Monthly Archives: June 2020

9 year anniversary on WordPress – this was my first site

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

9 year anniversary on WordPress. I was off by one year. I thought I had hit 10 years. Oh well 9 years is still a great number for blogging. Tessa –  Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses New Author’s … Continue reading →

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Well I kind of hit the wall when it comes to posting everything to 3 blogs – all creative writing is now on www.tessadeanauthor.com

Posted on June 11, 2020 by

Originally posted on Tessa Can Do It – Positivity is Everything!:
I am finding it just too much to post everything on 3 blogs. So all my creative writing is now going on http://www.tessadeanauthor.com. This blog will be dealing with…

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Colleen’s 2020 Weekly Poetry Challenge #181 6/10/2020 #Haiku

Posted on June 10, 2020 by

This Tuesdays Poetry Challenge is for #synonymsonly lively birds sing life’s mysteries sweetly lull Colleens Rules: Tessa – Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses New Author’s Website – http://www.tessadeanauthor.com Author – Old Writing –  http://www.finallyawriter.com About my life –  http://www.tessacandoit.com Author of a book, … Continue reading →

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New Author’s Blog – tessadeanauthor.com

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

I made a mistake in the website name in the title. This shouldn’t be a problem if you use the link I provided to go to the new blog. I fixed the title. I am getting confused with all these … Continue reading →

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The Blue Bird of Happiness – (non-fiction story)

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

The Blue Bird of Happiness – by Teresa Dean Smeigh 2015 Approximately 10 years ago (15 years now) my oldest daughter K1 was married. It was a crazy time and the wedding planning was rough as her father and I … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Veiled #writephoto

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

Hosted by Sue Vincent Thursday photo prompt: Veiled #writephoto   Photo by Sue Vincent For visually challenged writers, the image shows a green horizon, beyond which the mist veils a hill topped with strange rock formations. Lost by Tessa Dean June … Continue reading →

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Midnight Hours – a poem

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

Midnight Hours   written by Teresa Dean Smeigh 2015   The surreal darkness of the midnight hours. Different rooms from the day time. Shadows changing, stretching Reaching out for me. ~~~~~~ Once known faces, different, scary. Touches from those once … Continue reading →

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I am adopting a pen name for my writing.

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

I have decided to use a pen name for my writing. I am using Tessa Dean. My past writing was under Teresa Dean Smeigh in most circumstances. My youtube video on this is: I have a lot of work to … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Love – Poem

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

A Mother’s Love – by Tessa Dean (2015) Mother I feel your love surrounding me now. Is it my thoughts of you that bring you forth to  comfort me? I still miss you, you know? I miss our talks and … Continue reading →

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Fathers and Daughters…Non-fiction

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

I don’t know about others, but my father has always terrified me. Even as a full grown grandmom, he still scares me. I live in his house and he is my father and I am the daughter. The dynamic is … Continue reading →

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Kicked out of Class (non-fiction)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

Kicked out of Class – by Tessa Dean I have mentioned before that I was a goody-two-shoes most of the time, but there were times when you had to watch out. I think now after all this time that I … Continue reading →

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