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My Best Book Review
I've been fortunate to have had some very nice reviews of my books. Library Journal had some nice things to say, and there are several lovely reviews on Amazon.com and GoodReads. Not to mention blog reviews scattered around the web. But on Friday evening I got my BEST...
Appalachian Thursday–Christmas Countdown
Guess what? It's 21 days 'til Christmas! Yup, Christmas is just three weeks away. Are you ready? Are you counting down with joy and anticipation? Or is there a little how-will-I-get-everything-done dread mixed in there? When I was little, we had a count-down to...
Typing The End–A Birthday Deadline
When given the option, I tend to pick dates that have some significance for me. So, when my editor asked when I'd have book #3 for him to look at I picked . . . my birthday. So here it is, on the day I turn 43 I'm sending my latest manuscript off to my editor. And...
Some thoughts on giving thanks
"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest." ~William Blake “The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.” ~H.U. Westermayer “Thanksgiving, after all,...
A Thanksgiving Week Challenge (and book giveaway)
Welcome to the season of over-eating. First, there's Thanksgiving with all its abundance. And since everyone else is eating too much it kind of gives us all permission to indulge. What's one more bite of pecan pie when you've already exceeded your caloric intake for ....
Curling Up with a Book Weather
Although winter doesn't officially start until mid-December, we're definitely feeling the season's approach here in the Appalachian mountains. Tuesday's forecast high is 25--eek! There are a few spots of color still lingering on the mostly bare trees, but it's clear...
Appalachian Thursday–Civil War Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day this week, I thought I'd reach back a little further and honor some of the Civil War veterans in my family. I've already written about my most direct descendant, David Phillips, so this time I'm going to share some of David's first cousins....
Riding Shotgun with a WWII Vet
Our neighbor and good friend Bill is a WWII fighter pilot. He's also 93. Recently, he invited us to go to dinner with him and we were delighted to accept. He said he'd pick us up and we'd go get a steak--great. Oh, wait. Did I mention he's 93? And that he planned to...
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