The inspiration for this list is my friend Tom. He sent me an e-mail with a list of ten things to do to be happy. Of course, my schtick is “things not to do,” so I turned it around a little. I hope you enjoy the list.   Top Ten Things Not to Do […]

Today we were going to go on a Valentine’s story walk, but due to the danger of falling limbs, from our ice storm, the walk is canceled. So we will have to do whatever we can to salvage our trip. We are catered by Olamaie in Austin. Our entertainment is Chris Isaak. Menu So let’s […]

  Ah, Saturday. The day that requires no intelligence or energy. The day when the mind and body take some time to themselves. The day where the agenda is free style and time a seemingly squanderable resource. It is also the day when the AI in charge of coffee has an iron grip on my […]

Our Good news comes from the Goodnews Network. I have reported on this ocean cleanup system before, and now there is more good news. Here’s the story in its entirety, with major typos corrected. Ocean Cleanup Nonprofit Gets $25Mil From Airbnb Co-Founder to Launch Massive Plastic Pollution Cleanup. By Andy Corbley Feb 7, 2023 The […]

  “Hey, Little One,” what’s up?” “I’m just thinking how nice it is to be back on Thursday.” “Yeah, now that dad has finished his book tour, we go back to normal.” “That was some tour. How many stops did he have?” “Let’s see. He had Twenty-six wonderful fellow writers who volunteered to host him.” […]

Today I am on the last stop of The Last Drive tour. I’m so pleased to be with Diana Peach. You can go HERE to connect to her post. Diana is one of those amazing authors who is able to write wonderful books and attract readers to them no matter the reader’s preferred genre. She […]

I am so happy to have Joan Hall visit today. Joan is a fellow member of Story Empire, and she has a new book that sounds fascinating. Come on in, Joan, and tell us about your latest. The Homecoming Thanks so much for hosting me today, John. It’s a pleasure to visit you and to […]

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Welcome to the new series of Posts from Your Archives 2023 where I will be sharing posts from the last six months of 2022 I have selected from the archives of willing participants. If you wish to be included the information is at the the end of the post.…

I am delighted to be with Robbie Cheadle for the last stop on the tour of The Last Drive. You can visit Robbie’s post HERE. I enjoy following Robbie. She offers so much on her blog. There are recipes to try, book reviews to follow up on, and Children’s stories to delight a child in […]

Originally posted on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine:
Delighted to share my review for the latest release by John W. Howell the sequel to the excellent Eternal Road… another supernatural adventure…The Last Drive About the book In the sequel to Eternal Road – The final stop, Sam and James are reunited to look for two souls, Ryan…