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Category Archives: Lea’s Posts
Beginning the Third Year of Caregiving.
Lea Wait, here. Although Bob Thomas and I’ve known each other, as friends and/or lovers, off and on for fifty years, we didn’t live together or get married until 2003. I’d taken care of my mother for the last 25 … Continue reading
Eider Ducks and Me
Lea Wait, here. As many of you know, I was single most of my life, and in my early thirties I adopted four daughters. I was thrilled to be able to adopt older children, especially girls, but being a single … Continue reading
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Tagged coast of Maine, eider ducks, Lea Wait, personal symbols, single parent adoption
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Greenwich Village and Me
Lea Wait, here. The first time I was in Greenwich Village I was 12, and a classmate’s mother had invited me to join her family and see a play in New York City. My mother agreed, not thinking to ask … Continue reading
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Tagged first apartment, Greenwich Village, Grove Street
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“When Did You Start to Write?”
Lea Wait, here, thinking about the question, “When did you start to write?” It’s a question writers are often asked, but it’s not easy to answer. Does the questioner really mean “When did you start writing fiction? or “When did … Continue reading
While You’re Writing Your First Book …
When I was at the Crime Bake mystery conference this fall, two people who were writing their first mysteries asked what, if anything, they should be doing to help their in-progress books sell — to an agent, a publisher, and, … Continue reading
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My Life in Thanksgivings
Lea Wait, here, thinking about Thanksgiving. As a young wife, at the first Thanksgiving she hosted, my mother somehow managed to roast a turkey that was rotten inside. Some women would have laughed and declared the day a vegetarian Thanksgiving, … Continue reading
The Professor Who Changed My Life
Lea Wait, here, and remembering. As a high school student, I was one of the nerds. Shy, desperate to have friends, but unsure of how to do that, I was self-conscious about my appearance, my clothes, and my intelligence. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Chatham College, improvisational theater, inspiring teacher, Jack Neeson, Lea Wait
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It’s a Pudding? Yup. A Quebecois Apple/Cranberry Pudding
Lea Wait, here. Many of you know that next June I will turn (part-time) into Cornelia Kidd, and write the Maine Café series, a food mystery series featuring two sisters who meet as adults and open a restaurant on a … Continue reading
Pizza To Die For: The Tale of a Tale
Lea Wait here, with the tale of a tale. It started when an agent suggested I write a contemporary mystery for children. My previous books for ages 8-12 were historical novels, not mysteries, (although many of my characters had secrets … Continue reading
