{"id":1566,"date":"2018-05-21T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T16:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2018-05-21T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T16:16:49","slug":"sister-friends-growlers-and-rainbows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.writingwhiledistracted.com\/?p=1566","title":{"rendered":"Sister Friends, Growlers, and Rainbows"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sister Friends. Chosen family. The women who are there, no matter what, the ones who don’t give a rat’s patootie what your house looks like. The ones who are always ready to come for a sleep-over and eat whatever is in your cabinets and refrigerators. The ones who will parent your kid if you’re not there to do it. The friend you can tell anything to and know that they will 1.) not judge you, 2.) call you on your ish if you need it, 3.) cheer you on and tell you to go for it. My wife and I are fortunate to have a number of sister friends. This weekend one of our local sister friends came to\u00a0visit.\u00a0She’s fun and funny, and hella smart. Our kids get along and disappear to play their own games, so we can sit and sip good beer, and talk about anything and everything. We help each other, offering love and support in our personal lives, and in our professional lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four years, 175 blog posts, and five books ago we sat in my living room one icy cold January after we had tucked the kids in bed, fueled\u00a0by some amazing stout we spent the evening brainstorming this blog. We voted on a name from several I had written down, and in general mapped out my career. Fast forward to this spring, more beer, family talk, writing advice, career goal discussion, and after a hard rain, a rainbow. Fitting, and accurate for our time together. <\/span>\u00a0My wish for all of you is\u00a0sister-friends and rainbows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brenda Murphy writes short fiction and novels. She loves tattoos and sideshows and yes, those are her monkeys. \u00a0When she is not loitering at her local tea shop and writing, she wrangles two kids, one dog, and an unrepentant parrot. \u00a0She\u00a0reviews books,\u00a0blogs about life as a writer with ADHD and\u00a0publishes\u00a0photographs on her\u00a0blog<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>Writing While Distracted.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You can find her\u00a0on Facebook by clicking<\/span>\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Website: www.brendalmurphy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Writing-While-Distracted<\/a><\/p>\n

Books available at<\/p>\n

Amazon <\/a><\/p>\n

NineStar Press<\/a><\/p>\n

Both Ends of the Whip<\/a><\/p>\n

ONE \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Sum of the Whole\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Dominique and Other Stories <\/a><\/p>\n

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