Please help me welcome Anne O’Connell as today’s Wednesday’s Guest. She is here to share how her first book came about. I’m thrilled to be here on It’s Not All Gravyon the occasion of the launch of my first novel, Mental Pause. I’ve been a writer all my life but mostly corporate communications and PR …
First, let me join the thousands of others who HATE Daylight Saving Time. I struggle to wake up every day at a reasonable hour so I can get my chores done outside and get to work in my office before noon. I used to think that adjusting was just a matter of convenience, but apparently …
A new book, Mental Pause, launched on March 8th, International Women’s Day, and is available on Amazon in both print and on Kindle. The author, Anne O’Connell, is on a blog tour, and will be my Wednesday’s Guest this week. I do hope you will come back and help her feel welcome. I have this …
Here’s some recent news regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline. Twenty-eight Vermont towns added their voices this week to the chorus of national and international; opposition to tar sands expansion by passing “tar sands free” and related tar sands resolutions in the past two days. This recent batch of local resolutions brings the total number to …
Today I want to introduce a character from my latest book. In Boxes For Beds, Deputy Gus Shumaker works with Sheriff Bates in a small town in rural Arkansas in 1960. He has been clamoring for a chance to speak, so I thought I would let a character from my latest book have the spotlight …
A recent article in The Dallas Morning News offered an interesting take on the Bible. Gordon Keith, an Emmy-winning broadcaster for KECK-AM (1310) The Ticket, in Dallas, suggested that the Bible is an ongoing project. In his article he says “It’s OK to step back and see the Bible with your own eyes.” I’m sure …
It’s always a pleasure to share a review from Carl Brookins. Not only does he write some good reviews, he also writes some top-notch mysteries. Code of SilenceSally WrightASIN: B007G0IQ1MAKindle e-bookFebruary, 2012 I found this prequel to the Ben Reese series to be an odd book for the genre in a couple of ways. First, …
This is the latest in the ongoing saga of the Keystone XL Pipeline vs the environment. The southern route of the pipline recently sprung a leak in Tyler County in Texas. The 20,000 gallon leak that contaminated the Neches River is the latest in a series of recent spills and leaks, and it was detected …
