Well, maybe not the latest, but just one in the myriad of things they do that boggle some minds. as I wasn’t aware of until the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court declaring that frozen embryos in fertility clinics are children. Last week, a case was brought to the Alabama Supreme Court by three […]
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THE KNOTTED RINGBY MYRA HARGRAVE MCILVAIN Historical Fiction / Family Saga / Historical RomancePublisher: Next ChapterPage Count: 412Publication Date: December 7, 2023 Scroll down for Giveaway! Susannah Mobley, expecting a baby by her lover, a slave owned by her family, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James who is headed to Texas to claim
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A few years ago on the blog I wrote about Marcus Garvey, an important figure in early Civil Rights efforts in the 1920s and 30s. We’re celebrating Black History Month, so I thought it would be nice to share some of the original post. ”Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences.” Marcus
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Even though I’m not going to celebrate Valentine’s Day today, I will eat this lovely cookie my daughter sent me. Who can pass up a good sugar cookie? Not me. 🙂 Also, I might paint this rock red and print Kiss Me on it. Remember those candy hearts we’d get when we were kids? I
AMETHYST, THE SHALLOWSThe Companion Novel toThe Aquamarine SurfboardBy KELLYE ABERNATHY Young Adult / Magical Realism / Coming of AgeAtmosphere Press296 pagesFebruary 6, 2024 NEW RELEASE! So happy to showcase this new book in the magical series featuring some wonderful, charming characters. I really enjoyed The Aquamarine Surfboard, and I’m eager to read this second story.
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It’s the time of the year when dog-sledders get serious about preparing for the annual Iditarod Dogsled Race that starts the first Saturday in March in Anchorage, Alaska. Slim Randles participated in the first race, and today on the blog he’s sharing a memory of a chance encounter in 1974 when folks were gathering to
Before the opinion piece, something cute to start the week. This is my dog, Dusty, and my daughter’s cat Suki. Dusty stayed with my daughter and her husband and their cats for several months after I had cervical fusion surgery. Every time my daughter went out the front door, the dog and cat stood waiting
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How did your week go? As planned? Mine did for the most part, and today I have some real brain clarity, so I hope to get some work done on the book I’ve been writing. So glad when my friend, Slim Randles can take over the blog for a day when I’m super busy, and
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First, Happy Monday folks. It’s always energizing to have a whole new week stretching out ahead of us. Makes me feel like I could accomplish a lot. Does it do the same for you? On this cold and rainy day in my corner of the world, I thought it would be nice to share a
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Since so much of the United States has been hit with piles of snow and some really cold temperatures, I thought it would be fun to look at the upside of this kind of winter weather. You know, building snow people, sledding, skating, and snowball fights. When I was a kid, some of my cousins
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