This meme isn’t really very funny as it has gotten to triple digits here in my corner of Texas. High humidity, too, which makes the heat as heavy as an old quilt with feather ticking. While I sit with ice on my hip, I browse the Internet and recently read an interesting story about termites …
First a clever meme! This post was prepared on Monday and then I was offline for most of the rest of the week. My daughter-in-law was coming for a visit and to help me with some things, so I tried to get most of my office work done before she arrived. Looking forward to a …
A long time ago – I can’t even remember how long ago – I wrote the following as a tribute to my father. It appeared first as a column in the Dallas newspaper that carried my weekly missives, then I made a special printing of it and sent it to my father on Father’s Day. …
But in case you’re getting ready to jump up and down for joy, settle back into your favorite chair and relax. This is only a short visit. Recovery from the hip surgery has been slow, but I am happy with the progress so far. However, I still cannot sit in my office chair for very …
While I wish my time away was to be spent at a beautiful, secluded Italian villa where I would finish my latest book in a lovely, peaceful setting, the next couple of weeks, or more, will be mostly spent recovering from hip surgery. I won’t go into all the gory details, but I know the …
There are many things to celebrate this Mother’s Day. First of course is remembering my mother, Evelyn, born in 1919 and died in 2014. While she was never a perfect mother, she did the best she could, and I’m so thankful that in later years we became very close. Other than knowing I would miss …
Not long ago I read a blogpost by Barbara O’Neal at Writer Unboxed about the lineage of a writer. It’s a great post that I invite you to click over to read, but I do hope you’ll come back. That post resonated with me as an editor and writing coach, as well as an author. …
The other day I had a most delightful visit with my neighbor across the street. Before I talk about that, however, it might be good to give a little background on this particular neighbor. The neighborhood where I live is primarily populated with Spanish families, and many of the folks don’t speak very much English. …
JUST A HATBy SHANAH KHUBIAR Young Adult / Coming of Age / Jewish Fiction / Small-Town Texas / 1970sPublisher: Blackstone PublishingPage Count: 254Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Scroll down for giveaway! Action-packed, humorous, and bittersweet, this 1970s-era coming-of-age novel is more relevant than ever–exploring how a second-generation immigrant kid in a new hometown must navigate …
MAGICAL ELEMENTS OF THE PERIODIC TABLEPRESENTED ALPHABETICALLYBY THE ELEMENTAL DRAGONS Magical Elements of the Periodic Table, Book 2By Sybrina Durant Children’s Picture Book / STEM / ChemistryPublisher: Sybrina PublishingPage Count: 44Publication Date: March 9, 2024 **** Scroll down for a giveaway! **** In this unique alphabet book, members of the Elemental Dragon Clan present 26 …
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