If you happen to be in Springdale tomorrow at 2:00, pop into the Springdale Library. Nine other authors and I will be giving a reading. And later, we’ll have a question and answer session and you’ll have a chance to browse through many interesting books by about thirty-five authors and buy any that you choose. […]
Nov 1, 2017
A Damp, Dark Beginning to November
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Today’s post is a repeat of a past post but I thought you might enjoy it once again. The sun still hasn’t managed to tip the treetops. Somewhere in the east, it is slowly making its way to the horizon but it isn’t there yet. And, although the weatherman says rain won’t move in […]
Oct 31, 2017
Tidying Up the End of a Month
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The coffee pot chuffs and chuckles as it finishes brewing those energizing cups of Folgers. I push my mug under the spout and relish the aroma. Hot, black and satisfying, it marks the start of a brand new day. I carry my warm mug back to the computer, set it on the desk, and think […]
Oct 30, 2017
What Is Creeping Through the Shadows?
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Something is creeping through the shadows and peering around the corners. There’s a scratching at the window. Is it only a swaying tree branch brushed by a wayward wind? Or, is it something more sinister? Are your doors locked? Is the fireplace flickering? Do you have a good supply of hot chocolate and cozy mysteries […]
Oct 29, 2017
How About Those Cockles of Your Heart?
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What is it that warms the cockles of your heart, puts a spring in your step, a gleam in your eye and a sense of purpose in your life? What is your dream? Where did it go? We all have something, some desire or hope or goal that keeps us reaching and trying and, when […]
Oct 28, 2017
A Strange Family Breakfast
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Shouldn’t eating out together as a family be a happy time? Especially starting the day with a hot, tasty breakfast with everyone together in the same place at the same time? Yesterday, Nathan and I ate breakfast at a nearby restaurant that is popular for its homemade food. I was thinking how nice to have […]
