I am so pleased to have as my guest Suzanne Burke who is here to tell you about her new release. Her book is on pre-order from now to May 8th at a terrific price. I was fortunate to be able to read her manuscript and can tell you this is a must not miss […]

Today I am a guest of Rob Goldstein on his monthly Featured Blogger post. A visit to Rob’s place is a treat filled with art, photos, and writing. Rob is very talented in each. Thank you, Rob, for the interview. It was interesting and fun.

As you can see by the headline, I am totally out of my normal comfort level. That is because a friend of mine is launching a new book. I twisted his arm and made him cry uncle and agree to come here today to tell you about it. Charles is a prolific author of some […]

There is a monthly garage sale in Lakeway at the Activity Center. The entrance to the event is free but a donation of food or money to help the homeless and the animal shelter is suggested. This 8,100 square foot building, with a theater seating capacity of 400, or a dinner seating capacity of 250, […]

It is Stream of Consciousness Saturday time again and this weeks prompt is“fab.” Linda Hill says, “Use it as a word or find a word beginning with “fab.” As always, use any way you’d like. Have fun!” So there you have it. Have fun. If you would like to have fun with words, go to […]

Another Friday and the week has not slowed down at all. We did have a visit from the lot clearing service. We had a bunch of what we call in Texas, cedars ( The rest of the world calls them junipers) on our lot. They were in sorry shape, and we had them removed. We […]

“So Lucy. Come over and see this thing.” “Be right there Little One.” “Oh that. It’s called a rake, and that black thing is a bag.” “So dad rakes the leaves and puts them in the bag?” “Yeah. Notice you can see the Vinca Minor now. Before it was covered with leaves.” “I don’t see […]

  It is Wednesday Story Day again and last week we were part of a discussion between Andrew and Larry to the point that Janice and Alexis Rafferty might have had some discord in their marriage that could have been a motive for murder. As clichéd as it sounds the detectives will need to follow-up […]

In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time […]

    If your significant other is having a birthday, there are things that one should not do.  It just so happens that yesterday was my significant other’s birthday, and except for one thing I managed to avoid the other stuff on the list. Top Ten Things Not to Do on Your Significant Other’s Birthday by […]