“Do you remember when you learned to read, or like me, can you not even remember a time when you didn’t know how?” ~ Harper Lee, in a letter to Oprah Winfrey Letters of Note http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/10/some-things-should-happen-on-soft-pages.html
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Nyah nyah nyah.
Last week the manager of the neighborhood HEB told me the store no longer accepts checks written with pink ink. They would take mine this time, but in the future… What a shame. I’ve always thought my colored ink–especially the pink–added a certain flair to my checks. I imagined it made people in the back … Continue reading »
Loving Molly
Author Susan Woodring’s post “This Writer’s Wish List: A Love Story” has been on my mind since I read it two days ago. I can’t make it go away. It sticks with me because what Woodring says is true. Uncomfortably so. She says if we write because we want something–wealth, fame, a room of our … Continue reading »
If You Don’t Love a Character…
Sunday’s Sisters in Crime Heart of Texas Chapter presented a New Authors panel: Robin Allen (If You Can’t Stand the Heat: Stick a Fork in It), Kaye George (Choke; Smoke), and Janice Hamrick (Death on Tour; Death Makes the Cut). Hopeton Hay, host of KAZI Book Review, served as moderator. Here, listed in no particular … Continue reading »
Locomotive: And the Winners Are…
About an eon ago, I posted the picture above with the following promise: “The first person to leave a comment identifying the picture above will win a copy of Kaye George’s CHOKE.” Five readers (bless their hearts) commented; none identified the picture correctly. Consequently–ALL of them win a copy of CHOKE. If the following– cyberbonn Tammy … Continue reading »
She Likes Me, She Really… Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I’m sharing a hotel room with my cousin MV following this afternoon’s bridal shower for our great-niece and this evening’s dinner with great-niece’s grandfather. (Don’t waste time on the relationships. Only the cousinship applies here.) MV crawled into bed early, turned on the TV, and channel surfed, but could find nothing interesting. “I need someone to … Continue reading »
The Solstice
I am not hiding. I’m just a tiny bit snowed under, a major accomplishment in Texas, especially right after the summer solstice.
ROW80, AMW, Dorothy, & Tallulah
I owe A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) another Wednesday check-in. Fortunately, I finally have something significant to report. My original goals were to sleep (get to bed before midnight, I believe); eat well (get off the white stuff, processed foods, added salt, sweeteners); and show up at critique meetings with something to … Continue reading »
The First Scene of My WIP
Versatile Blogger Award: 1st Random Disclosure & 1st Nomination
A long, long time ago, I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by two fellow bloggers: Pat Bean of Pat Bean’s Blog and Tracey at Snagglewordz. Pat blogs daily about her travels in an RV with her dog, Pepper. For the past few days, she’s been writing about the Grand Canyon. A former journalist with … Continue reading »
