This piece originally appeared in July 2008….. I swear I’ve got to stop reading advice columnists and get a life. I don’t agree with most of the advice anyway, so I don’t know why I bother. Old habit, I guess. A long time ago a writing instructor encouraged members of the class to read the […]
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Thank you Carl Brookins for introducing us to another good read. The Lost Women of Lost Lake by Ellen HartISBN: 978-0-312-61477-52011 hardcover release fromMinotaur Books, 320 pgs. It is interesting how these things come in multiples. Libby Hellmann recently released a novel with its genesis in the riotous summer and fall of 1968. The Minnesota
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This post originally appeared in October 2008, but it could apply to today’s political race with just a few name changes. It is either incredibly sad or incredibly funny that history just keeps repeating and repeating and repeating…. Let’s All Take a Break The latest political news has Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama declining public
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In revisiting past blogs I found this piece that appeared in October 2008. Thought you might enjoy the humor. Here is another guest blog from a talented jazz musician, who also has a deft hand with writing humor. He shares a weekly column with readers at winnsborotoday.com, and also graciously allows me to share with
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This first appeared here on It’s Not All Gravy in June, 2006, but the very first publication of this piece was in the Plano Star Courier where I wrote a humorous column for several years. It is always so much fun to go back and revisit the past….. As we all know, writers are by
Danger in Deer Ridgeby Terry OdellISBN-10: 1466234989ISBN-13: 978-1466234987 I have read several of Terry Odell’s books and this one is by far my favorite. The danger revolves around Elizabeth Parker and her son, Will, who have escaped an abusive relationship and are trying to establish new identities and new lives. That might have been easier
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So Herman Cain is out, and now Newt Gingrich is taking the lead in the list of candidates for the Republican nomination for president. Some pundits consider him the strongest candidate, despite his past with Freddie Mac and the fact that he is less than honorable when it comes to bedding women. He has been
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Slim usually brings us some cowboy humor, but today he shares on a more serious issue. Thanks for the reminder, Slim, it is especially poignant today as we recall what happened on December 7, 1941. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts about Pearl Harbor HERE Stop by if you get a chance. When Pop Walker
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I think Mother Nature should be renamed Father Nature. Surely if a woman was in charge of the weather, she would be much more practical and efficient. Not too much rain all at one time. No prolonged droughts. No storms. A woman who can stare down a teen age boy can certainly stare down a
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Thanks again to Carl Brookins for another mystery book review…. Murder in the 11th House by Mitchell Scott LewisISBN: 978-59058-950-2a 2011 release fromPoisoned Pen Press A team of intrepid and intelligent agents in league with an astrologer take on difficult cases of potential injustice. The feeling one gets from this debut novel about the Starlight
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