I’d like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to my mother, and send her some virtual roses. Ours was not a storybook relationship for many years, and it’s only been in the maturity of my own adulthood that I’ve learned to appreciate all she did for me. The product of an unsettled and emotionally …
Time out from the work I am supposed to be doing. I just found this news item as I was looking around for things to post on WinnsboroToday.com. It is so absurd I had to add it to my list of Some of the Stupidest Things I’ve Heard Of. A federal appeals court has ruled …
According to a recent national poll conducted by Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, people are tired of the way politicians conduct their political campaigns, as well as how they conduct themselves once in office. They are tired of the name-calling, personal attacks and denigrating comments. Public discourse has reached such a shrill level it is sometimes …
I’m excited to be here at “It’s Not all Gravy,” the fifth stop on my mini blog tour for “The Hungarian.” My thanks to Maryann for having me today. Today my character, Count Matthias Duma has graciously agreed to be interviewed by intrepid (fictional) reporter Harry Douglas, who works for the London Sun. I hope …
I hope you will all come back tomorrow and welcome Stephanie Burkhart to the blog. She is doing a virtual book tour to promote her historical romance The Hungarian, and will have an interesting post to share with us. Come and meet Stephanie and her central character. Author Bio Stephanie Burkhart was born in Manchester, …
The following is another excerpt from my humorous memoir, A Dead Tomato Plant and a Paycheck. So far, I haven’t found an agent who loves it yet. Close, but not close enough. Sent another query out yesterday. Enjoy… I remember a phone call we got from our son once. It was about a year after …
I noticed I have picked up a few more followers here on this blog, and I am happy to have you here. I hope you find my ramblings worth your time. When I was a child, all I ever dreamed about was being a writer. When I grew up, I became a journalist. Not that …
As I was looking for news items to post on Winnsborotoday.com, the online community magazine I work for, I ran across this and it stopped me cold: “The United States is giving an additional $7.5 million to help pay for Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial. The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp made …
Young people can look up to Caron Butler for a lot of reasons. He is 6-feet-7, so one would have to look up to see his face. He is a star basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. He has been on Oprah’s show and the cover of Sports Illustrated. He is a true celebrity. But …
This weekend I indulged one of my non-writing interests – my love of horses. I attended a clinic conducted by David Lichman, a Licensed 5-star Parelli Natural Horsemanship Instructor, and spent two days hanging out with other women who love horses and a bunch of beautiful, well-trained horses. Since this was my first introduction to …
