Gone Visiting. . .
Today I’m visiting my brand new grandson, and so glad to be! Although going north in January? I just pulled my boots out of storage. For fun, why not do a little traveling, too, to the websites of three special women. You won’t need your boots, just a little time. These writers have all given me “quotes”…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: A Lovely Hum of Spirits
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. All that lovely warm weather, then suddenly winter. I’ve saved Shoveling Snow for just the right moment, and this surely is the one. It’s an enchanting poem. I may be a Floridian at heart, but even…
Read MoreLists: I Really Want to Know. . . Don’t You?
Drumroll, please. Today’s the first post in a new category at Southern Exposure. If you like it I’ll probably do this as often as I come up with new lists. Because this category is ALL about lists. The fun part is that if you comment on this post and any other “Lists” posts this month, adding your…
Read MoreJudging Other People’s Books. What Do I Know?
Last summer I was asked to give input into a new literary prize in the making. Input is easy to give. I explained my take on several items in question and enjoyed the company of other writerly persons in the room. I thought I was finished. Then in November I received my judging instructions. Now,…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: Of Time and Vinyl
Welcome to Sunday Poetry. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here I had a poem in place for today, a poem about shoveling snow. Then the warm spell came. I’ve walked my dog most of the week just wearing a hoodie, and I’m about to…
Read MoreAuthor Casey Daniels and Wild Wild Death
Emilie: A big welcome to Casey Daniels on her return visit to Southern Exposure. As part of the interview Casey has volunteered to give away a copy of A Hard Day’s Fright (the book which precedes Wild Wild Death) to one lucky commenter here. U.S. addresses only, please, to keep Casey out of long post-Christmas post office…
Read MoreCHUSday’s Giveaway and Thanks
Many thanks to all of you who participated in the CHUsday giveaways here at Southern Exposure. We learned about your new recipes (and mine) and some of you won silly kitchen gadgets and autographed books. Now the final winner has been chosen from the forty-two entries that came in beginning in August. I faithfully recorded each…
Read MoreSunday Poetry: The Sky is Molting
Welcome to Sunday Poetry and 2012. If this is your first visit you can read about the purpose and inspiration of my Sunday poetry blogs here. Poetry about the new year? As I searched for the right poem to share, so many I encountered were written at least a century ago. But Fragments for the End of the Year…
Read MoreGratitude List for the New Year–Don’t Forget the Small Stuff
Last Friday I blogged about how important gratitude is in the lives of children. Research shows children who are raised to be grateful for the world around them are, among other things, happier, most socially connected, and better students. Gratitude isn’t just important for children, of course. Adults who kept a gratitude journal for just three…
Read MoreCHUSday and Leftovers
Okay, in unison now. Gr. . oa. . n. All that food. Turkey, ham, shepherd’s pie, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans in every incarnation. Fruitcake, Christmas cookies, latkes and applesauce. Are you full yet? And now we have leftovers! I love taking whatever’s left of a turkey and making gumbo. Turkey gumbo, well, its…
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