ODD BIRDSbySevero Perez Genre: Literary FictionPublisher: Texas Christian University PressDate of Publication: September 24, 201 — 278 pages Scroll Down for Giveaway! The year is 1961. Seventy-year-old Cosimo Infante Cano, a Cuban-born artist in need of inspiration, follows his lover to Texas in what was to be a temporary sabbatical from their life in France. […]
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My plan for today was to just talk about a book I’m reading that has captivated me for the past week, but then I decided to check a couple of news outlets before settling into the work day. Not a good idea for my plans or my blood pressure. Because I like to have something
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THE BABY WITH THREE FAMILIES, TWO COUNTRIES,AND ONE PROMISEAn International Adoption Story by JULIE GIANELLONI CONNORIllustrated by Saman Chinthaka Weerasinghe Genre: Children’s Fiction / Picture Book / Adoption Publisher: Bayou City PressPub Date : December 9, 2020 ** 40 pages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m happy to have Ms. Connor as my guest today as she shares about her
A friend sends me cute memes and jokes on a regular basis, and this one is quite amusing. Enjoy… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking ahead to St. Patrick’s Day this Thursday I want to give a quick mention of a contest I’m sponsoring – The Lucky Shenanigans Giveaway *** March 3 – March 17, 2022 *** The prize
GHOST AGENTSbyNITA DEBORDE Categories: Science Fiction / Cozy Mystery / Paranormal / Texas History Series: The Ghost Agents TrilogyPublisher: Mabelonia Press * July 31, 2021 * 309 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! An organization that has operated in secret for centuries… a mystery that threatens to burn it all to the ground… and she’s the only agent
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TRUST MEbyKelly Irvin Genre: Romantic Suspense / Christian Fiction Publisher: Thomas Nelson Date of Publication: February 8, 202 384 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! When her best friend is murdered the same way her brother was, who can she possibly trust? A decade ago, Delaney Broward discovered her brother’s murdered body at the San Antonio
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Recently, I’ve been working on a new short story that was a gift from my muse the day I saw a homeless man on a scooter crossing the road. I was driving to an appointment, but I couldn’t get him out of my mind. Much like other short stories I’ve written that came to me
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Over the river, and through the wood, / To grandfather’s house we go.” Most people know those first few lines but ask them to recite the rest of the poem and they may get stuck. Its proper title is “The New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day” and was written by American poet Lydia Maria Child.
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If you’re a bit down in the dumps, this advice from Bert just might be what you need. Either that or a walk in a park. A walk outside in the sunshine usually works for me, even when my heart is heavy as it has been with recent deaths in my family and among close
Happy Halloween to all my readers who celebrate the holiday. It was always a big deal in the Miller family, ranking as one of my husband’s favorites. He enjoyed sitting out on the porch in a cape with a hood and scaring the kids who came up the walk; always reserving the biggest scare for
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