Sometimes I have no idea where stories come from. They just evolve. Annie Reed and Dave Hendrickson asked me to participate in their Romance For All Seasons anthology subtitled Festive Fall. They asked for something that would suggest fall and told me that it was okay to include magic in the story. Well, my brain […]
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The final “old” list! I finally got here. I had books stacked all over the condo, magazines falling off tables, because I got so far behind. September’s list is the final one to catch up on, and after that, I’m current. If you’d like to see the most recent list (December’s), click here. In the […]
Continue ReadingI got a lot less reading done in September. School started, and we were reading a play a week. I had some other projects to finish as well, which required reading. Plus we actually had some theater to attend, and the Las Vegas Aces were in the playoffs (and I had playoff tickets for the […]
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Because we need a bit of a holiday right now. Dean & I curated a holiday Storybundle, filled with wonderful short holiday fiction, from whimsical tales to a few dark crime stories. Lots of reading, but the main point of it all is that these are bite-sized stories, things you can read during your very […]
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I’m watching the WNBA finals as I write this, so forgive me if I seem distracted. But it’s past time to let you know about this Storybundle that I curated. It is perfect for Halloween. If you’re like me, you like to read books that evoke the season. And these books evoke the season. Ten […]
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As I write this, you have a little under 2 days to get your paws on the Cattitude Storybundle. I curated this, and it features wonderful writers and 3 exclusive books! Click here to get yours. And, just to entice you, let me add the introduction I wrote for the entire thing: Cattitude! My cats […]
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I started the Holiday Recommended Reading List when I realized that I point out all the great holiday stories in January, after the season has passed. I am always a month behind in reporting what I read. So I wanted you to find the great stories that I’ve enjoyed over the years. I love holiday […]
Continue ReadingI started the Holiday Recommended Reading List when I realized that I point out all the great holiday stories in January, after the season has passed. I am always a month behind in reporting what I read. So I wanted you to find the great stories that I’ve enjoyed over the years. I love holiday […]
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About a week ago, I got cheeky on Facebook, and said that figured the slogan for 2020 was What Fresh Hell Is This? (Hat-tip to Dorothy Parker, for memorializing a phrase that came into vogue…in the 1920s.) Every day of 2020 has brought something new and world-altering, from the coronavirus to Brexit to all the […]
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I guess I went a bit overboard preparing for this holiday season. First, I did the Holiday Spectacular. You can sample some of the stories here and here, and if you like what you read, you can still subscribe, and get 35 stories. You won’t get them in 35 days now, since the parade of […]
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