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Diane C. McPhail

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10/20/2025 – Musings on Transparency

10/07/2025 – Musings on the Grace of Help

09/20/2025 – Musings on Happiness

09/02/2025 – Musings on Imperfection

08/25/2025 – Musings on Mushrooms

08/02/2025 – Musings on Adapting to Life’s Challenges

07/04/2025 – Musings on Balance 

06/01/2025 – Musings on Ending Well 

05/21/2025 – Musings on Unexpected Beauty

05/05/2025 – Musings on Gratitude

04/16/2025 – Musings on Flourishing

04/01/2025 – Musings on Going it Alone

03/17/2025 – Musings on the Healing Power of Creativity

03/02/2025 – Musings on Persistence

02/14/2025 – Musings on Hope

01/29/2025 – Musings on Moving Forward

01/08/2025 – Happy New Year!

12/13/2024 – Time Traveler’s Spotlight

11/27/2024 – Happy Thanksgiving!

11/07/2024 – Musings on Transparency

09/15/2024 – Musings on Being Alone

04/24/2024 – Musings on Malleability

04/17/2024 – Follow the Stars Home B&N 25% Sale!

03/17/2024 – Musings on March

01/19/2024 – Musings on Moments

11/02/2023 – Musings on Light: In, On, and Through

10/04/2023 – Amazon Book Sale

09/08/2023 – Musings on My Own Giverny

09/01/2023 – Musings on the Mississippi Book Festival

07/30/2023 – Musings on Happiness

06/30/2023 – Musings on Gratitude

05/24/2023 – Musings on Expectations

04/23/2023 –Musings on Mutuality

04/18/2023 –A Regular Newsletter with actual News!!!

02/17/2023 –It’s Mardi Gras!

02/02/2023 – Musings on Emptiness

01/18/2023 –Musing on a New Year

10/30/2022 –Musings on Spiders

10/26/2022 –Musings on Mushrooms

10/22/2022 –Musings on Going to Seed

10/10/2022 –Musings on This or That

09/18/2022 –Musings on Imperfection

08/30/2022 –Musings on Light

08/03/2022 –Musings on a Flower

06/30/2022 –Musings on Being Different

06/11/2022 –Musings on the Road

05/18/2022 –Musings on “Good”

04/30/2022 –Musings on Being Alone

04/13/2022 –Musings on Tenacity

03/22/2022 –Musings on Perseverance

03/06/2022 –Musings on Love and Where to Find It

02/16/2022 –Musings on Gratitude

01/25/2022 –Musings on Snow and Stopping for a While

01/03/2022 –Musings on Bubbles and the Ephemeral New Year

12/14/2021 –Musings on Rainbows

12/02/2021 –Musings on Certainty

11/22/2021 –Musings on Gratitude

11/09/2021 –Musings on Reflection

10/31/2021 –Musings on “Hanging by a Thread”

10/19/2021 –Musings on Loss and What Remains

09/27/2021 –Musings on Mutuality

09/13/2021 –Thoughts on Things I Didn’t Know I Loved

09/01/2021 –On Finding Love Everywhere

08/22/2021 –On Learning To See All Over Again

08/08/2021 –On Being Different

08/02/2021 –Enamored of the Light

07/20/2021 –On the Redemption of Brokenness

07/12/2021 –Through the Eyes of a Child

06/27/2021 –Thoughts on Weeds

06/19/2021 –It’s Almost Fathers Day

06/12/2021 –Weekly Update & Hugs

06/04/2021 –On Gardening

05/22/2021 –What Good Things Has the Pandemic Brought You?

04/13/2021 –The Southern Literary Tradition

03/29/2021 –The Southern Literary Tradition: A Conversation With Diane McPhail

03/20/2021 –Women’s History Month Over, But Not Women’s History!

03/11/2021 –Helping the Community Get Vaccinated!

03/03/2021 –Celebrating Women’s History Month

02/26/2021 –Ready for Spring! ????

02/17/2021 –Bold & Unique Jewelry by Diane!

02/10/2021 –Recommendations from Fellow Readers!

02/03/2021 –See what my readers are saying!

A captivating reimagining of the intrepid woman who – 8 months pregnant and with a toddler in tow – braved violent earthquakes and treacherous waters on the first steamboat voyage to conquer the Mississippi River and redefine America.

The Seamstress of New Orleans

The Abolitionist’s Daughter