When Dewey realized what he’d just told the woman of his dreams, he couldn’t say another thing. Struck dumb by the shock of telling her he was in cow manure, he silently handed her the flowers and looked down to see if the sidewalk would kindly swallow him. But Emily Stickles, she of the perfect […]
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The actual dressing and preening took place in Dewey’s house, witnessed by Doc and Steve. Dewey told them that morning over coffee and horoscopes that the stars were right. Today would be the day. This very day, before lunch had settled upon the land, verily, he would approach Emily Stickles and introduce himself. Doc and
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As you might have guessed from the title of this blog piece, I will be devoting Wednesday’s to guest blogs. If you would like to be my guest, send me a message at maryann@maryannwrites.com with a proposed topic. I prefer shorter blogs – around 500 to 700 words – and that they not be just
While I’m over at The Blood Red Pencil blog today having some fun with writing tips from the comics, my friend Slim Randles stopped by to share the latest from the gang down at the Mule Barn’s philosophy counter. We knew. We looked at Dewey and we knew tragedy had struck. Naturally we assumed his
Many thanks to Slim Randles for sharing another story with us. What would I do without my friends who are so generous with their talent and time? Enjoy…. Marvin Pincus, (since his honorary degree, now being called Associate Pincus), turned the lights on his fly-tying bench, coming to focus on the small vice where love
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Here is another guest post from my friend and fellow writer, Slim Randles. I do appreciate the fact that he is so generous to share his column “Home Country” with my readers here. Dewey Decker silently shoveled cow manure into the back of his pickup, but for the first time, his heart wasn’t in it.
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Here is another offering from my friend, Slim Randles. Enjoy…. When the world dilemma think tank gathered this morning at the philosophy counter, the main topic of conversation was Marvin Pincus’s problem with the county. The county wanted him to stop counseling people on love and tying flies to go along with it. Well, they
Today I am a guest at Buried Under Books with a fun piece about a cat. I have shared several stories at that blog about my cats, and this one is about my son’s cat, who swears she was held captive here. Hop over to the blog if you get a chance and see what
Book Review – “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing up Right” by Slim Randles Read More »
Heading into the last three days of the Youth Drama Camp. It has been fun, but I am anxious to have my days back. LOL Here is an offering from my friend, Slim Randles for you to enjoy. Things were going kinda slow down at the Fly Tying Love Center and it bothered Marvin Pincus
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This is an essay from my friend, Slim Randles, that seemed to fit on these sweltering days of July. I would love a creek to play in.I’m posting this Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday because I hit the publish button before I meant to. LOL Chalk it up to me being a bit brain dead
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