I’m happy to announce the winner Connie Arnold’s poetry collection, Abiding Hope and Love, is Brenda LaVelle!! I’ve emailed Brenda about where to send her autographed copy of Abiding Hope and Love. If you didn’t win this giveaway, I’m sure Connie will be touring again for her poetry collection and you’ll get another chance. You… Continue reading Abiding Hope and Love Winner
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Secondary Characters = <3 - Guest Post by Rhonda Parrish
Have you ever fallen in love with a character in a story? How often is it a member of the supporting cast? It happens to me all the time. When I read “Breathers” by S.G. Browne my favorite character wasn’t the main character Andy, but his best friend Jerry. In Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book”… Continue reading Secondary Characters = <3 - Guest Post by Rhonda Parrish
Sister Margaret by Rhonda Parrish
Here’s a summary of “Sister Margaret”, a Coffee Break selection released by Eternal Press earlier this month. Michael has always felt bad about the way he treated his friend Charmaine when they were younger, even going so far as to blame himself for her becoming a prostitute. Now she’s a priestess to Rakkir, the god… Continue reading Sister Margaret by Rhonda Parrish
Meet Rhonda Parrish!
I’ve known Rhonda Parrish for several years and am always amazed by her latest accomplishments.   In addition to inspiring other writers through an online writing community, she edits Niteblade and somehow manages to find the time to write original material.  Her story, “Sister Margaret“, was recently published by Eternal Press. In celebration of the occasion, Rhonda allowed me to… Continue reading Meet Rhonda Parrish!
Follow Me by Joanna Scott
 The cover to Follow Me is intriguing. Is the female running to or from something? The first paragraph of the book jacket doesn’t answer the question but it pulled me into the story. On a summer day in 1946, Sally Werner, the precocious daughter of hardscrabble Pennsylvania farmers, accepts her cousin Daniel’s invitation to… Continue reading Follow Me by Joanna Scott
Joanna Scott Blog Tour
Joanna Scott is the author of four novels, including 1997 Pulitzer Prize finalist The Manikin, and a short story collection, Various Antidotes, which was a finalist for the 1995 PEN/Faulkner Award. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Lannan Award. She lives in Rochester, New York. On Monday she is on a blog tour for… Continue reading Joanna Scott Blog Tour
Abiding Hope and Love Giveaway and Excerpts
Connie Arnold has graciously provided a signed copy of Abiding Hope and Love for one of my lucky readers. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment between now and Wednesday, April 29th at 11:30pm Eastern to let me know of your interest. This is open to international postal addresses. The winner… Continue reading Abiding Hope and Love Giveaway and Excerpts
Interview with Connie Arnold
Connie Arnold is the author of two poetry collections – Beautiful Moments of Joy and Peace and Abiding Hope and Love. She lives in North Carolina with her husband Tom, and they have two children and three small grandsons. Connie lives with the daily challenges of lupus, and the pain and weakness it causes. I… Continue reading Interview with Connie Arnold
Upcoming Visitors
I have some guests stopping by the next two weeks. Please come back and make them feel welcome. April 23rd – Connie Arnold interview, excerpts and giveaway! April 27th – Book review of Joanna Scott’s newly published book, Follow Me. April 28th and 29th – Review of Sister Margaret by Rhonda Parrish along with an interview.  Rhonda will… Continue reading Upcoming Visitors
Tax Day
It’s Tax Day in the United States but there are a few places offering treats. Starting at lunchtime McDonalds offers a Quarter Pounder or Big Mac for 15 cents with the purchase of another at full price. MaggieMoo’s is offering a free scoop today. Diners can get 15% off their bill at P.F. Chang’s. The… Continue reading Tax Day