Posted by mcm0704 on April 6, 2020 |
∞ This pandemic is getting more and more scary by the day, especially here in the U.S as we now have three times the rate of infections as any other country. This is sad news considering that had there been better planning and a quicker response on the National level, we might be looking at much […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, brain pickings, COVID-19, face masks, family, fiction, free books, Fresh Air, Kindle, Maria Popova, maryann miller, Max Brooks, Teerry Gross
Posted by mcm0704 on January 8, 2020 |
∞ Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I guess there is lots of snow and cold winds where the Mule Barn Truck Stop is located. It’s sunny and a little warm here in my corner of NE Texas, so I don’t know whether to have a cup of coffee with the guys or iced […]
Tags: #freebook, books, cowboy humor, free books, guest blog, Home Country, humor, Kindle, maryann miller, Slim Randles, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on November 30, 2018 |
∞ Before getting into the heart of today’s blog, I want to remind folks that this is the last day to enter the thriller giveaway at Book Hub for a chance to win a bundle of books and an Amazon Gift Card. Go ahead, hop on over to enter, I’ll wait… I’m one of the sponsoring […]
Tags: Book Bub, books, contest, fiction, free books, jokes, maryann miller, mystery, odds and ends, One Small Victory, politics, thriller
Posted by mcm0704 on November 28, 2018 |
∞ Before moving on to Slim’s story about Windy, I want to share this picture. It’s the first grandchild coloring to grace the front of my refrigerator in my new home, and it was done by my granddaughter Becky who is in college, which proves you can color at any age. BTW, I hate to admit […]
Tags: #humpdayhumor, Book Hub, contests, cowboy humor, family, free books, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, humor, maryann miller, mystery, One Small Victory, Slim Randles, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on November 9, 2018 |
∞ Remember the logic tests we took in elementary school where we picked what item doesn’t belong with the others? Here’s one for you. What doesn’t belong on the shelf in my living room? My heart is heavy for the victims of the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California early Thursday morning that left 13 dead, […]
Tags: books, cats, Dianne Feinstein, family, fiction, free books, Gavin Newsom, Kindle, Los Angeles Times, maryann miller, mystery, Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting, Ventura Country Sheriff
Posted by mcm0704 on October 26, 2018 |
∞ Those of you who are familiar with my blog know that I like to support my fellow authors, so today I’d like to introduce you to a writer from down under, Gabriel Farago. We met online, and I sampled his free story The Forgotten Painting which I very much enjoyed reading. That story introduces readers to Jack […]
Tags: bargain books, book review, books, fiction, free books, Gabriel Farago, Jack Rogan Mystery, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, The Final Quest, The Forgotten Painting, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 17, 2018 |
∞ The other day my neighbors were celebrating one of their young daughter’s birthday with a small gathering of friends and a pinata. I’d seen pinatas used at various Spanish celebrations before, but I never knew exactly what they stood for, or their interesting history. Thanks to Wikipedia, I found out that the pinata originated in […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, A Dead Tomato Pland And a Paycheck., celebrations, Christmas, fiction, free books, giveaway, maryann miller, memoir, parties, pinata song, pinatas, Seven Deadly Sins, spanish celebrations, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 12, 2018 |
∞ Please help me welcome Slim Randles as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. I’ve always wondered how a master at chopping wood managed to split a chunk of firewood with one blow of an ax; now I know. Before moving on to Slim’s post, I do want to tell you about two giveaways you can enter to win […]
Tags: A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck, books, chopping wood, cowboy humor, dogs, family, free books, giveaway, maryann miller, Slim Randles, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on April 20, 2018 |
∞ Before moving on to other items of interest, I thought I’d share a few funny memes that were shared by a friend. It might be a good way to launch the weekend. The first one is a little naughty, so be forewarned: Next I wanted to alert […]
Tags: A Few Good Men, Anne r. Allen, free books, Heloise, Hints From Heloise, humor, jokes, maryann miller, odds and ends, Porter Anderson, theatre, World Book Day., Writer Unboxed, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 24, 2017 |
∞ Shadow Stalker Renee Scattergood ASIN: B00VI2ZCY8 Renee Scattergood Print Length: 272 pages April 18, 2015 Genre: English BOOK BLURB: A young shadow stalker is destined to enslave the people of the Serpent Isles, and the Galvadi Empire wants this child of prophecy dead. Auren Trask’s perfectly normal life is disrupted when the Galvadi invade, and […]
Tags: book review, books, fantasy, fiction, free books, maryann miller, Renee Scattergood, Shadow Stalker, writing, YA novels
Information on the Pandemic And A #freebook
This pandemic is getting more and more scary by the day, especially here in the U.S as we now have three times the rate of infections as any other country. This is sad news considering that had there been better planning and a quicker response on the National level, we might be looking at much […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, brain pickings, COVID-19, face masks, family, fiction, free books, Fresh Air, Kindle, Maria Popova, maryann miller, Max Brooks, Teerry Gross