Geocaching: The Best Hobby You’ve Never Heard Of
Please welcome Morgan C. Talbot as she shares an interesting hobby that is central to her new book First to Find. My apologies to Morgan and her publisher for messing up the November book tour schedule. Those of you who read my blog regularly know what a crazy month this has been for me. Because […]
A Different Kind of Wednesday Guest
The other day I received this press release from Jane Kleeb, who writes for BOLD NebraskaBecause I believe strongly that this pipeline is bad for America on many levels, I decided to post the release. ICYMI: Ex-worker says TransCanada ignored problems with Wyoming pipeline TransCanada continues to use the talking point that the Keystone XL […]
Monday Morning Musings
This is my first day back to a regular schedule in my office. I came home from my three-week stay in Michigan last Tuesday, just in time to get ready for company for Thanksgiving. Our son and his family came from Austin for a few days, and it was great to have time with them. […]
Review: No Body by Nancy Pickard
Thanks to Carl Brookins for another review. I don’t know what I would do without my writer friends who share so generously with me and others. No Body by Nancy Pickard ISBN 0-671-69179-1 Pocket Books, 255 pages Jenny Cain must surely have a unique profession among amateur puzzle solvers. She’s the director of the Port […]
Writers Who Kill: Thanks-Giving Square
I’m a guest today on this terrific blog. Hop over if you get a chance and see what Jim Jackson has added to his bucket list. Writers Who Kill: Thanks-Giving Square: This is what he wrote to introduce me, “Maryann Miller’s first appearance on Salad Bowl Saturdays has inspired me to add something to my […]
No Black Friday for Me
I know it is all the craze here in the States. The day after Thanksgiving everybody and their brother flock to stores to take advantage of special sales. I don’t know when this all started, but I have never taken part in it and don’t plan to today, or ever. This type of crazed commercialism […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Since this is a holiday time in the U.S., I don’t have a guest today. Just thought I would wish everyone who is celebrating tomorrow, and over the weekend, a Happy Thanksgiving. May you make wonderful memories with family and friends, and not get as stuffed as the turkey. What are you thankful for? For […]
Bragging on a Friend
This is the note I received from my friend, Slim Randles today and I just had to share. “Home Country,” a collection of the best newspaper columns from the first five years, was awarded the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award November 16. The column is written by Slim Randles, of Albuquerque, and the book […]
Release of Stalking Season
I am my Wednesday’s guest today because I am so excited to announce: Today is the official release date for Stalking Season, the second book in the Season’s Series that debuted with Open Season. The book is published by Five Star Cengage Gale and is heavily marketed to libraries. If this is a book that […]
Having Some Fun
Please welcome Slim Randles with another guest post. This time we’re having a little fun. Enjoy! Dud was awfully quiet all through the daily dissemination of anything on page one of the Valley Weekly Miracle, which wasn’t like him at all. Just sucked down caffeine and silently shook his head now and then. “Anita […]