Open Season is only .99 for Kindle and Kindle apps, so, for the duration of this contest, I’m lowering the price of the other two books in the series to match that. Now is a great time to get all three books at a deep discount. Stalking Season ** Desperate Season By the way, Open […]
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Over the river, and through the wood, / To grandfather’s house we go.” Most people know those first few lines but ask them to recite the rest of the poem and they may get stuck. Its proper title is “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day” and was written by American poet Lydia Maria Child.
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I’m sharing this meme a friend sent me because when I saw it I thought of the schtick I always did when playing Nona at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts. Nona was always looking for her marbles, going thought the audience asking if anyone had seen them. Okay, I was going to write a
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As if I haven’t had enough losses in my life in recent weeks, my dear friend and writing partner for the Winnsboro history books, Bill Jones, died on Tuesday. He’d had a serious brain bleed that put him in the hospital last week, but he wasn’t a good surgery candidate because of other health issues.
First, I’ll give you a moment to say, “Aw” after seeing the cute kitten. Who could resist that face? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I seem to preface many blog posts with, “I didn’t want to do it.” And this is another case of that. But, you who read my missives know that I can’t hold back when I
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If you’re a bit down in the dumps, this advice from Bert just might be what you need. Either that or a walk in a park. A walk outside in the sunshine usually works for me, even when my heart is heavy as it has been with recent deaths in my family and among close
Happy Halloween to all my readers who celebrate the holiday. It was always a big deal in the Miller family, ranking as one of my husband’s favorites. He enjoyed sitting out on the porch in a cape with a hood and scaring the kids who came up the walk; always reserving the biggest scare for
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One thing I have learned in my 70 plus years on this Good Earth is that life is often played out in great contrast between things that make you excited and happy and things that bring great sadness. That was the case last weekend when I spent two great days out in the country with
Before I get into my rant for today, I want to share this cute picture a friend sent me. When I saw it, I thought about all the times my kitties have sat at a window trying to catch a bug crawling on the outside. Hope that brought a smile. Now… I wasn’t going to
HOLDING ON LOOSELY by DANA KNOX WRIGHT Genre: Narrative Nonfiction / Memoir / Self Help Publisher: Carpenter’s Son / Clovercroft Publishing Date of Publication: August 24, 2021 * 208 pages Scroll down for giveaway! Helicopter parents. Control freaks. Perfectionists. Intolerants. Over-consumers. Social media junkies. We all fit in there somewhere. Read one woman’s stories of
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