Life in General
Postcard from Florida
NEED A DOSE OF SUNSHINE AND A LITTLE FLORIDA WILDLIFE? He Went Thataway! Our Backyard Gator Chillin’ Nighty-night at the Venice Bird Sanctuary (Thanks to Michael McGee for the photos.) Psst. . . Don’t forget there’s a giveaway in progress. One commenter on any blog between last Tuesday and next Tuesday the 12th at midnight…
Read MoreWith the Greatest of Regrets, I Cannot . . .
The New Year is a time for resolutions. I bet you made some, right? Mine were pretty simple. Spend more time exploring my new homes and less time staring at computer screens. Do you think that means less writing? Nah. It just means that I’m going to fill my personal well more frequently, which should…
Read MoreWinner of Horoscopes for the Dead and Other Good News
I’m delighted to begin 2013 by announcing a contest winner. Wanda, also known as commenter #14 on my Sunday Poetry blogs, just won an autographed copy of Horoscopes for the Dead by Billy Collins, an ongoing contest for the read-poetry-along-with-Emilie crowd. Wanda’s comment: “Emilie I love this weeks poem. It says play! Have fun and…
Read MoreHave I Told You Lately How Much I Love My Crockpot(s)?
I’m embarrassed to say this, but in addition to being a cookbook hoarder I am also a Crockpot addict. That’s right. I can’t imagine a better use for the floor of my new pantry than for my bevy of slow cookers, right below the long, long row of cookbooks. Have I told you about my…
Read MoreHit By the Moving Truck–Metaphorically Speaking
I’m still unpacking, and I also have yet another go round on my edits for Somewhere Between Luck and Trust. This time I’m reading through the final copy, which is fun but time consuming. I get to fix what I don’t like about the edits, and these days I can do it right online. The…
Read MoreThe View From My Window on”Happiness Key”
For fun today, and because I’m busily unpacking with little worth saying except “hand me the box cutters,” I thought I’d share a few photos from our new home. We now live on a SW Florida waterway, not quite a lake, nor exactly a pond, looking over a state park. The bird life is extraordinary,…
Read MoreWhat, Me Worry? An Author’s Nightmares.
I have a cushy job, right? I set my own hours, spend a huge percentage of them living in a fantasy world, stare unblinking into space for days without anyone calling the little men with the butterfly nets. I’m a writer. So with so many pluses, what do writers worry about? In the interests of…
Read MoreFlying Overhead As You Read This
Today I’m flying back to Florida after a week in Ohio. Meet you here, same time, same place for Sunday Poetry.
Read MoreBrainstorming, Branding and Buckeye Book Fair
Election Day! I hope you’ve already been out to vote. I did not, but only because I am between residences and have been disenfranchised accordingly. Not voting in a presidential election feels very wrong, although giving a false address would have been worse, right? I’m writing this a week in advance since I’m about to…
Read MoreBanned from Wal Mart, A Cautionary Tale
With Hurricane Sandy and the Frankenstorm coming to many of you, I wanted something quick and entertaining today, just in case you still have power wherever you are. Author M.J. Rose had the following on her Facebook Page, and I decided it fit the bill. She says a friend forwarded it to her, so, for…
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