20. 20 lives at college and 17 is with my 50% of the time. My girls are absolutely amazing.
I didn’t realize that when I left my marriage I would also leave all of my joint friends. Maybe it was a defensive maneuver to protect myself from being hurt by their potential desertion. I realized quickly that my husband was a better friend than I was to our friends made in the last 10 years. I was a little absent the last 10 years. Somehow he became better invested in our lives. Those friends were really his friends. Those who have tried to keep up with me get cancellations and excuses until they stop trying. I have really been a piece of shit. I have been repopulating my life with wonderful people. Its what I need. I am also blessed with many friends from my pre-marriage days. I got to keep all those.
My angst. I wrote REALLY well when I was unhappy, frustrated, angry, scared, etc. I’m doing better now, emotionally, and writing feels different. I haven’t really tried much. Circling The Shadows and Forever Falling (coming soon) are part of a four book series. Coming to Brooklyn is inside me, but it is difficult to let it out. I’m afraid that it will feel different from the other two since my life is so different.
And finally my privacy and PaigeRandall.com... I want to write about my life. Blog about my reality - dating, falling on my face, behaving poorly, accomplishing my dreams. But everyone I don’t want to share myself with follows PaigeRandall.com. Obviously blogging is not a private forum for sharing, but shooting my innermost private thoughts into so many in-boxes from my former life... well, it is very daunting.
So - this is my trial balloon. My opportunity to see who unfollows PaigeRandall.com. See if anyone is secretly stalking me on Twitter (most are blocked, but we all know ways around that) who may be unhappy about this post. I’ll just wait and see.
Tumblr it is... for now. I don’t feel like proofing... too much wine. Please forgive the typos.
Shooting From The Lip
Shooting From The Lip
It has been quite a while since I blogged. Even longer since I have written anything substantial. Life changes have silenced my written word flow. I seem quite capable of speech, though. That never goes away, apparently. Thank you to Kevin Hale for hosting me on his fabulous SoundCloud show called, Round of Shots. Get the good, the bad, and the very ugly of Paige Randall. Take a listen. We talk…
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Writer Guest Blog
Thank you Gridiron Granny for the invitation to guest blog on your site… Gridiron Granny Football Fanatic. The opportunity to visit your readers is an honor. Thank you thank you for highlighting independent authors! Take a look here. Thank you readers for all the submissions to #ShowMeYourPaige! Keep them coming! Happy 4th! XO
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There goes the bride. 8 days separated and counting.
Truth and lies
Huh... I just realized I have six followers of Tumbler so this is PERFECT! This post is a test to see what I'm linking to.
Wine & Wash
I had a really great day today. Like an A+ Saturday. I went to the Linganore Wine Festival in Mt. Airy, Md. Thousands of people gather for music, fun food, arts and of course wine. It was gorgeous weather, except for the few minutes we were inside looking at awesome stuff for sale and eating this. That’s little bits of raspberry over dark chocolate. The wine was great, and abundant. Lots of…
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Unexpected Surprises
Yesterday was a bizarre and amazing the day, probably worthy of a #Mondayblog share. Please forgive typos and ramblings. I’m on my phone, here… That’s my interpretation of the seemingly requisite legs and toes facing the surf pic. You’ll have to settle for a knee sliver. Anyway so I arrived at the eastern shore of Md yesterday and noticed immediately the town was insane. It was like the day…
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The Complicity of Rape
The Complicity of Rape Why we are all responsible. #SexFreeVDay16
I would love not to write this post. I might write it and delete it. I am raging at yet another rape on this week’s Game of Thrones. I won’t get detailed. Suffice to say, yet again, the authors and writer of that madly over-hyped series have yet again degraded a female character, the best way they know how.
Game of Thrones is unique in it’s consistent portrayal of women as strong, fearless…
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Hot Men Read Hot Books
Since I started writing I was drawn to a version of romance, but not romance like other romance. I want to write stories, where love is a secondary plot line. Stories that men will read.
I am well aware, men are an untapped market for traditional romance. The genre alone is not appealing for men. When people ask me what I write I answer carefully to keep myself from falling into two traps. I…
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Checking Out
I’m at a conference. It’s has been interesting, but things are slowing down so a few minutes for a post…
GREAT RELEASE WEEK for Circling The Shadows! Thank you to everyone for sending me your pics with my book and using the hashtag… #ShowMeYourPaige. This is my very good Twitter writer friend @BlueFury47 (Thanks Gary!) The book has made it across the Atlantic into Gary’s very British hands.…
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#ShowMeYourPaige
#ShowMeYourPaige Let's see what you've got, with Circling The Shadows PaigeRandall.com/Novels #amwriting #NewRelease #kindle
Hello Readers!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of your support this week during the release of Circling The Shadows, now available on Kindle and paperback! I am having a lot of fun seeing your photos with the book and decided to start sharing them. I’ll use the hashtag “ShowMeYourPaige.”
Just send me your sweet or sexy pics showing Circling The Shadows (on Kindle or paperback), with a face or…
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Circling the Shadows Release
Why am I squealing like a schoolgirl, you ask? It’s because book one of the Sunshine and Moonlight Series by Paige Randall was released today! And, if you’d like to go ahead and purchase the best book you’ll read all year, then I highly recommend you get a copy. Circling the Shadows will take you on a heart-rendering journey with downward-spiraling widower John Halloway and Anna, the wanton, blonde Brit he meets on summer vacation. Knowing Paige as I do, I can guarantee you a ride that’s real, witty and, let’s not forget, hot as holy hell. So, squeal with me because Circling the Shadows is now available! Link to Kindle and paperback. Trust me, you’re going to thank me. And, after you fall in love with the book, Paige will thank you for an honest review posted on your blog or on goodreads.
The worst thing about a broken heart is you just want to fucking die.
Yesssss
Circling the Shadows Release
Why am I squealing like a schoolgirl, you ask? It’s not because hubby found the spot, I assure you. It’s because book one of the Sunshine and Moonlight Series by Paige Randall was released today! And, if you’d like to go ahead and purchase the best book you’ll read all year, then I highly recommend you get a copy. Circling the Shadows will take you on a heart-rendering journey with the downward-spiraling widower John Halloway and Anna, the wanton, blonde Brit he meets on summer vacation. Knowing Paige as I do, I can guarantee you a ride that’s real, witty and, let’s not forget, hot as holy hell. So, squeal with me because Circling the Shadows is now available! Link to Kindle and paperback. Trust me, you’re going to thank me. And, after you fall in love with the book, Paige will thank you for an honest review posted on your blog or on goodreads.
I love this woman!
