In 1960 television shows set in the Roaring Twenties enlivened the small screen. One of them featured teenagers as the main attraction, depicting the life of an exuberant high school girl named Margie. It was adapted from a 1946 movie starring Jeanne Crain. Like the later Patty Duke Show, Margie featured the main character’s family,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Margie 1960
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Mythic Monday: The Wild Buschfrauen
Which archetype are you most drawn to? Do you resonate with the hero, magician, creator, lover, rebel, or another from Jung’s list of the basic twelve archetypes? They are all part of us in some way or another, but we usually have preferences among the twelve. An image that I admire is the wise and… Continue reading Mythic Monday: The Wild Buschfrauen
Vintage Friday: Aeschylus 525 BCE
Which do you prefer–the burning archaic vision of Aeschylus, the dramatic excellence of Sophocles, or the oddly modern sentiments of Euripides? Although I admire all of these dramatists, I confess the offerings of Aeschylus (525 BCE – 456 BCE) from time’s dim horizon energize and elevate me the most. Only seven of his seventy plus… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Aeschylus 525 BCE
Mythic Monday: Plough Monday
If you were a hard working farmer in olden times, can you imagine how close to your heart you’d hold the special holy days when feasting and merrymaking were the order of business? You might even mark your return to work with ceremonious festivity. Plough Monday is the first Monday after January 6th or Twelfth… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Plough Monday
Vintage Friday: Wayne Rogers in Stagecoach West 1960
This week we lost one of my favorite actors and people, Wayne Rogers, born William Wayne McMillan Rogers III on April 7, 1933 in Alabama. After graduating from Princeton with a degree in history followed by three years in the Navy, he caught the acting bug– lucky for his fans. Best known for his iconic… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Wayne Rogers in Stagecoach West 1960
Author on Board: Flossie Benton Rogers Welcomes Iryna K. Combs
Please welcome special guest Iryna K. Combs, originally from the Ukraine, and her new 2 flame fantasy romance with the mesmerizing title, Black Wings. Blurb: A new time. A new planet. A new world. New technologies. Two new humanoid species. A new war. The two species separate, but in the removal, some of the best… Continue reading Author on Board: Flossie Benton Rogers Welcomes Iryna K. Combs
Mythic Monday: Lucina
Hello, dear friends. As I return to the computer for the first time in nearly a month, following hospitalization with knee replacement surgery and a few days in a rehab facility, I bid you welcome to 2016 and my little cozy corner of the cyber world. I have missed you. I have sorely missed reading… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Lucina
Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1962
The Gypsy Rover has been a favorite song of mine for many years. I used to have a 45 I played over and over. On You Tube is a version featuring the fine sounds of the Irish band The Clancy Brothers and compiled by FairyBeliever16. Enjoy this frolicking folk tune! I bet you’ll be humming it the… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1962
Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Princess of the Light by N.N. Light Genre: Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Inspirational Fiction Tagline: Inspiring spiritual growth one person at a time Blurb: Gabriel, the Archangel and Messenger of God – yeah, that Gabriel – visits Mary Miller. He tells her, as the key, she is destined to spread… Continue reading Paranormal Romance Thursday Tour
Vintage Friday: Devil’s Food Cake 1967
Welcome to the party! Do you have a special birthday celebration that you remember especially fondly? Family and friends are what make it special. Please join me in celebrating my birthday with a tasty devil’s food cake and soulful ballad, not to mention some heart felt, blessed memories. I’m so pleased to have you here… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Devil’s Food Cake 1967