Posted by mcm0704 on January 20, 2020 |
∞ MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY “I have a dream…” We all have a dream, and on this day set aside to honor a man who did much to bring Civil Rights to the forefront of our nation, I want to share my dream for America: That it will be a nation of peace of unity. A […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, Dragon Naturally Speaking, fiction, flowers, Martin Luther King Jr., maryann miller, MLK Day, mystery, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on January 6, 2020 |
∞ Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett Genre: Murder Mystery / Southern Noir / Dark Humor Publisher: Polis Books Date of Publication: September 24, 2019 Number of Pages: 336 Scroll down for Giveaway! Named a Best Debut of Fall/Winter 2019 by Library Journal, Ain’t Nobody Nobody is the story of a disgraced East Texas sheriff, his dead best […]
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Posted by mcm0704 on December 30, 2019 |
∞ On Friday, Slim Randles shared some of the New Year’s resolutions from the gang down at the Mule Barn Truck Stop. They were typical of the wry sense of humor most of the men have and quite fun to read. That post prompted me to think of what my resolution might be, and since I […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck, books, family, humor, maryann miller, memoir, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, Slim Randles, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on November 18, 2019 |
∞ Good Monday morning. Today the blog will primarily be about books and a great contest. I’ll share some danish as we read along… We writers know the tough work of the business really starts after the hard work of crafting a novel ends and we have to start the marketing. It would be so much […]
Tags: #audiobooks, #mondayblogs, #nextchapterpb, Arcadia Publishing, books, contest, family, fiction, history books, humor, maryann miller, memoir, odds and ends, 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 September 30, 2019 |
∞ Good Monday morning. I do hope everyone had a good weekend. Yesterday I was able to get some writing done and then worked on the quilt I’m making for myself. The centerpiece is a t-shirt from the town where one of my sister’s lives. The blue piece is from a shirt that my mother used […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, CBN News, Heritage Foundation, Impeachment, Kristen Lamb, maryann miller, odds and ends, politics, Quilting, trump, U.S. Constitution, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 23, 2019 |
∞ So how was your weekend? I spent most of mine at the Art Fest, which is an annual event here in Sherman. Every year, the Sherman Art League has a program connected to the festival in which there is a juried art show. I’d never participated in that type of show before, and one of […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, art, Biden, coloring, maryann miller, odds and ends, politics, Rudy Giuliani, Russia, The New York Times, The Washington Post, trump, Ukraine, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 9, 2019 |
∞ It’s been a crazy few days for me, so things are all out of order regarding my usual blog pattern. Slim Randles is my guest today with a thoughtful essay about September and the move from Summer to Autumn and what that means for country folks. And other folks, too. He might be back on […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, autumn, cats, changing seasons, family, guest blog, guest blogger, Home Country, maryann miller, September, Slim Randles, writing
Posted by mcm0704 on September 2, 2019 |
∞ I wasn’t going to post anything on the blog today. My heart was just too heavy after hearing of yet another mass shooting over the weekend, and I turned my attention to creative things that would lift my spirits. But then this letter from Beto O’Rourke popped up in my mailbox a few minutes ago […]
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Posted by mcm0704 on August 5, 2019 |
∞ My Heart is Heavy Today I thought my weekend was horrible because I spent Friday in ER with head pain that had gotten out of control. But the pain that lingers is nothing compared to the pain of the families who lost loved ones in the two mass shootings on Saturday. Nor does it begin […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, Beto O'Rourke, gun control, hate speech, maryann miller, Mitch McConnell, odds and ends, politics, Shooting in Dayton, Shooting in El Paso, trump, white nationalism
Monday Morning Musings
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY “I have a dream…” We all have a dream, and on this day set aside to honor a man who did much to bring Civil Rights to the forefront of our nation, I want to share my dream for America: That it will be a nation of peace of unity. A […]
Tags: #mondayblogs, books, Dragon Naturally Speaking, fiction, flowers, Martin Luther King Jr., maryann miller, MLK Day, mystery, writing