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Literary Quotes-Who Said This?
Who Said This? In What Book Can You Find This Quote? Give this quote a glance to see if you have heard it before. The full poem is at the end of the post. When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep; “WHEN YOU ARE OLD” – by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep, And nodding by the fire, take down this book, And slowly read, and dream of the soft…
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Let’s Go to the Museum! Writing Challenge #2
Monthly Writing Challenge For this challenge, you will write an original poem, blog post or brief story using a prompt of a painting, sculpture, drawing, photography or art exhibit which I’ll provide each month. You will have a month to post your poem/story on this blog. You can also post your challenge responses on your own website or blog if you link back to my blog. Read and comment on others’ writing. Get feedback. There is the possibility of being included in a literary journal that I’m starting. I opened my own publishing company. Bookplaces Publishing website will be finished soon. Automat, 1927 by Edward Hopper Automat was first displayed…
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December Roses
Red, orange, white, yellow, pink, fuscia, peach. My mother-in-law loved flowers and roses were her favorite. Since she loved all colors, she planted whatever seedlings she found. My husband and I visited her for years so I watched those rose bushes from the beginning. I helped her water a little but she really didn’t like to be bothered with another person while she tended the flowers in her garden. I might carry a bucket from the well to her so she could refill her metal watering can. It wasn’t one of those things with a long spout to gently water plants that you would buy in a garden store. No,…
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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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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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A Writer’s Hands
Hands Have you ever noticed those photos of hands that some people use for blog headers or advertising? You may have seen an ad for an editing service or a proofreading business that shows a pair of hands on a keyboard. Anyone who sees the ad would likely be convinced the company knows how to edit. The text in the ad would explain about the service. Schools many times use hands in their ads or on their website. A photo of hands on a keyboard or a hand holding a pen are common. Sometimes all you see are the fingers on the keyboard, not the whole hand. I could expand…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe To those who say Mary is not important. Mary is certainly important because she is Jesus’ mother. They give that old, tired argument without bothering to investigate whether it’s true or false. Catholics honor Mary. We do not worship her. We worship God. Jesus said as he was dying on the Cross “Behold your Mother.” John 19: 26-27. He said that for all of us! Here’s a reply I made to a friend from my church back in Indiana after she shared this image. When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here…
