GIVEAWAY TO WIN all 6 books in the Weird Stories Gone Wrong series!

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#Historical Research: Childbirth in the Regency

A New Arrival Our family welcomed a new baby last week, my granddaughter. (Scroll to the…

September’s Limited-Time Kindle Deals

Some reads you might enjoy at a limited time price. (Prices change constantly. Please verify all…

“Grandfather’s House” is available now on Audible and iTunes!

Available now for $19.95! Grandfather’s House, one of my most popular novels, is available now on…

#Nostalgia #HighSchool Dress Up and Other Fun Days

This is the best dress up day photo I have. It’s from the late 1970s. Thanks…

Reticence subjected to the Page 69 test! (Custard Protocol Behind the Magic)

Dearest Gentle Reader, This post first appeared over on  the Page 69 Test Blog Blog run by…

Catch-up time!

For some reason known only to the gods of the internet, I appear to have lost…

Subscriber giveaways.

Hello everyone. I’m going to be posting just once a week from now on. It will…

Scottish Highland Games Winner

My deepest appreciation to everyone who came by my table at the Scottish Games and Gathering…

Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for August 2019 stays on steady trend

The Kindle Unlimited KENP rate for August 2019 was steady at $0.0044, the same level as…

Spotlight on the Fable Ranger Series

I’m happy to welcome author A.L. Brown. Today, Angela shares the two novels in the Fable…

FALL TIME IS IN THE AIR…

Dear Readers, Can you feel it? That certain Fall Feeling? There’s a slight dampness in the…

Bunny: A Novel by Mona Awad (literary fiction)

This book’s message:  How you feel about me is none of my business. How I feel…

When It’s Time to Both Unfriend and Block

Unfriending in itself, I think, can be a healthy thing. Now and then we all should…

Huskies are 2-1

Last night the University of Washington Huskies took on the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The…

Up in the Air – Poems on Video: Suburban Alembic

Here’s the latest in my series of Poems on Video from my collection Up in the…

A Healing Gift. Guest Author Maggie McLaughlin of Fredericton, NB.

A Healing Gift   Cognitive Energy Healing Here’s a testimonial for Margaret’s book: “A must read for…

Georgette Heyer’s VENETIA – Delightful, Witty and Wonderful… a keeper with a great heroine!

Set in the Regency era, this is the story of a sheltered but well read country…

#SoCS – The Hand-Me-Down

It’s a blue robe. A hand-me-down from a friend of my mother’s–a friend my mother no…

Blog Tour & Book Review: A TANGLE IN THE VINES : A Calla Lily Mystery by Anna Celeste Burke

Synopsis The curtain may fall on the Calla Lily Players’ first season unless Lily and Austin…

Sunday Book Review – Mennonite Daughter – The Story of a Plain Girl by Marian Beaman

Introducing author Marian Beaman with her long awaited book launch of her memoir – Mennonite Daughter…

Lies & Deceits Bk 3 of The Extraordinary Life of Amy Winston

Lies & Deceits The Extraordinary Life of Amy Winston, Book 3 Like many young men with…

Author Joe Haldeman

Reading a trilogy by an author named Joe Haldeman: https://www.amazon.com/Joe-Haldeman/e/B00AQ9AMFS (Amazon).   There are a few…

The importance of big “W” versus little “w” writing in the life and times (and sanity) of a writer

“Write Every Day!” – This advice is casually tossed around in any and every discussion of Writing…

BUT FOR THE WAY THE LIGHT FALLS

copyright David Hockney The country continues to be torn apart by a gang of public school…