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Searching for intelligent heartfelt posts about writing, arts, and love by a novelist (tales) that’s fun (happiness) and animal-loving (tails)?
If you enjoy the ideas and sensibility here and on the audio version of this blog, Happiness Between Tails Podcast, you’ll love my novels once they’re published — “Flamenco & the Sitting Cat” and its sequel, “Tango & the Sitting Cat.” They’re my love letters to all who worry that they’re too odd or old, too damaged or whatever, to find happiness with or without a partner.
About da-AL
One of my short stories was printed in Verdad. Twice I’ve been granted the honor of attending Literary Women Festival of Authors as an “Emerging Author.”
Since I learned to hold a pencil, I’ve been a writer. My journalism awards include an Emmy (more about that and the video h-e-r-e) and various cable TV ones.
Some of my visual artist was featured in “New Directions in Altered Books,” by Gabe Cyr and California State Long Beach’s literary journal, Rip Rap. (See some of my art h-e-r-e.)
As a visual artist, some of my art is featured in “New Directions in Altered Books,” by Gabe Cyr and California State Long Beach’s literary journal, Rip Rap.)
Some of my childhood was spent in parts of Spain, much of my school years between U.S. coasts. Throughout, I was thrilled to exchange letters with my grandmothers in Argentina and Spain, as well as penpals from the schools I left behind.
My Iranian-American husband and I share a passion for world dance, cuisine, music, travel, animals, and literature. The charming lab-mix dog in the photo keeps me from sitting too long and brooding over commas.
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Happiness Between Tails by da-AL 
You are very accomplished. I also have a writing blog but I have let it suffer since I started teaching 4 years ago. Thank you for visiting my blog, and I look forward to exploring more of yours.
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thank you 🙂
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Veo que amas mucho a los animales, y los animales son como niños que nos enseñan el amor incondicional y la alegría de vivir. Por eso me permito enviarles mi antiguo pero siempre válido poema, soy un aficionado que escribe sencillos poemas de rima, pero me dan mucha alegría y fluyen directamente de mi corazón. Los he estado escribiendo durante 20 años. y todavía me dan mucha alegría, espero que a ti también esta simple rima te dé un poco de alegría.
Saludos, Molekułka :)) molekulka Bez kategorii 16 września, 2013 1 Minute
13.09.13.Oława
„Ciesz się jak dziecko”
Przestań się spieszyć
Zacznij żyć i życiem się cieszyć
Ciesz się jak dziecko
Każdą drobnostką każdą chwileczką
Bo dziecko najlepiej wie
Jak każą chwilą życia cieszyć się
Dzieci są prawdziwe autentyczne
I właśnie dlatego są takie śliczne
Niczego nie udają
Jeszcze żadnych ról nie grają
Nie oszukują i każde kłamstwo wyczują
Dorastajmy i bądźmy jak dzieci
A będziemy najszczęśliwsi na świecie
I świat szczęśliwy będzie z nami
Jeżeli dokonać tego zdołamy
Molekułka
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gracias por sus lindas palabras 🙂
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Y ahora siente el viento en tu cabello. Hermosos sueños llenos de libertad. :)) :)) :))
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I look forward to reading more of your posts. Keep up the good work.
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thank you, Jorge 🙂
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Keep on living your best life and sharing your adventures with us! Best wishes to you, MW 🙏
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thank you & same to you, MW 🙂
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nice puppy
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thank you 🙂
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BONJOUR
Que l’année nouvelle soit comme une caresse
Illuminée par les sourires de ceux que vous aimez
Que leur gentillesse vous couvre de tendresse
Année de joie et de plaisirs chaque jour partagés
Bisous Bernard
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thank you for the kind, poetic wishes, Bernard. wishing same for you & yours 🙂
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You’ve certainly led an interesting life. You have my best wishes in all your writing endeavors. If you ever write a memoir, I would be interested in reading it.
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you are so kind, Jorge — much appreciate the encouragement 🙂
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You and your blog are such truly nice ‘happenings’.And your blog makes me feel better after I had read it.
Thank you.
Joanna
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so glad, Gaby 🙂
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Amazing post.
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thank you, Simran 🙂
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How have you been? Long time.
Missed reading your blogs.
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I am great, thank you. how are you?
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