Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe is one of my favorite columnists. I don’t always agree with her, but that’s okay. It isn’t a columnists job to write only what people will agree with — if that were even possible. A columnist’s purpose is to stimulate discussion and civil debate — the operative word here […]
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It is a beautiful summer day, and this morning was very cool for Texas in August. I spent the morning outside cleaning the pasture, trimming tall grass along the fence line, and clearing the tall growth around our mailbox. I’m sure our mail carrier will appreciate that the next time she comes by and can
It’s always a delight to find a new author whose work makes you want to read more and more. That is the case for me with Craig Johnson. I received his latest book The Dark Horse for a birthday present, and once I started reading it, I could hardly put it down. And this is
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Today I’m fulfilling the promise I made last Saturday to post the next section of one of the chapters of my new book that I introduced HERE This chapter is titled “Socially Unacceptable” and first deals with the fun of social groups in high school. Here is the next section…. People may grow up, but
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I know on Saturday I said I would post the next excerpt from my new book today, but something else grabbed my attention. Last night I watched the interview with Michael Vick on 60 Minutes eager to hear him fully acknowledge his participation in the dog fighting enterprise that sent him to prison for two
Here is another excerpt from my latest creative effort that I introduced HERE back in June. This is the beginning of Chapter Two; SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE: Otherwise Known as the Crazy Things We Do. We all remember those horrible days of middle school and high school when our social standing depended on who we were friends
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It’s been kind of a crazy day. Was waiting most of the day for people to come and install new flooring, and they got hung up on another job. Kind of disconcerting when you make plans and arrange your life around something that doesn’t happen. Plus, I was offline most of yesterday due to cable
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My friend and fellow author, Ginger Simpson, surprised me with the One Lovely Blog Award yesterday. She made the announcement on her blog, Dishin’ It Out. I was really touched by the reason she chose me and this is what she wrote about me: A great friend and confidante, and a very smart lady. She
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I’m a guest today at the blog for Backspace.org, which is a site filled with good articles, resources and advice for writers. The blog site is called and my topic today is tenacity. A long time ago I learned that tenacity is as important for success as a writer as talent. So many writers get
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Thought I would share with you a review I did for a book that was released early this past spring. River of the Arms of God was written by Irene Sandell, who is a retired Texas History teacher in the Dallas area. This is her second novel, and it was just nominated for the 2009
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