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An Easter Poem
O FOR A TONGUE TO SING I cannot sing. “Not your gift,” my grandmother would say. Oh, but the group up front . . . “Joyful, joyful,” they sing and “fall on your knees.” And I would if not for the stir it would cause. My knees itch to touch the floor, to bend in...
Appalachian Thursday–Easter Traditions
Have I told you how much I love a good Easter egg hunt?!? When we were kids there were several hunts. One was at school. There was always a golden egg and whoever found it won a chocolate bunny. I found it one year. One of the best days of my life. We also did a hunt...
Holy Week–What a Story!
Yesterday was Palm Sunday. I love watching the kids come down the aisle at church waving palm branches as we sing Hosanna. It’s such a lovely, joyous service that means Easter is almost here! But there’s a good deal that happens between singing Hosanna and Up From the...
Appalachian Thursday–Secrets!
It's just four and a half months until the release of my third novel--A Tapestry of Secrets. Which means it's time to start teasing you a bit about what's to come! Tapestry is a dual timeline story featuring three generations of Phillips women--and one overwhelming...
Hands Off My Circadian Clock
We’re now on Daylight Savings Time–or “fast time” as my grandmother called it (since that first day just flies by!). Bleh. My circadian clock is firmly meshed in a standard 24-hour cycle. Yesterday, someone robbed me of an hour (hmmm, I think that was an hour of...
Appalachian Thursday–Castles, Forts, and Playhouses
I don't suppose the childish instinct to build playhouses is unique to Appalachia. But maybe our materials are. When we were kids with the run of a 100-acre farm, we had quite a few castles, forts, and playhouses. There was just something about building our OWN...
Unrealistic Romance Novels
I've had cause to read some mainstream romances lately--a genre I haven't dipped into for years. Back in high school and college I couldn't get enough of them, but they just haven't been in my reading pile for quite some time. I'd forgotten how unrealistic they are....
Appalachian Thursday–A Tapestry of Secrets
Sorry, it's not much of a post today. I have two weeks to finish the next-to-last round of edits on book #3--A Tapestry of Secrets. So, here's a peek at how my evenings look right now. Of course, I love it! Except for those moments when I think, Oh my goodness--does...
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