BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
Spring has come. I know it because I measure spring by the blooming of my Mayday tree and it is in full bloom (Too soon it will be done but until then I enjoy it.) There … Continue reading →
Linda
GETTING CREATIVE
I have days when I feel like I am brain dead. Oh my body is functioning though in low gear but my mind has gone on vacation without me. There might be a hundred or more reasons/causes from not enough … Continue reading →
TODAY’S GRATITUDES
A list of gratitudes in no particular order. 1. Sunshine especially after a winter that just wouldn’t quit followed by monsoon rains. The grass is growing. Green is good. (An older picture but it’s green.) 2. Flowers. Colors are … Continue reading →
BEGINNING A NEW STORY
I recently started a new story. I constructed a good idea—a really good idea! An innocent man jailed. A widowed woman with three little girls. Turns out the hero’s twin brother was the guilty party and let his twin take … Continue reading →
A FAST AND FURIOUS PACE
I write fast and furious, sometimes doing 5000 words in a day. It’s how I work but it’s also a skill I’ve developed and I believe it is a skill anyone can develop. What’s my secret? The only secret I … Continue reading →
TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER
My mother was an author. She wrote hundreds of articles, devotionals, games, puzzles, etc. I have a large box full of her clipped published works. Someday I hope to create a collection of them to share with the family. But … Continue reading →
ROMANCE IS IN THE AIR
April 29 proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that everyone loves a good romance. People from all over the world either went to London or watched on TV the wedding of Prince William to Catherine. A fairy tale … Continue reading →
HAPPY EASTER
I have a very old collection of post cards. (Bless the people who never threw things out.). Some are over 100 years old. ..complete with 1c stamp on the back. There are cards for every season and occasion, some rather … Continue reading →
OPEN LETTER TO MOTHER NATURE
Dear Mother Nature, I know you’ve been busy what with earthquakes, tsunamis, the threat of nuclear disaster and everything but would you be so kind as to look at the following pictures? A. Winter B. Summer … Continue reading →
GOLD RUSH STORIES
Yesterday I got my author copies of my Klondike gold rush story. This is the middle book of a editor-generated series about the Klondike Gold Rush on 1898. It was fun to write with the two other authors and fun … Continue reading →