Sometimes when I’m tense my home phone won’t work. The light switches won’t respond- won’t turn on. But you should see what my computer can do.

It gets sluggish of course, that seems normal.  It has been known to play three Pandora songs at the same time! I hear a Flamenco song, and Beethoven sonata and Jane Jensen AT THE SAME TIME -it’s almost glorious! Then while I’m typing away several of my bookmarked items overlap my screen for no reason.

I might be tense but I say my computer has epilepsy.  nancymauerman.com

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I need treasure, something like my sister has, something spectacular. I’m old but my sister Anna’s just a little kid with a big head like a Q tip. She FINDS things because she’s so small and her eyes are much closer to the ground than mine. That’s why, and the only reason why, she found the key down in the dirt before I did. My sister has a dragon called Ive Lou who is on our journey with us too.

This page and the picture below are from my book ‘Superman and Bad Mermaid Queen’ which I hope to have published in a few months. Why waste time writing and illustrating kid’s books? BECAUSE CHILDREN NEED GREAT LITERATURE! You may not think much about my books but all children should own great  stories, Shakespeare, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Bible, stories about the Hobbits, Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids by David  Kirk.

Years ago when I realized Shakespeare was a stranger to me, and that I couldn’t focus unless I read his works out loud, I read to my five and seven year old children. AND THEY UNDER STOOD the plot and all about the characters’ personalities.

As I read my Science Magazine I see more of the leading scientists are from other countries than from mine. They are we are befitted by our great colleges and money from private business’ money as they follow and develop their ideas. Wouldn’t be great if our country could supply more people of greatness also. I propose brilliance starts with being raised surrounded by greatness rather than mediocrity.  nancymauerman.com

Anna from ‘Superman And The Bad Mermaid Queen’

Sharon Timkee was the queen by first grade. A smaller group than mine surrounded her at close range as we ran in desperate circles toward the boys and back again into Sharon’s presence. With INFORMATION. Are those bad boys planning evil? Do they want to KISS Sharon? For awhile I was confused until I decided she liked the idea of kissing plus the boys weren’t particularly focused or even interested in it. Is there a Queen Bee Syndrome people are asking. I don’t know if Sharon noticed it but I did.nancymauerman.com

Carmel – Portrait Of A Woman In A Blue Dress