Breaking Up

January 11, 2013

My gentleman friend and I had been dating for a little over a year. The first eight months, he lived within an hour’s drive and we saw him on a very regular basis. The last portion of the relationship, he lived five hours away. We thought we’d be able to do it – each of us making the drive once a month.…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.