Posted by mcm0704 on July 4, 2020 |
∞ Normally, I’m always so excited for this holiday that celebrates the birth of our country. And I’ll be honest in saying a lot of that has to do with the fact that it’s my birthday, too, and, as a child, I always thought it was all about me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Kinda self-centered, […]
Tags: All Author, Brian Stokes Mitchell, fiction, Flag Song, Fourth of July, Kennedy Center, Kindle, maryann miller, Music, mystery, odds and ends, Stephen Sondheim, wearing masks
Posted by mcm0704 on May 29, 2020 |
∞ Here’s another excerpt from the third book in the Seasons Mystery Series, Desperate Season. It follows closely from what I posted in March. I hope you enjoy reading these excerpts, and I’d love any feedback you are willing to give. If you’d like to get the first two books in the series, Open Season and […]
Tags: books, Dallas, fiction, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, Open Season, seasons mystery series, women homicide detectives, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on April 20, 2020 |
∞ Happy Monday Morning When I walk with my dog in the mornings, I pass by several places where there are pretty flowers, some domestic and some wild. These wild irises are blooming just under some domestic ones. These are in a field where a house once stood, so somebody had planted the big irises. Both […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, flowers, Freedom Foundation, Heather C. McGhee, Kindle, Koch brothers, maryann miller, Nova Scotia, odds and ends, politics, racism, Ted Talks Daily, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on April 13, 2020 |
∞ Since we’re are all still dealing with lock-down, social distancing, health scares, and so much more because of the COVID 19 situation, I thought a little fun on the blog would lighten the load for all of us. A version of this post first appeared on the blog in 2006. Enjoy… My very first publishing […]
Tags: #ku, #mondayblogs, books, Erma Bombeck, family, humor, Kindle, maryann miller, writing
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 27, 2020 |
∞ Happy Monday everyone. I hope you had a great weekend and you’re work week is starting off well today. I am inching closer and closer to actually getting to the end of the third book in The Seasons Mystery Series, Desperate Season. Last week I got the last three chapters roughed in, and I’ve been […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, Boxes For Beds, contest, fiction, gender identity, Kindle, maryann miller, mystery, Non-Binary Gender, odds and ends, Open Season, writing
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 December 18, 2019 |
∞ Slim Randles is here as today’s Wednesday’s Guest with one of those Christmas stories that we love so much this time of the year. You know, the ones that tug at our hearts and bring a smile. This one about Mabel and Candice is sure to do both. And if you want to read more […]
Tags: Christmas, family, gifts, guest blog, guest blogger, Holiday gifts, Home Country, Kindle, maryann miller, odds and ends, Slim Randles, the gift, The Last Dollar, wednesday's guest, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on November 11, 2019 |
∞ Every year on Veterans Day, I’ve always started my blog by taking a moment to say thanks to the members of my family who have served in the military: My husband, my daughter, my son, and my brother. My daughter, Dany, was in the Army and son, David, was in the Marines. They spent many […]
Tags: "We Are Not Done Yet", #mondayblogs, Andy Rooney, books, contest, family, humor, Jeffrey Wright, Kindle, maryann miller, memoir, odds and ends, Trevor Noah, Veterans Day
Posted by mcm0704 on November 1, 2019 |
∞ Today I’m thinking about my husband and missing him. Had he lived, this would be his 82nd birthday. When I was contemplating what to write about for today’s blog, I thought of how much he liked Halloween. He loved to sit out on the porch in a costume and make scary noises as the kids […]
Tags: books, family, Halloween, humor, Kindle, maryann miller, memoir, writing
Celebrating the Fourth of July
Normally, I’m always so excited for this holiday that celebrates the birth of our country. And I’ll be honest in saying a lot of that has to do with the fact that it’s my birthday, too, and, as a child, I always thought it was all about me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Kinda self-centered, […]
Tags: All Author, Brian Stokes Mitchell, fiction, Flag Song, Fourth of July, Kennedy Center, Kindle, maryann miller, Music, mystery, odds and ends, Stephen Sondheim, wearing masks