Happy New Year’s Eve. Much like last year at this time, I join you in being glad that 2021 is coming to an end, and maybe we can look forward to a calmer, healthier New Year. At least that’s what I’m going to keep uppermost in my thoughts. It’s hard to focus on positivity all […]
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Since I’m plumb out of ideas and time but wanted to have a new blog post up, I thought I’d see what Slim Randles has to offer as a holiday-themed essay, and this is a good one. He’s given us glimpses of Mabel’s life in the retirement home before, always presented in a warm, thoughtful
Good Christmas Eve morning. No matter how many years pile up on me, I never lose the excitement of today and tomorrow, with the family gatherings, the wonderful dinners, the joy and happiness. That’s true for so many of us who celebrate this holiday, and I’m sure it’s shared by those who celebrate Hanukah, Yule/Christmastide,
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The following excerpt is taken from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant And a Paycheck. Some of this has been on my blog before, but it’s always nice to look back on past holidays and good times with family. For several years, I wrote a weekly column for the Plano Star-Courier. That column was
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BEFORE THE ALAMO: A Tejana’s Story by Florence Byham Weinberg Genre: Historical Fiction / Texas History Publisher: Maywood House Date of Publication: September 17, 2021 ** 296 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Emilia Altamirano, half Otomí Indian, half pure Spanish, is born in 1814, the year after the Battle of the Medina River, where
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IF A BUTTERFLY SERIES:Book 1 – ChrysalisBook 2- EmergencebyMichael Sirois Publisher: Flio Widdix Publishing ** Date of Publication: December 11, 2021 Scroll down for Giveaway! Nine Characters + One Butterfly = Chaos Theory. The series, If a Butterfly, is a bit like Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon (if Kevin just happened to be
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Open Season is only .99 for Kindle and Kindle apps, so, for the duration of this contest, I’m lowering the price of the other two books in the series to match that. Now is a great time to get all three books at a deep discount. Stalking Season ** Desperate Season By the way, Open
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NOW LIVE! FAKED by Sarah Darlington – a Sexy, Fake-Date, Holiday Romance! $0.99 to read on Amazon or *free* in Kindle UnlimitedShe tends bar at a strip club. Every Wednesday, I visit her. Every Wednesday, I hope for more than, “what’s your drink order?” Until one Wednesday, a week from Christmas, she needs me. Okay… so she needs anyone,
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