If you have a mystery lover on your holiday gift list who likes a touch of the literary in the reading, consider sending them a gift certificate to purchase All That is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay. The novel releases March 7, 2023, and it is well worth the wait. **** ABOUT …
Today on the blog, some thoughtful writing I found online from some folks on Twitter. Sometimes there are things that really catch my attention, and these two images did. This first one by Charles Schulz is priceless and has a message that is so relevant today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This next piece is a report from Democratic …
Looking ahead to Thanksgiving this coming Thursday, I’ve been in a reflective mood and was delighted when a friend sent me this poem about November. Isn’t that lovely? It conjures all kinds of sweet memories, especially ones of Thanksgivings that were spent in West Virginia at my father’s childhood home. Those were boisterous, glorious celebrations …
Even though Winter doesn’t officially start until December 21, it’s already making itself known in many parts of the country. A friend in Montana has been posting pictures and weather updates on Twitter every morning, and it is bitter cold there. Temps in the single digits. And snow. Lots of snow falling almost every day …
Tomorrow is election day here in the United States, and I urge all who read this to go to the polls tomorrow if you have not already voted. I also urge you to listen to this short speech by former President Obama. It strips away “party” and goes to the heart of what has made …
Halloween is always a fun time of the year in my family; more so when the kids were young and we lived in a neighborhood where we knew most of the families. It’s different now for me as I live in an area where kids don’t go trick or treating, and I have no young …
A TIME TO FLY! byDiann Floyd BoehmIllustrated by Nancy Hoover Children’s Picture BookPublisher: Texas Sisters PressAugust 2, 2022 *** 28 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! This baby bluebird will capture your heart as he shares with his momma why he doesn’t want to leave the nest and join his siblings. The momma listens to her …
“Sometimes a Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… Some… who so worry about the next world, they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird A friend …
This is a book that I just finished reading, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. Other than the books I read for Lone Star Literary Life, I don’t often finish a book and feel this compelled to write a review. But here goes. I hope you enjoy reading the review, and if …
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Twenty-one years ago today, terrorism hit the United States in the biggest attack ever. That was long enough ago that some people have let memories fade, others have no memory of the attacks at all. But like other horrific incidents in history, 9/11 should not be forgotten. From the website History.com, is this brief overview: …