Currently, I’ve been rewriting my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck, in preparation for releasing a new version with a new cover and professional formatting. When I first published the book, I formatted it myself, which was a mistake as I’m not tech savvy enough to do that properly. The cover is […]
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As an editor as well as a writer, it’s hard to push those two sides of my brain aside when I read a book for pleasure and/or review. Reading has been a passion of mine since I was a kid and devoured story after story from the local library, or even the Reader’s Digest Condensed
So, I totally forgot to take advantage of early voting here in TX and will have to do it in person Tuesday. Finally found my polling place, and it’s not far from my house, so that’s good. Hoping the lines aren’t long as I can’t stand in one place very long. Sigh… I also forgot
Turning the blog over to Slim Randles today so we can all smile a little and maybe even chuckle at some of the antics of the guys who gather at the Mule Barn Truck Stop on a regular basis. First up is a story about Delbert’s attempt to get Marvin to join the Chamber of
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As Black History Month winds down a woman I follow on Twitter/X, Michelle B Young, posted a map with dates of race riots that occurred in cities across the U.S. starting as far back as the Civil War. The first riot I was aware of outside of the one in Detroit that happened in 1967,
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FRANTICBy Brent Bradley Techno Thriller/ Conspiracy ThrillerPublisher: BCS PublishingPublication Date: March 7, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** A delusional prison patient warns Dr. Brian Heiser, Marriage and Family Therapist, of enormous impending disaster. Dr. Heiser and his best friend, a lauded Forensic Psychologist, find themselves entangled in a 72-hour deadly race to stop an AI bill
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Please help me welcome Cathy Miller to the blog today. She explains here a little about how and why she started participating in the 3-Day Walk For the Cure, and more importantly why she’s still involved. Last week I reviewed her book, Perfectly Imperfect, which is a memoir of her experiences in the years she’s
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Perfectly ImperfectCathy Miller Publisher : Old Lady Biz PublishingPublication date : October 13, 2025MemoirLanguage : EnglishPrint length : 97 pagesISBN-13 : 979-8993352909 *** SYNOPSIS *** Does your bias bully hammer at your soul?Cathy Miller thought of herself as a positive person. But then life challenges
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THE REGRESSION STRAINBy Kevin Hwang Medical ThrillerPublisher: Normal Range PressPublication Date: May 26, 2025 *** SYNOPSIS *** Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But he soon discovers that something foul is festering under the veneer of leisure.
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Change of HeartJodi PicoultAstria PublishingReprintISBN-13 : 978-1416565604 *** SYNOPSIS *** One moment June Nealon is happily looking forward to years of love and laughter with her family. The next, she is facing a future as empty as her heart as she waits for a miracle. For Shay Bourne, life has no more surprises, and
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