THE PUPPY ADVENTURESOF PORTER & MIDGE:OUT AND ABOUT byJennie Chen and Giselle NevadaIllustrated by Ann Kelble Children’s Book / Pet Books / Pet CarePublisher: Raise the Woof PressPage Count: 38 pagesPublication Date: May 16, 2023 Scroll down for a giveaway! ***** SYNOPSIS ***** Introducing The Puppy Adventures of Porter and Midge: Out and About – …
If you’re a writer, you know the unusual ways stories can present themselves. Sometimes it’s with an incident that stimulates creative speculation. Sometimes it’s a need to illustrate some aspect of society in fictional form. And sometimes it’s when a character becomes like a real person in our lives. The latter is what happens to …
As someone who personally knows the horrible effects of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome, I can sympathize with the challenges that California Senator Diane Feinstein faces. I was lucky that I didn’t get encephalitis which can be a serious complication of the condition, but I know the pain and the limitations of this debilitating neurological condition. It’s …
BLUE RUNNING byLori Ann Stephens Dystopian Fiction / Coming of Age / SuspensePublisher: Moonflower PublishingDate of Publication: November, 2022Number of Pages: 334 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! In the new Republic of Texas, guns are compulsory and nothing is forgiven. Blue Running is a gripping coming-of-age thriller set in post-secessionist Texas. A fast-paced, page-turning book, …
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Best wishes to all the mother’s being celebrated today. Over the years I’ve been asked about the title of my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant & a Paycheck. How and why did I choose it? Does it mean something significant? The answer to the second question is a resounding “Yes!” And this excerpt from …
In honor of my mother as Mother’s Day weekend starts, here’s a scene from the book I wrote about her, Evelyn Evolving: A Novel of Real Life. My parents both had volatile tempers, and this is what I imagined one of their fights was about. It’s true that my father didn’t want anything to do …
Since I was in full recovery mode yesterday from an exhausting weekend, I didn’t even try to put a blog together. It probably wouldn’t have made any sense, anyway, because my brain and my body both were slogging through molasses. 🙂 Today is better, so I’m going to let Slim Randles entertain you. First, I …
CALL OF THE WILDE An H. H. Lomax Western, Book 8byPRESTON LEWIS Historical Fiction / Comic Western / HumorPublisher: Wolfpack PublishingPub date: March 17, 2023 – 352 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Wild west hijinks continue in the eighth installment of the hysterical and historical adventures of an unlikely hero. H.H. Lomax once again finds …
Honest. We’ll get to some humor, but first something to think about. A news report the other day said that First Republic Bank was in trouble again. Share prices are sinking because people are pulling their cash out of the bank. When things get scary in the financial world, an impulse is to get our …
“SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS” byDINA GACHMAN Grief & Bereavement / Love & Loss / Parenting & RelationshipsPublisher: Union Square & Co.Publication Date: April 11, 2023 – 240 pages Scroll down for a giveaway! A heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating …