While I always enjoy Slim Randles’ humor, there’s something special about his essays, in which he takes reflective look at live in a poetic way. This one about country evenings is a keeper. Enjoy… But first a treat. I don’t think it’s too soon for testing the pumpkin pies many of us will be serving […]
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It seems like I can’t get too far from one calamity, then I’m on to the next. It’s been that way most of my life. I can remember my stepmother saying that I was so accident prone, just like one of my brother-in-laws, and she was always waiting to see who was going to need
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What would we do without our friends? Next to family members who’ve been so good to me during my lifetime, I’ve treasured my friends the most. Ones I’ve known for a ages and used to see in person a lot many moons ago – before my move and COVID and all the aches and pains
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C.S. Lewis was a great philosopher and writer, often quoted with good reason. He had a good mind and a way with words that are inspiring and sometimes a challenge to a current way we may be thinking. His essays on religion were often part of academic scholarship, and sometimes controversial. The following words of
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BLACK AND WHITE:Tales of the Texas Highway Patrol byBEN H. ENGLISH Law Enforcement Biography / Memoir / Ethics & MoralsPublisher: Creative Texts Publishers ** 250 pagesPublication Date: June 7, 2022 You know, I never saw an officer, an EMT, a fireman, or an ER crew ask anyone what their politics were and then refuse to
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It’s been a while since I shared here on the blog a scene from Brutal Season, which will be the fourth book in the Seasons Mystery Series whenever I finish writing it. Back in January, with a fresh new year ahead of me, I really thought I’d finish the book in a few months. Well,
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Someday Belongs to Us ByMargie Seaman Fiction / Pirate Romance / Late in Life / Sea StoriesPublisher: Stoney Creek Publishing GroupPublication Date: June 22, 2022 *** 224 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! It’s never too late to find love on the high seas. Kate Caldwell is a 72-year-old romance novelist writing under the nom de
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THE FLOWER ENIGMA Magnolia Bluff Crime ChroniclesBook 5byCHARLES BREAKFIELD & ROX BURKEY Small Town Mystery / Suspense / Amateur SleuthsPublisher: ICABOD PressPublication Date: August 20, 2022 *** 198 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR GIVEAWAY! Imagine a romantic getaway in the Texas Hill Country JJ, a cyber guru, whisks his girlfriend, Jo, away for a vacation. No paparazzi. Magnolia
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This excerpt is part of chapter one of the fourth book in the Seasons Mystery Series, Brutal Season. I’ve been working on it for what seems like forever, but, well, stuff keeps happening that keeps me away from the computer more than I would like. The good news is that I’m back to work on
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A SHOT IN THE 80% DARKBean to Bar Mysteries, Book 4 byAMBER ROYER Cozy Mystery / Culinary Mystery /Woman Sleuth Publisher: Golden Tip PressDate of Publication: July 15, 2022 **** 285 pages Scroll down for Giveaway! Felicity Koerber’s bean to bar chocolate shop is thriving. Despite everything she’s been through with the murders she’s helped solve,
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