Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

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Now he was taking long strides, bawling her name as he pounded the length of an aisle and headed once more for the door. . . .  His...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about th...

"Welcome, Droodists," Bettina said from the dais. The 17th Triennial Conference of the United States Chapter (Western Sector) ...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

The bricks finally got here! So we now have the proper brick foundation in the new kitchen bump-out. I was a long time to wait for a sm...

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about th...

GIVEAWAY WINNER   Freda at Freda's Voice is the lucky winner of Vacationland by Sarah Stonich , her new collection of connected s...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about th...

White Russians, communists, atheists, Catholics, progressives, classicists, English professors, and visiting poets all roam the halls o...

Meg walks the path from the lodge, hoping Polly might have leftover poundcake In her cabin for tea, maybe some of the oranges. The path t...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

We are down to the last bits of kitchen remodeling. The brick we've waited for for months finally got here. Most impressively, the guys ...

Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about th...

Authors tend to be readers, so it is natural for them to create characters who like to read.  It is always interesting to me to rea...

By Wednesday, all she can think about is the paycheck on Friday night. She gives up being "good," bringing a bottle of rum a...

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday this holiday weekend! MM was created by Marcia , who graciously hosted it for a long, long ti...

I have eency weency spiders on my mind because Portland has been invaded by them.  You can't walk between two trees, bushes, gate...