The lady at home” Henry Margetson ( 1861 - 1940 ) British Painter Reprint from The Memoirist What Are You Going To Do When I'm Gone? "Everybody dies." Tony, my husband, didn't like it very much when I said that. The two of us were up early driving through the flat cornfields of… Continue reading What Are You Going To Do When I’m Gone?
Revised Originally published May 19, 2022 My favorite poet Emily Dickinson sent her poems to The Atlantic Monthly Magazine in 1862. Editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson promptly rejected them. Emily suffered deeply from the rejection. What did Emily do when she received the news that the editor was not interested in her writing? She wrote even more… Continue reading Winning and Losing Writing Competitions
Originally published May 19, 2022 My favorite poet Emily Dickinson sent her poems to The Atlantic Monthly Magazine in 1862. Editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson promptly rejected them. Emily suffered deeply from the rejection. What did Emily do when she received the news that the editor was not interested in her writing? She wrote even more poems!… Continue reading Winning and Losing Writing Competitions
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… Continue reading Let’s Go to the Museum! Writing Challenge #2
Thursday Doors is a weekly challenge inviting enthusiasts to share door images or stories. Since relocating to Mexico, the author joined the challenge, enthralled by Mexican doors and the history they unveil, specifically in Zacatecas. Their exploration touches upon hacienda architecture, communities, culture, church, and mines, highlighting the deep ties residents have to these historic estates and the considerable impact of mining, alongside a personal vow to write more about their experiences and observations in Zacatecas.
When I tell people that I live in Mexico, the most common remark is "It must be fun to sit on the beach all day!" "So you live in Mexico City?" is another question I get. Cancun is a popular vacation spot so people ask if I live there. "Our cruise stopped in Puerto Vallarta.… Continue reading Where In the World Am I?
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… Continue reading December Roses
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… Continue reading Review of Montana by Stephen Bentley
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… Continue reading Delilah: The Frontier Romance: A Western (A Colorado Western Saga Book 1)
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… Continue reading Blog Tour for We Have Shadows Too by Nicole T. Smith
