This meme has little to do with the topic of Slim Randle’s guest post today, but he talks about dogs, right? And who doesn’t love Snoopy. I’ve been laid up with severe back pain the past three days, and it’s still hanging around, vying with the trigeminal neuralgia for attention. I just wish they’d both […]
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The Forgotten World by Nick Courtright Genre: Poetry / Travel / Fatherhood Publisher: Gold Wake Press Date of Publication: August 1, 2021 *** 88 pages In his third collection, poet Nick Courtright explores the world at large in an effort to reconcile selfhood as an American in the international community, while also seeking anchors for remembering
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I don’t usually post on a Tuesday and rarely two days in a row, but this message from Beto O’Rourke about the mass shooting in El Paso two years ago today, popped into my mailbox this morning. What he has to say is important enough that it prompted me to share. How swiftly time passes
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Despite a few concerns about the Delta variant of the novel virus that has plagued us for a year and a half now, I went to Winnsboro, the small town where I previously lived, to meet with my co-author on the history books, as well as a few visits with friends. One of them, who
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70% DARK INTENTIONS Bean to Bar MysteriesBook 2 by AMBER ROYER Categories: Cozy Mystery / Woman Sleuth / Romance Publisher: Golden Tip Press ** July 20,2021 ** 260 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! I’m delighted to help the author spread the word about this delicious new book – chocolate is always a taste treat –
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MAKING IT HOME By Teddy Jones Publisher: MidTown PublishingPub Date: July 26, 2021 Series: Jackson’s Pond, Texas Series *** Stand Alone: YESPages: 275 pagesCategories: Family Fiction / Racism / Ku Klux Klan / Texas Women’s Fiction / Rural Fiction Scroll for Giveaway! In this third novel in the Jackson’s Pond, Texas series, fifty-five-year-old Melanie Jackson
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The following thoughts about smiles was taken from a devotional that a friend sent to me recently. In light of the challenges so many of us face with health issues, social concerns, and surviving horrible weather, I thought it would be good to stop and think about the power of a smile. “Smiles are contagious.
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DEADLY BUSINESS by Anita Dickason Pages: 324 pages Publication Date: July 4, 2021 Genre: Suspense / Thriller / Crime Thriller A Texas Multi-Billion Dollar Lure! Following a tactical raid at an Oklahoma farm, a phone call sends U.S. Deputy Marshal Piper McKay rushing back to the East Texas cattle ranch where she grew up. Her
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Last Friday and Saturday a builder had all the trees on a vacant lot near my house taken down in preparation for starting a new build. While I understand that it’s his prerogative to do what he wants on his property, and certainly none of my business, I couldn’t help but cringe as I listened
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Today on the blog Slim Randles has a cute story about Doc and his grandson and cars, but first just a moment with this lovely flower I saw outside my doctor’s office the other day. It’s some type of lily, but I’m not sure what the exact name is. I’d been told that a similar