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Sally Cronin shares A Good News Story
Sally has a feature where she highlights posts from blogger’s archives. Today she is featuring a Good News story from September 28th 2023 from Fiction Favorites. Sally is. the biggest supporter of Indy authors on the planet and her site is worth a visit to check out how you can participate with her help. She […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Oscar Ceremony
This post ran on February 23, 2015, but I think it will still be helpful should you ever get nominated for an Oscar. * * * Since next Sunday is the Oscar ceremony, I thought it would be nice to provide all of you Oscar nominees (You know, Best Screenplay from a novel) with a […]
A Top Ten List Featured by Sally G. Cronin
Sally has a regular feature called Posts from Your Archives. Today, she featured one of my Top Ten Lists. As you know, Sally is the biggest supporter of Indie authors. A visit to her blog is always a treat and a learning experience. Just visit some of her tabs, and you’ll see why. Thank you, […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Winter Tree Scenes
Today, we will look at the winter configuration of the trees in the neighborhood. (yeah, it’s a slow activity day here) We can see things that are usually not in view in the summer. We are catered by Ramin Del Barrio of Austin. Our entertainment is The Bangles. (All Ramen Bowls come with onion, lime […]
Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy is a Little Slow
“Hey, Twiggy. What’s going on?” “Just chillin’ here.” “Here’s your ball. You want to play?” “I’m not sure. It’s one of those lazy days.” “Yeah, I think we all have them.” “I’m wondering what I hear in the kitchen?” “I think you might be hearing something. There’s nothing there.” “If I put my nose in […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Walk of Lights
The annual Lakeway Walk of Lights officially opened on Friday. Using my time travel alarm, we are going back to join the festivities. We’re being catered by Craigo’s pizza, and there are smores and hot chocolate as well. Our entertainment is Michael Bublé. Let’s go. The giant screen is playing A Christmas Story and one […]
Bad Moon Rising with Teri Polen
Today I am at Teri Polen’s place, participating in her Bad Moon Rising feature. This feature is an annual event bringing together authors for the entire month. Teri has a set of questions that the authors can select to answer. The results are fun and often surprising. Come visit at https://teripolen.com/2023/10/11/badmoonrising-the-last-drive-by-john-w-howell-supernatural-thriller-historical/ Teri Polen reads and […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt “Hum”
Last week was a humdinger is the thought as the aroma of a perfect cup of coffee fills the room. A quick sip reminds me that there is an Oscar the Grouch look-alike character living in an urn on the front porch. The temptation to hum the theme from the Good Bad and Ugly […]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Last/Lest/List/Lost and a Mannerly Lust
The coffee hit the brain like a falling Moslier safe. So needy was the cortex for some soothing syrup it almost reached out to grab the cup. Of course, what has been playing on my mind is that problem on the front porch. Yes, the URN is the last thought at night and first in […]
Tuesday – Anything Possible – Fun Friends
For the last ten years, this space on Tuesday has been devoted to prompts even though the title is “Anything Possible.” Well, today, I thought something different would be in order. I have two friends, Tom and Dan, who regularly suggest what they consider interesting items to include in the Saturday post. Dan, for example, […]
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