A Little About Me
Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner
I am an adventure seeking explorer of the mysteries of the universe, children's book author (represented by Stephen Fraser of the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), and lover of anything involving armor, archery, or swashbuckling.
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NOW THAT HALLOWEEN HAS PASSED…
“…gather your witches, vampires and bats, spiders, ghosties and arch-backed black cats. Stand them together with goblins and ghouls, then stack them up high on the backs of pack mules, Or store them in boxes way up in your … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HOLIDAYS, HUMOR, POEMS
Tagged adventure, D. G. Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, Halloween, poem
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NIGHTMARE ON UNTER DEN LINDEN – A Banned Books Week Tribute
It’s somehow fitting. The sweeping square is shrouded in silence, but for the dime-size drops of rain slapping the neatly laid cobbled stones under my feet. The typically bustling quad is empty too, except for the line of bicycles strung … Continue reading
HEY, RAPUNZEL ~ SURF’S UP!
The only thing missing from the stone tower resting up against a craggy cliff side along the southern California coast is a sixty-foot silken braid trailing from the top window slit to the rocky beach below. Well, maybe the thick, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Man In The Icicle
Winter Dissolving crystalline crust decomposing evaporating
IN SEARCH OF A NEW ‘F’ WORD
Certain words in the English language make me cringe. The short, staccato sound of them wrinkles my nose, puckers my lips, and stabs my ears. One of the two most wince-worthy in my book of offending words has recently sent … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR
Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, flatulence, italian translation, scoreggia, the f word
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AN A-MUSE-ING REALIZATION
Going. Going. Gone. My Muse is acting like a yo-yo that has been shot into outer space and has lost the energy to return to my outstretched palm. The string, taut at first, went limp eight weeks ago and now … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, VIGNETTE
Tagged adventure, D.G.Lambo, Donna Lambo-Weidner, muse, paper back writer, thoughts on writing, universe, Writer's block
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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – The Sun Sets on a Different World
Quimmer. Stranded. Separated from his pack. About as visible as a grain of sand stuck to the smooth side of a seashell, the dog stands on a slab of sea ice floating atop the placid waves of Scorsbysund. Four days ago, … Continue reading
DESERT HIGH – Between Earth And Sky
“I’d rather be here, with you, than anywhere else in the world.” When the man in the mountain spoke, it wasn’t with words. A wave of warm air rippled across his furrowed forehead, crept over his craggy face, and burst … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Through The Eyes Of A Potato
How long does it take for a potato to freeze? I wondered as the rotors whirred to life. It was April in the Arctic. We were on the last leg of our journey to spending eight days in a remote … Continue reading
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