Author: Flossie Benton Rogers

Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.

Mythic Monday: Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

FAIRY TALES I’m excited to add a new, regular feature to Mythic Monday, the sharing of fairy tales from the set of ten books I had as a little girl: Young Folks Library by Charles E. Knapp. My grandmother read these stories to me, and I later read them to my dolls. These fairy tales… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Felicia and the Pot of Pinks

Author on Board: Carmen Stefanescu

WELCOME, CARMEN STEFANESCU I’m excited to welcome my talented, generous friend Carmen Stefanescu to fill us in on her latest release that will be coming out in June. Carmen is an amazing writer and wonderful person. Her new book cover is stunning. Also, check out her links below. Carmen’s website is a treasure for authors… Continue reading Author on Board: Carmen Stefanescu

Tuesday Tales: Writing Cookies

Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring talented authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a dedicated bunch that enjoys books and reading as much as you do. Today we have a tasty looking picture to spark our imaginations. My snippet is from a vintage romance… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Cookies

Mythic Monday: Maia

MAIA Mother of Hermes! and still youthful Maia! John Keats With winter harshness behind us and intolerable summer heat not yet a reality, we greet the loveliest month of spring. Maia was a Greek goddess who, naturally, also appeared in the Roman pantheon. She was the daughter of the Titan Atlas, renowned for carrying the… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Maia

Vintage Friday: Crimson Rhubarb

CRIMSON RHUBARB My mother would be 100 years old this year, and my grandmother would be 136. Seeing those numbers just now created an aha moment. My mother was about the same age when I was born as my grandmother was when my mother was born—both in their mid-thirties. My mother was in the middle area… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Crimson Rhubarb

Mythic Monday: 13 Little Known Nature Deities

13 LITTLE KNOWN NATURE DEITIES The ancients were closer to nature than we. Nightime was dark, seriously dark, untempered by street lamps, store lights, and the steady hum of our modern need for twilight. Only the communal fire offered safety from the terrors looming outside the common grounds. Unlike we, who tend to consider humans… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 13 Little Known Nature Deities

Mythic Monday: Why You Need Pillywiggins

Pillywiggins Spring fever has struck hard this year. Half the folks I know are currently digging in their gardens or sprucing up their lawnscape. Everyone’s goal is to add vibrant colors and pleasurable scents to their outside space. It’s good feng shui, and it’s good for the soul. Maybe you have a green thumb as… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Why You Need Pillywiggins

Vintage Friday: Cheesecake 1714

Cheese-Cake 1714 Recently I’ve begun writing a romance set in the Georgian Period, which includes but starts a century before the popular Regency Period. I’m working on the book slowly as part of the Tuesday Tales blogging group, where we write snippets to word and picture prompts. This goes well with my fascination with old… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Cheesecake 1714

Mythic Monday: 11 Reasons to Love Your Library

Libraries—why do we love them? Let’s start way back with once upon a time. The goddess Seshat exerted a powerful civilizing influence on ancient Egypt. Her name means “female scribe,” and she was known as the mistress of libraries and secretary of heaven. Over 3,000 years ago Ramses II inscribed his library in Thebes, Egypt… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 11 Reasons to Love Your Library