Tag Archives: Entertainment

About the Coffee Thing and Other Things

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Writing and coffee. Has a nice, cuddly ring to it, yes? I picture a rainy day, a steaming mug, a scribe leaning back and conjuring up the perfect metaphor, a fresh pot dripping away in the kitchen. Facebook likes coffee, … Continue reading →

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Boomer Lit Friday!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Happy Boomer Lit Friday, where once again we show you bits and pieces of our baby boomer books. Check out the lovely Shelley Lieber’s blog to see what my compadres are up to. Here’s a smidge from Don’t Tell Anyone. … Continue reading →

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And There’s This…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

My sincerest apologies! I’ve been so busy thanking people that I forgot to put it on my actual BLOG, where you all have been so supportive and lovely. Thank you for helping to choose Drawing Breath as a winner in … Continue reading →

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Seized by Lynne Cantwell: a review

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

I expected to enjoy Seized, the first book in Lynne Cantwell’s Pipe Woman Chronicles, because I am a fan of Ms. Cantwell’s direct, journalistic writing style and wry wit from her Indies Unlimited blog posts. What I didn’t expect was … Continue reading →

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A Little April Foolishness

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Ever play a great April Fool’s Day joke? Switch the contents of the sugar bowl with the salt shaker? Stick down all the desktop items in your office mate’s workstation with double-sided tape? Pfheh. Amateurs. Let’s get serious. I’m giving … Continue reading →

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It’s Boomer Lit Friday!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Happy Friday! Once again, it’s Boomer Lit Friday. Every Friday, a bunch of us who like such things post snippets from our “Baby Boomer Books,” and the lovely Shelley Lieber has graciously offered up her blog where you can see … Continue reading →

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So You Want to Be on a Competition Reality Show?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

If you’ve ever watched a reality show contestant choke down a Madagascar hissing cockroach smoothie or bungee-jump off a bridge, and thought, “I can do that,” maybe you’ve considered applying. ‘Cause it looks so easy, right? Sure, from the safe, … Continue reading →

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It’s Boomer Lit Friday!

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Happy Friday, everyone! Today I’m participating in a different sort of blog hop. Each week, the Boomer Lit Friday blog hop will feature snippets from a variety of “baby boomer” novels. Make sure to check out excerpts from other participating authors, … Continue reading →

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Healing with Humor

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

I love a good joke. Even a bad one. Which is one of the reasons I wrote my first novel. In The Joke’s on Me, a stand-up comic returns to her hometown of Woodstock after a major crisis and tries … Continue reading →

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16 Uses for My Old Livestrong Bracelets

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Yeah. I bought into the whole Livestrong thing way back when. I rooted for the guy. When I was a health blogger, I even applied to become part of the Livestrong division on a website I will not name. And … Continue reading →

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