These wise words came as the Quote of the Day from The Daily Inspiration the other day: “In the depths of Winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” Albert Camus Along with the quote came this short treatise on the meaning: “French Algerian writer Albert Camus grappled with many philosophical […]
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It’s not Wednesday, but any day is a good one for a guest post from Slim Randles. But first this picture, which has nothing to do with the subject of his post, I just thought it was an interesting photo I took the other day. I’ve been coloring again, now that the quilt project is
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My wish for all dads is that this is a great day of relaxation and family fun. Kick back and enjoy it. You deserve the rest and the accolades. I’m missing my father this day, as well as my husband, who was a wonderful father, too. Not perfect. Just human. But both were men of
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RIVER, SING OUT BYJAMES WADECategories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction / Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-AgePublisher: Blackstone PublishingDate of Publication: June 8, 2021 ** 315 Pages Blackstone: Facebook Twitter Instagram *** Scroll Down For Giveaway *** “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things in it.”
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First off, some Monday fun. My son-in-law came over this past Saturday to help me with a few chores and hung some pictures in my office. One of my sisters made this for me for Christmas, and Matt thought the positioning on the wall suited a picture made by my goofy sister. Silliness runs in
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Today I’m sharing some fun and interesting trivia. Right after I put this cute cat meme up. Now, on to more serious, or not so serious stuff. I saw this at the Trivia Genius Website : “The alphabet hasn’t always been an A-to-Z affair. In fact, the very last letter added to the alphabet we
Before I started writing novels and screenplays, I was a journalist, working for a few regional and national publications. At the regional level, I wrote two newspaper columns, one humorous and one general. At that second gig, I could write anything I wanted, oh bless that editor’s heart who let me do that! Often those
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A friend sent me this meme. The same one who sends me the humorous ones, and I contemplated this for a bit, thinking about how it applies to both of us, as well as all artists. My friend is a visual artist, primarily sculpting, while I’m a word artist, but we’ve bonded through the years
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This meme has nothing to do with the subject of this post, but I couldn’t resist sharing after a friend sent it to me via e-mail. All of us who love to read can relate. I’m always so glad that Slim shares his weekly essays with me, so I always have content, even when I’m
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First up, I want to tell you about another Booksweeps contest I’m sponsoring with some other mystery writers: the Crime Fiction & Thrillers BookBub Follower Giveaway Contest. It started yesterday, March 15 and runs through March 24, which happens to be my sister’s birthday. Just a nice coincidence. Like the contest that ran a couple