Happy Friday, friends! The wonderful team at Gold Fever Press published my ghost story, At Fault, for their October “Flash in the Literary Pan.” The link below will take you to their website, where you can read the full story. *** Sometimes an apology is all it takes to mend broken fences, and friendships, after an…
I saw this cartoon and thought it was a perfect fit for my first day home. Last night (actually, this morning) I arrived home after the bucket-list trip with my dad and brother. It’s good to be home! But oh, my. It was nice to get away. I got to sit down for my whole meal.…
The Promise of Home Author: Darcie Chan © 2015 Publisher: Ballantine Books Genre: Literature & Fiction Subgenre: Women’s Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Psychological Suspense Reviewer: Sara Synopsis (Amazon blurb): These days, Mill River, Vermont, is a hive of activity. Karen Cooper bids farewell to her husband, Nick, as he leaves for Saudi Arabia to work…
Cold Storage The high-pitched squeak of the loose wheel echoes down the hallway. Light bounces off the metal walls. Polished floors gleam beneath our feet. Lou stops. She holds up her fist. I pull on the metal rail and throw my weight back. The loaded cart groans in protest, but stops. Seconds tick by. Lou’s…
I’m the bucket-list trip with my dad and brother, so suffice it to say, not so much writing right now. Lots of Google mapping. And some wandering around. At break-neck walking paces, because in my family, even when lost, we are GOING TO GET THERE QUICKLY. It’ll all make for a good story one day. 🙂…
The Book Thief Author: Markus Zusak © 2005 Publisher: Picador Genre: YA Lit Subgenre: Historical fiction, Holocaust, Family & Social issues Reviewer: Sara Book received by: From mother. Synopsis: (Amazon blurb): It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel…
This is a week about preparation. I’m getting ready for the trip with my dad and brother. We’re getting ready to hike Half Dome. The household is getting ready for Mommy to be away for more than a week! It’s not a great time for one of my animals to have a veterinary emergency. So, of course,…
This was me, at oh-dark-thirty on Saturday morning! (Sort of.) The prompts went live for the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge #2 at 2359 Friday night. I was fast asleep, but woke early (thanks, Mother Nature), saw my prompts and my imagination went wild! Don’t you love when that happens? Let the forum feedback frenzy…
No, not really. 🙂 But I did get my manuscript back with some great feedback and notes. Now it’s time to work on it! *** What’s happening in your writing life? Find a meme or make your own. Post on your blog and pingback to this post, share on social media and have some laughs! Happy #WriterMemeMonday…
Llama Llama Red Pajama Author: Anna Dewdney Publisher: Viking © 2005 Genre: Children’s Subgenre: Growing up & facts of life, Mammals, Sleep, Emotions & Feelings Reviewer: Sara Book received from: Purchased at book fair. Synopsis (Amazon blurb): “In this infectious rhyming read-aloud, Baby Llama turns bedtime into an all-out llama drama! Tucked into…
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