Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Tammy Barker, Writer I am a writer who likes to have fun with writing ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [LET'S TALK!](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/advice-relationships/) - Miss Lare is able to give advice on anything you want. See what this fictional character says. er advice might lead to a sticky situation. - [The Gift of Flowers Can Say Something Special](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/the-gift-of-flowers-can-say-something-special/) - Sometimes we don't know what to say to someone. Why don't you let flowers do the speaking for you? You can find a flower to say just about anything! - [How Do I Say I Love You?](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-do-i-say-i-love-you/) - Are you tired of the same old ideas to say I love you to someone? Check out Miss LARE's ideas. There's so many ways to do it without going broke. - [Fashion Accessories For a Great Sleuth](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/fashion-accessories-for-a-great-sleuth/) - What tools does an amateur sleuth need? Fashion accessories! Says fashion guru Nathan Reader. Find out what is needed to find and tackle a killer. - [Scavenger Hunt in the Mall. Oh My!](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/scavenger-hunt-in-the-mall-oh-my/) - Everyone loves going to the mall for shopping, right? No? Me either. Let's make it fun by doing a scavenger hunt. It's time to act like a kid again. - [How to Tackle Retirement in Positive Ways](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-tackle-retirement-in-positive-ways/) - Retirement is hard. Some people have all kinds of hobbies they do. Some will mope, because they don't know how to deal with it. Find fun things to do. - [Love the World with a Fun Date](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/love-the-world-with-a-fun-date/) - Let's go to France for a picnic date. At least in our imagination. Travel wherever you want, without leaving your home. It's a fun date, and cheap too! - [The Afternoon Tea for Mother's Day - Best Gift Ever](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/the-afternoon-tea-for-mothers-day-best-gift-ever/) - Mothers are important. What is a great gift for her? Or for any special friend? What about doing an experience with them? What about an afternoon tea? - [Work Expectations - A Rock and a Hard Place... How to Deal](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/work-expectations-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-how-to-deal/) - You like the job, but not how you're treated. How can you deal with it? Should you walk away? Confront the boss? You're caught between a rock and a hard place. - [A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/a-dream-is-a-wish-your-heart-makes/) - Do you have a dream you keep secret a because you don't think it will ever come true? Or maybe you've been discouraged. Listen to this story, and never give up. - [How to Celebrate St. Paddy's Day Without the Pub](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-celebrate-st-paddys-day-without-the-pub/) - Are you tired of the same old St. Paddy's Day activities? Try something new this year. Let the shenanigans begin! Go blue if you are traditional. - [Sources of Advice If You Can't Find a Pro](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/sources-of-advice-if-you-cant-find-a-pro/) - Where can someone get advice, if they can't find a professional? Or maybe they don't want a professional. Where can you turn to for help? - [The 777 Rule for Couples - Good Idea or Not?](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/the-777-rule-for-couples-good-idea-or-not/) - The 777 Rule was designed by an actress. But did it work? Well, she's separated, so I don't think so. You can do it, but think smaller. - [Don't Be Alone in Today's Unusual World](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/dont-be-alone-in-todays-unusual-world/) - Do you enjoy activities where you interact with others? Do you feel alone because many of your friends aren't social butterflies? Keep the old, but find new. - [How to Deal with Unwanted Attention](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-deal-with-unwanted-attention/) - Do you have someone who makes you uncomfortable, because of a "friend's version of sexuual harrassment"? Miss Lare gives her take on how to deal with it. - [The Dreaded Holiday Hangover: How to Beat It](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/the-dreaded-holiday-hangover-how-to-beat-it/) - There are many forms of the holiday hangover, not just ones involving alcohol. Do you feel drained after the holidays? Maybe you have one. Let's beat it. - [Don't Let Your Dates Get Boring](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/dont-let-your-dates-get-boring/) - Dating is not supposed to be boring. Spice it up in a fun way occasionally. You never know what's going to be the reaction when you do something different. - [Mixing Politics and Family is Never Good](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/mixing-politics-and-family-is-never-a-good-idea/) - Avoiding politics at family events is more important now than ever. But how does one deal with this? Let me give you some ideas on how this can work. - [Snail Mail Keeps Memories Safe and Alive](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/snail-mail-keeps-memories-safe-and-alive/) - How can you keep memories out of the hands of people who shouldn't know them? Keep memories safe and alive with a letter to a lived one using snail mail. - [Do You Know the Important People In Your Life?](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/do-you-know-the-important-people-in-your-life/) - Having people in your life is crucial. We all need other people. But... what do you know about the people in your life? Do you really know the important stuff? - [How to Be Supportive Giving and Accepting Advice](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-be-supportive-giving-and-accepting-advice/) - Men and women see and deal with things differently, even giving advice to their friends. What is the most supportive way to handle advice? - [How to Deal with Control Issues](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-deal-with-control-issues/) - Do you have issues with a family member who wants to control what you do? This is a touchy situation. This is how I deal with tings like this. - [An Advent Calendar Makes Me Smile](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/an-advent-calendar-makes-me-smile/) - What is your favorite advent calendar? Candy? Liquor? Cheese? How about an advent calendar of Christmas tasks to do, based on what you like to do? - [How To Find the Perfect Present](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/how-to-find-the-perfect-present/) - Do you need hints on how to find the perfect present for a loved one? Just listening to them is the best way, because they will tell you, without realizing it - [Working as a Team - Communication & Honesty are Key](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/working-as-a-team-communication-honesty-are-key/) - How do you handle the situation of someone cheating that may affect you? Miss LARE says to deal with it. Communication. How? Read the post to find out. ## Pages - [Home Page](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/) - I am a writer currently looking for a new agent. Take a look at my projects, follow me on social media, and let's see where my writing can take us. - [A Museum Docent? A Cat Burglar? Both?](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/a-museum-docent-a-cat-burglar-both/) - What if a museum docent was also an art cat burglar for hire? What if she found a dead body while she was stealing art? How would she juggle both situations? - [Can a Butler be a Clandestine Sleuth?](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/butler-as-sleuth/) - The golden age trope of the butler did it still exists. Is it possible for a butler to be a sleuth? I say yes. - [Short Stories - The Dollface Chronicles](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/dollface-catches-lead-short-story/) - Everyone calls Jennifer Abbey Dollface. After all, it's 1943 Philadelphia, and she's trying to solve her husband's murder while trying to play the gumshoe game. - [Neon Desert Mysteries](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/neon-desert-mysteries/) - Ashley Compton, radio advice persona in the Las Vegas desert, has to prove her suggestion to a caller with a cheating husband did not lead to murder. - [About My Book and Where You Can Buy It](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/my-book-synopsis-and-where-you-can-buy-it/) - Relationship tips, radio drama, and one tiny murder. Typical Tuesday. Call-in radio host Ashley Compton is Las Vegas’s new best friend. They love her advice. - [Contact](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/contact/) - Contact Tammy Reach out to Tammy Barker, the mystery author, for collaborations and inquiries. Contact Tammy Tammy would love to talk to you. Do you have an idea you'd like to tell her about? Would you be interested in collaborating on something with her? What about discussing her existing stories, or the inside scoop on - [All About Tammy](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/about/) - Tammy Barker is a government auditor in Washington DC, with plans to retire in early 2029. Her favorite place as a kid was the library, getting lost in both plain and exotic locals. She started reading anything she could get her hands on. Word has it when Tammy was moving from Northern Virginia to Virginia ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/uncategorized/) - [Relationships](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/relationships/) - [Fun](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/fun/) - [Communication](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/communication/) - [Creativity](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/creativity/) - [Love](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/love/) - [Friendship](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/category/friendship/) ## Tags - [Questions](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/questions/) - [favorites](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/favorites/) - [relationships](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/relationships/) - [Memories](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/memories/) - [snail mail](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/snail-mail/) - [Communication](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/communication/) - [advice](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/advice/) - [Gifts](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/gifts/) - [Fun](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/fun/) - [Creativity](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/creativity/) - [Advent Calendar](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/advent-calendar/) - [activities](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/activities/) - [Communication; Control](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/communication-control/) - [self care](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/self-care/) - [Politics](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/politics/) - [Family](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/family/) - [referee](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/referee/) - [Dating; Fun](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/dating-fun/) - [Love](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/love/) - [wisdom](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/wisdom/) - [elders](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/elders/) - [Dreams](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/dreams/) - [Afternoon Tea](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/afternoon-tea/) - [Experience](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/experience/) - [Food](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/food/) - [Mothers](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/mothers/) - [work; hard;](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/work-hard/) - [Team work](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/team-work/) - [Fashion; Accessories: Sleuth](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/fashion-accessories-sleuth/) - [Flowers](https://tammybarkerwriter.com/tag/flowers/)