Natalie Marshall, a junior at a Dallas high school, recently wrote a column for The Dallas Morning News about how precious memories are. She was inspired to write because her grandmother has Alzheimer’s, and the old lady’s memories are fading, but that wasn’t the main point she wanted to make. Because of the mental devastation […]
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Benchmarks: A Single Mother’s Illustrated JournalBodie ParkhurstE-book and Paperback 2011Amazon This is a touching memoir of a single mother’s journey with her son, Alex, from the time he first enters her life until he is ready to start a life of his own. All mothers will relate to the connectedness she has with her son
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In a recent column in The Dallas Morning News, freelance writer Tracy Begland wrote about how the two sides of our brains work together to help us in our creative endeavors. Our left brain, which is the analytical side of our brain, and the creative right side are not at odds with each other, as
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Hi, my name is Frank Perelli and I’m the character in Maryann Miller’s story, “Over the Threshold”, that is in The Corner Café A Tasty Collection of ShortStories. This picture you see here isn’t really me. It’s what I wish I looked like. That’s a picture of Sam Spade, a really famous character. The only
I am thrilled that my mystery, Open Season, is now available as an e-book. It has been a long wait, but the publisher, Venture Galleries, has done a wonderful job with the editing and formatting, and Dany Russell made a terrific new cover for it. The hardcover version of this book was quite popular and
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Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another review. Makes my Sunday blogs so much easier. A Fair To Die For Radine Trees NehringISBN: 97816100912202012 release from Oak Tree Press238 pages (without recipes) In spite of continual bumps in their road of life, Carrie McCrite and her second husband, Henry, forge onward. They both have healthy,
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I don’t often get real personal here on the blog since I don’t hold with putting everything in life out in cyberspace for anyone to read, but I feel compelled to write this. Today a dear friend called to tell me her husband died yesterday. I knew the time was close. Jan had called last
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Keeping it short today – was going to say this morning, but it is almost noon here in Central Time, USA. Somehow the morning got away from me, as Friday mornings often do. Today has been busier than ever because we have dress rehearsal tonight for the Nite of Comedy that I directed and produced
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Thanks again to Slim Randles for sharing some of the fun down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop with us today….. “It’s June, by golly!” said Doc. “Isn’t it great? I mean, all the summer to look forward to. Fishing, swimming, camping, heat stroke, dehydration, skateboard accidents and the occasional case of appendicitis.” “That’s what
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If you were one of the three people who looked for me over at Pat Bean’s blog, there was a bit of a mix-up and she has a different guest there today. However, you might want to pop over to meet Helen Ginger and get to read her short story that is in the book,