A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I received a copy of Gary Inbinder’s Confessions of the Creaturefrom Deena Fisher at Drollerie Press.  This novel picks up where Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ends. Interesting, huh? What arrived in your mailbox this week?
Month: March 2010
Technology Changes and So Do I
If someone told me ten months ago I would be spending my free time using technology more throughout my day I would have thought the person was crazy.  I work with technology all day long. How would it be possible to use it even more? In July 2009 I signed up for Twitter. I was very… Continue reading Technology Changes and So Do I
Mailbox Monday – March 22
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I didn’t get anything this week but I’ve still dropped by Marcia’s site to see what everyone received. What arrived in your mailbox this week?
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day…
even a Welsh Corgi turns into an Irish Corgi.
One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
What does a writer, two teenagers, the wife of a shoddy home builder, and a retired cop turned ex-detective now millionaire have in common? They’re all witnesses to a fender bender at the Edinburgh festival. It’s a seemingly ordinary accident that quickly escalates into an assault before being diffused by the writer. And this writer… Continue reading One Good Turn – Kate Atkinson
Mailbox Monday – March 15
A big thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. This week I received a copy of The Field on the Edge of the Woodsby Mike “Frick” Weber, Loran Skinkis, and Gary Morgan. It’s a 40 page black and white graphic novel. The trailer is available on the Films and Comics site. I… Continue reading Mailbox Monday – March 15
Signs of Spring
The signs of spring are in my neighborhood: My neighbor’s tulips are an inch above ground. The morning walks with the Resident Corgi are longer. Birds chatter away in the lilac bush in the mornings. Mourning Doves sit on the telephone wire. Geese travel in formation to their favorite nesting spots. The pond water is… Continue reading Signs of Spring
Story of the Month – “Dragon Snot and Chosen Ones”
This month’s highlighted story is “Dragon Snot and Chosen Ones” by Therese Arkenberg. It’s in the first issue of Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. Arkenberg’s story is one I read a few weeks ago. I knew it was a story worth sharing when I found myself telling my husband about it. It’s humor with a… Continue reading Story of the Month – “Dragon Snot and Chosen Ones”
Read an E-Book Week
Today is the start of “Read An E-Book Week“. You’ll find links on the site to free electronic books, publishers and basic information on various electronic readers.