giving away my royalties? Well I just received an unexpected check in the mail from my publisher. Turned around and gave the money to Doctors Without Borders. Next check will go to my favorite Children's Charity...not telling you who that is. Hopefully it will be a big one though. Thank you readers for helping me [...]
A few days ago, I found out that Stella Riley, a friend of mine, was interviewed for Southern Writer's Magazine. She's an editor for Soul Mate Publishing and also writes for several local and national media sources. Stella is an amazing woman with a terrific personal story, an author, and a great editor with a good [...]
I'm just curious what you think about this....a lot of classic literature is now in the public domain and there is a trend to rewrite these pieces of history. The idea is to update them to current time periods, spice them up more, or just make them better. Do you think this is a good [...]
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I live on the edge... Of Houston,TX that is. It's a great place to be. You can enjoy all the perks of big city life, yet still get away and enjoy a little bit of ruraldome. We've had all sorts of wildlife out here on the edge. Bobcats, wild hogs, raccoons, coral snakes, possums, armadillos, [...]
We all reach a day, a month, a year, or a decade where our goals seem impossible to achieve. We have worked for months, even years toward a measure of success that we set for ourselves. And it remains elusive, avoiding us like poison. We thought we had it once but no, it escaped back [...]
Some things are so ridiculous you can't help but laugh. Here's a short list of very interesting date killers my husband pointed out recently--none of which have anything at all to do with personality or sex: Long hair on a windy day can whip a man into shape instantly and put distance--lots of distance between a [...]
Do you ever notice random, little things that people do (or don't do) that are sweet or endearing? Today I woke and looked in the mirror at my disheveled hair falling all over my face, and the shirt of my pajamas hanging off a shoulder and I laughed. I rubbed my eyes and went to [...]
It's November and cooling off. Since I live in Texas that doesn't equate to much. A slight coolness and shorter days. For others, it can be much more severe. However, this is the time of year that everyone should be reminded of a few things - which I'm sure we all know we can't escape. 1. That [...]
Humility is a wonderful character trait, it ensures your head and heart go through a door before your ass does. -- Shelley K. Wall
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