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I am a Winner in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition – Memoirs/Personal Essay!
October 31, 2009 in 1001 Things I have Done . . . So Get Off The Freakin' Couch!, Books & Hooks, Daily Random Fact, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., Internet Doo-Dah, Life Is Good Moment, Literary News, Make Me Smile, Now You See Me . . ., Pleasant Memories, Q & A "Belle-view", Reality Bites, Super-Belle!, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken Survivor, Things to Ponder, Twitter-Belle, What's Up, Buttercup?, Writing Gems | Tags: 2009, 78th, Author, belle, bitter, BLACK, Book, California, competition, Death, digest, Edgy, Grief, karper, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, memory, Outspoken, personal, personal essay, Speaker, Survivor, writer, writer's, writer's digest, writing competition | 2 comments
So, it goes like this . . .
Oh my gosh!
I have been working so for hard for this…
I am a winner in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Winners – Memoirs/Personal Essay!
Aaaah!
That’s all I can say!
Tens of thousands of people each year compete in this competition — the biggest competition in the writing world, next to the Nobel or the Pulitzer…
And, I am a winner!!!
Aaaaah! Once again!
Double Aaaaah!
And, for me to not have anything to say except ”Aaaaah” … well, that’s pretty incredible!
Here’s the link to see my name and I came in pretty high on the list…
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Aaaaah! Yeah!
Be well,
Belle
78th Annual Writer’s Digest Award Winner![]()
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
and Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

This is Freaking Hilarious! Must See for All Twitter and Facebook Junkies!
October 28, 2009 in Belle Hell, Daily Random Fact, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., I'm Bothered, Internet Doo-Dah, Just a thought . . ., Life Is Good Moment, Make Me Smile, Now You See Me . . ., Reality Bites, Song of the Day, Things to Ponder, Twitter-Belle, Utopian Thoughts (AKA Yeah. Right.), What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: 2009, @BelleKarper, @BillZucker, Author, belle, Belle Karper, bill zucker, bitter, BLACK, Book, California, Edgy, Grief, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, ouch, Outspoken, song, Speaker, Survivor, twitter, twitter song, zucker | 1 comment
So, it goes like this . . .
Okay, so I, @BelleKarper have to tell you about one of my twitter followers… and for the record, I am following him too… @BillZucker…
And, I don’t think he will mind if I post his new video which all of us tweeters I know can totally relate to.
You absolutely must see it.
I wish I had done it myself! ******* Bill Zuckers Twitter Song *******
Thanks a lot, Bill… it’s stuck in my freaking head!
I got it last week, but I had a lot going on soooooooo… Enjoy!
Love you Silly Billy!
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
and Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

How Easy is Facebook?!
October 27, 2009 in 1001 Things I have Done . . . So Get Off The Freakin' Couch!, Belle Hell, Daily Random Fact, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., I'm Bothered, Internet Doo-Dah, Just a thought . . ., Life Is Good Moment, Make Me Smile, Now You See Me . . ., Reality Bites, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken Survivor, Things to Ponder, Twitter-Belle, What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: 2009, 33000, Author, belle, blog, California, Coach, Death, Edgy, facebook, fan page, farmville, follow, followers, karper, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, memory, Outspoken, Speaker, Survivor, twitter | Leave a comment
So, it goes like this . . .
So for all y’all 33,000 Twitter followers of mine ( @BelleKarper http://twitter.com/bellekarper – Let me know your twitter!) — I think it’s time that I share the secret (not really a secret), but the ease of signing up for FACEBOOK.
Now I know that some of you are avid Twitter followers, but it is so much more fun to communicate on Facebook because you can use so many more letters!
Like way more than 140…
First, you just go to the link here that I have for FACEBOOK and you type in your name, your e-mail, and give yourself a password.
Here’s where the scary part fits in for some people… you have to put in your birthdate.
Eeeek!
I know… I was bothered at first.
I mean… I am a woman, and am entitled to lie about my age, right?
Well, get your panties out of a wad.
Nobody does anything with this information and frankly when you set up your profile page you get to choose whether you want your birthday to be public information or not.
So… don’t be afraid of putting in the real date!
The fun part of putting in your birthday is that it notifies all the people who are your “friends” when your birthday is, and then you get a whole bunch of birthday messages from all your buddies.
So fun, huh?
Now once you get your account, you can fill out your profile… or not.
You can put in your picture… or not.
But, what you really need to do is put in a friend request for ” Belle Karper !”
Now, that’s not too difficult is it?
You can follow my Blog — Belle Karper’s Beauties and Beasts (I almost wrote Bastards there!! Ha!)
And, then click into my fan page!
You don’t even need to reveal too much, just friend me and then we can talk more over Facebook.
I’m digging it!
And… we can play Farmville together.
You can be my neighbor!
I’ve got an awesome farm — due to my son! He’s my Farmville Prince!
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
and Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

This is one of the things I want to be when I grow up…
October 22, 2009 in 1001 Things I have Done . . . So Get Off The Freakin' Couch!, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., Internet Doo-Dah, Just a thought . . ., Life Is Good Moment, Literary News, Make Me Smile, Now You See Me . . ., Parent Traps, Q & A "Belle-view", Reality Bites, Things to Ponder, What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: 2009, accent, Author, belle, cancer, Death, dingleberry, Edgy, french, Grief, grow up, high school, homecoming, hormones, husband, karper, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, memory, naughty, old, older, ouch, Outspoken, pictures, sexy, Speaker, Survivor, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK, utah, vicarious, video | 1 comment
So, it goes like this . . .
This is one of the things I want to be when I grow up…
Someday…
Someday, I want to be old … (SOMEDAY, and that is a VERY long time away for all you little snickerdoodles out there…)
Don’t laugh…
It’s a gosh gosh dang ding darn dern far off time… okay?
You guys are distracting me…
Like I said…
Someday, I want to be old… and… sexy…
Okay… since I am reasonably young (Yes, I fricking am!) and reasonably sexy (ditto!)
I think I will be okay when I get older.
So, back to the subject… whatever that is…
Well, a lot of you know that I am an avid mountain biker.
My husband is away in Utah right this very minute, climbing the fin of some extraordinary mountain top… and, tomorrow he is going to Bryce.
Dingleberry.
I’m jealous.
Oh, yeah, and I miss him…
He had to go without me since I am staying at here to do the “Mommy Thing” to document the kids’ High School Homecoming Dance.
Eeeeek! So fun!
I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
Don’t you just know that they love me taking all those pictures of them and their friends!
Right.
Well, I take them any way because it’s my fricking vicarious moment, okay?
I digress… well, I guess I digressed a couple times… but, hell, I am a woman and subject to all kinds of hormones and leakage… what do you want from me, okay?
Okay…
Breathe…
So, I love to mountain bike, and my husband is away, so I am going to have to “take care of business” if you know what I mean.
….
Research, okay.
“Taking care of business” is research… man!
I swear, you guys are just too naughty.
You know, I really like that…
That naughty thing!
In any event, this man is one of the things I would like to be when I grow up…
Except, that I would want to be a woman…
Without hair on my legs… or my upper lip… or out my ears…
And, I’d like to have my own set of teeth…
But, having the french accent would be mighty fine…
This man is someone to be admired… and I want to grow up and be just like him… also, without the cancer part, too.
He’s amazing… (Click the video!)
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
and Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

There is no justice!!!
October 21, 2009 in 1001 Things I have Done . . . So Get Off The Freakin' Couch!, Belle Hell, Belle's Pics, Books & Hooks, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., I'm Bothered, Joke of the Day!, Just a thought . . ., Life Is Good Moment, Make Me Smile, Middle Finger Award, Now You See Me . . ., Parent Traps, Q & A "Belle-view", Reality Bites, Super-Belle!, Things to Ponder, Twitter-Belle, Utopian Thoughts (AKA Yeah. Right.), What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: Author, bitter, BLACK, Book, California, Coach, Death, dickhead, Edgy, fair, Grief, karper, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, memory, Outspoken, soccer, Speaker, Survivor, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK | 1 comment
So, it goes like this . . .
My darling son has advanced into tournament playoffs…
Of course… He is after all — fabulous!
And, guess who he is playing…
That’s right…
Dickhead.
Bright and early (holy crap, I hope I’m able to take a shower this time!) Saturday morning.
If you don’t know who dickhead is … ***** Then Click Here *****
A must read story.
A follow-up story with pictures is ***** Here*****
I might have to put my picture in again of me croaking out… although I will probably have another picture by then… with a new heart attack on the horizon.
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
and Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

What Do Howard Stern and My Husband Have In Common?
September 30, 2009 in Daily Random Fact, Friendly Links, Holy Crap..., Internet Doo-Dah, Just a thought . . ., Make Me Smile, Reality Bites, Things to Ponder, What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK, belle, karper, Author, Speaker, Life, BLACK, Memoir, Outspoken, Survivor, Book, 2009, Los Angeles, California, bitter, Howard Stern, Howard, Stern, deoderant, nature's gate, aluminum, free, armpit, arm pit | Leave a comment
So, it goes like this . . .
My husband runs the product in this plant, and look at what happened:
So, now you and all the socialites will have fresh smelling arm pits, due to my husband’s production lines, thank you very much Howard Stern!
Nature’s Gate is running to keep up with the demand!
I choose to go Aluminum-Free!!! (And, I think my husband is probably better in the sack! IMNSHO
— In My Not So Humble Opinion….!)
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

A Little Something on Google . . .
September 14, 2009 in Books & Hooks, Friendly Links, Internet Doo-Dah, Just a thought . . ., Literary News, Now You See Me . . ., One-Liners, Q & A "Belle-view", Reality Bites, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken Survivor, Twitter-Belle, What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: 2009, Author, belle, BLACK, Book, California, Coach, Death, Edgy, google, Grief, karper, Life, Los Angeles, Memoir, Outspoken, Speaker, Survivor | Leave a comment
So, it goes like this . . .
Go ahead . . . It’s really cool!
You can do it for yourself, you know!
Be well,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 

Photos from the Promo Shoot . . . The Widow Wears Black
August 18, 2009 in Belle's Pics, Friendly Links, Life Is Good Moment, Literary News, Now You See Me . . ., Reality Bites, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken Survivor, What's Up, Buttercup? | Tags: 2009, Author, belle, bitter, BLACK, Book, California, City, Date, Death, Edgy, Grief, karper, Life, Los Angeles, love, Memoir, memory, Outspoken, photo, photo shoot, picture, pictures, promo, Speaker, Survivor, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK, widow, Widow 101.A | Leave a comment
So, it goes like this . . .
Let me know what you think! I just love it — I think it’s HOT!!! (Sizzle, baby!)
Disregard the ads . . . As always . . . :-/
So, y’all come back, now. Ya’ hear?
Be well Dahhhhlings,
Belle
S. Belle Karper, Author, Speaker www.BelleKarper.com
THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir from an Outspoken Survivor
Check out S. Belle Karper’s – Beauties and Beasts – Blog! Baby! Blog!
Belle Karper Face Book & the popular Twitter-Belle - all on Website
Save it, Baby! Count me in! 



