Kay Castaneda
Kay Castaneda is retired from a career as a college English instructor in Indiana. She received a B.A. and M.A. from Indiana University. Her articles about education and sociology are included in Sage Publication’s Education and Society Reference Book. Her poetry and creative nonfiction have been published in literary journals. Kay is currently researching the history of Ireland and Scotland for a novel based on her ancestors, in addition to editing her poetry manuscript. Kay’s hobbies include reading biographies, memoirs, traveling and baking.
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Review of Montana by Stephen Bentley
Montana is the fourth of the Matt Deal Thrillers Trilogy. It had me staying up all night until I finished reading it. I usually take a break when reading but not this time. I had to see what happened next to Sherriff Matt Deal and his partner, rookie Bianca, his partner Mickey’s niece, who’s fresh out of police training, as they worked to bring down the corrupt O’Hara family. But Bianca’s sense of danger lurking just around the corner and her determination to clean up Cut Bank, makes up for her brief time on the job. The small town Cut Bank, Montana is the perfect setting for this crime novel.…
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Passive Prayers
Some themes that I noticed from my reading this week are the words “do” “method” “act” and “dialogue”. There are others that caught my attention but I’ll just talk about these now. I’ve heard about Centering prayer and meditation, but I was never interested in learning more. These things seem “new age” to me the same as yoga and other such practices. They are just plain weird as my Tennessee grandma used to say. The part about emptying your mind in meditation is strange. I don’t want my mind to be empty. I realize others may not think like me. I’ve always been resistant to certain ways of thinking…
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What Happens to the Children?
Maybe she was one of the trafficked children I read about. Blond, about ten years old, a pretty girl. I noticed something odd about the way she looked at me. We both got out of our vehicles at the same time. She stepped down from the cab of a semi, that little girl could barely make her way down to the step so she jumped out and landed with a crouch the way a cat jumps down from a high place. Their knees bend and their feet stay gripped to the ground a half second later then spring forward before going full speed. The cat flees whatever was chasing it…
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Delilah: The Frontier Romance: A Western (A Colorado Western Saga Book 1)
The novel is set in the Colorado mountains in 1882. I thought the author described the mountains and characters in an excellent way. I was able to envision all the scenes of this story. Delilah is a tough young woman who was recently released from a two-year prison sentence for killing her step-father who had abused and murdered her mother and sister. She goes to stay with an older woman, Abbey, who had protected her in prison. Delilah stays for a while, but decides she must go check on the family property that had been looked after by a caretaker while she was in prison. Abbey wants a better life…
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Blog Tour for We Have Shadows Too by Nicole T. Smith
Hello! I am happy to take part in Sunflower Publishing’s blog tour for author Nicole T. Smith. Her book We Have Shadows Too was a pleasure to read and I’m glad I got the chance to review it. Here is a copy of my review. We Have Shadows Too is the story of Rella Cooper, a woman who moves from Colorado to California after getting her architectural degree. Even though she’s leaving behind her mother, brother and sister, Rella is excited to move because that will give her a new beginning and a chance to live on her own. Rella continues to experience severe headaches and other physical symptoms in her…
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The Corner Coffee Cafe
Today is the letter “C” on the A-Z Blog Challenge. An image of a coffee shop immediately came to mind when I knew I was going to write today’s blog. I visited a place with this name in Scotland, Mexico, Canada, Chicago-they are everywhere. They’re all the same. Only this one was named Corner Coffee Cafe. Only the weather is different, or the surroundings. Inside the tables, chairs, booths, counter and display cases are like all the other cafes. The espresso machine. Paper cups. “Should I leave room for milk?” Writers occupy the tables. Every one of them look up at the same time when a customer walks in the…
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Blooms Buds and New Beginnings
Today is letter “B” in the A-Z Blog Challenge http://a-zchallenge.com Every morning I go outside to check the progress of my vegetables and flowers. Two weeks ago I planted tomatoes and green beans. I have five small plastic pots in which I filled with dirt three-fourths full. I made four holes in the surface of the dirt and dropped one seed in each hole. Do you know how tiny each seed is? I’m sure most people have eaten a tomato in their life. If not, you’ve likely seen one. I always remember a girl in fifth grade who yelled in rage one day at lunch when she found a…
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A Book by Emily Dickinson
A Book He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days And this bequest of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings! by Emìly Dickinson December 10, 1830-May 13, 1886 It’s the first day of April. I’m doing the A-Z Blog Challenge and today is the letter “A.” http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/what-is-blogging-from-to- Since April is National Poetry Month, I thought I would write about poetry and poets for the month. Emily Dickinson, who is my favorite poet, left the world many poems in her room…
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Blog Tour for Delilah by Kaye Lynn Booth
Hello and Welcome Everyone! I am happy you stopped by my blog. Today I’m the host at Wordcrafter Book Blog Tours and I want to announce the release of Delilah by Kaye Lynn Booth. Kaye has written a guest post today telling us all about Delilah, Book One in her Women in the West Adventure Series. Delilah sounds like a fascinating and entertaining book. Thank you Kaye and congratulations on the release of Delilah! Writing Sarah – strong female characters right out of history One of the fascinating things about the Women in the West adventure series is the fact that there is a true-life historical female character in a supporting role,…
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Don’t Miss The News
Welcome! I am pleased to send this newsletter/blog to you. I intend to send out monthly letters with news and updates. Watch the emails for contests and freebies. Everyone loves something free. I do! I was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. I wrote a novel called Emmie of Indianapolis, about a very sensitive, emotional, smart, opinionated, friendly, strong fighting young girl in a small Midwestern city. Who does that sound like? My husband and I have been married forty-two years and we recently retired to Mexico. We live with our son Richard and our two dogs, Buddy and Whitey. https://www.amazon.com/Emmie-Indianapolis-Kay-Castaneda-ebook/dp/B07G2S9MTP/ Emmie O’Brien is the main character in my first novel.…
