Please help me welcome Laurie Boris as today’s Wednesday’s Guest, as she chats with one of the characters from her latest book, Don’t Tell Anyone. Meanwhile, I’m over at the Blood Red Pencil with some tips from Kristen Lamb about writing prologues. Hi, Maryann. Thanks so much for inviting me here today with Estelle Trager, …
Don’t Tell AnyoneLaurie BorisPaperback: 232 pagesPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 9, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1481152092 Right from the beginning I connected with the central character in this story, Liza, who is awakened in the early hours of morning after partying half the night and she wonders if her husband, Adam, “…is still dancing with Cara …
For a little over a week I’ve been a bit preoccupied with medical issues affecting my family, but I have kept up with the trial of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with massacring soldiers at Fort Hood, the army base in Texas. He is being tried in a military court, and the panel …
My Wednesday’s Guest today is Slim Randles again with a few words about something that some of us can relate to. “Bert looks good this morning, Doc,” Dud said, quietly. Three stools down the counter, Bert smiled and said, “Yes, I certainly do!” We turned toward our old pal. “You heard that?” “Sure did, …
My Wednesday’s guest is Slim Randles again, and I want to thank him for so generously sharing his columns with us. I always enjoy the guys at the Mule Barn truck stop, and they sure do have a way with words. If you enjoy them, too, you will like Slim’s book, Home Country, a terrific …
Here’s another bit of nonsen…. er, fun from my friend, Slim Randles. It is always such a pleasure to have him as my Wednesday’s Guest. And I wish Dewey lived close to me. I get tired of hauling my own compost tea. The three of them stood looking at The Fertilizer King’s new entry into …
I spent my weekend getting used to a new computer program, Dragonfly Naturally Speaking. I wanted the program so I could read columns written by the Winnsboro historian, Bill Jones, and get them into my computer to make a book for him. The thought of typing all those columns, or scanning them was daunting, so …
One couple in Fort Worth, Texas are missing the home that belonged to the husband’s grandmother. It was demolished by the city when a demolition crew went to the wrong address. The house next to it was the one that was supposed to be razed after being condemned. The owners were not there at the …
Before I turn the page over to my guest today, I do need to announce the winners of last week’s contest. I held it over until today as there were so few comments on the blog last week it hardly made a contest. The winners of an ARC for Stalking Season, the second book in …
The Mandrake Hotel and ResortJarod Kintz File Size: 237 KBPrint Length: 90 pagesSold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B00BZ8ETJO If you like quirky humor, you will like The Mandrake Hotel and Resort to violence if necessary. It is comprised of a collection of short pieces, all loosely related as they take place in or …
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