Yesterday would have been Elvis’ 80th birthday. Yeah, I know, unbelievable. In 7th grade my friends and I used to pass notes back and forth in class with the cryptic code EA28. That’s because Elvis was 28 years old. No way could he now be 80. Then again, let’s not look too closely at my… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Elvis – 13 Amazing Movie Moments by Flossie Benton Rogers
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
SCP Blog Tour: Flossie Benton Rogers Welcomes L.M. LeFerrur
Author on Board! Please welcome fellow Secret Cravings author L.M. LeFerrur Wet Heat: The Aphrodite Chronicles Story One Erotic Paranormal Short Story Blurb: Attorney Naida Bouche has a secret… of paranormal proportions! The secret tore her, and fellow attorney, Coop’s, marriage apart. She let her guard down and allowed herself to love. But… Continue reading SCP Blog Tour: Flossie Benton Rogers Welcomes L.M. LeFerrur
Tuesday Tales: Shale 1-6-2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their WIPs based on word and picture prompts. Today’s prompt is gray and the snippet is from a work in progress temporarily called by the heroine’s name, Shale. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. Shale glanced at her sister.… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Shale 1-6-2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: 7 Remarkable Female Monsters by Flossie Benton Rogers
From one end of the earth to the other, female monsters have been especially feared as nature gone berserk. Rather than to nurture, they used their extraordinary physical strength and chilling lack of empathy to seduce and devour. They are sometimes explained as the demonization of female values by marauding male oriented invaders, and sometimes… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 7 Remarkable Female Monsters by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts from 1915 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Welcome to 2015! It seems unreal that we’re already fifteen years beyond Y2K. What was life like a hundred years ago in 1915? Here’s a snapshot. • 1915 was the first full year of World War I, and there were brutal battles on the western front, but the United States would not enter the war… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Odd Facts from 1915 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Happy New Year 2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Tuesday Tales: Shale 12-30-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their WIPs based on word and picture prompts. Today’s prompt is new year, and the snippet is from a work in progress temporarily called by the heroine’s name, Shale. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. The stairs leading to… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Shale 12-30-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: 5 Signs of a Bitter Winter by Flossie Benton Rogers
Today we open an app to discover what the weather will be. The wise ones of the older generation, however, watched and listened to the messages from nature. They were keen observers of the animals and plants around them. To survive and flourish, they had to pay attention. Farming families, especially, depended on clement weather… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 5 Signs of a Bitter Winter by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: Skoal by Flossie Benton Rogers
Considering a hot communal drink for your winter festivities? How about a hearty spiked mulled cider worthy of the most daring Viking? SCANDINAVIAN GLOGG 1 bottle apple cider 1 bottle port wine 1 cup whiskey ½ cup sherry 2 cups raisins 2 oranges, sliced 4 cinnamon sticks 15 cardamom seeds 15 cloves ¼ cup almonds, chopped… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Skoal by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: 9 Yule Symbols to Ring Out the Year by Flossie Benton Rogers
Yule or Winter Solstice is a sacred festival celebrated by ancient Germanic peoples, including Scandinavian cultures and the Anglo-Saxons. Literally the word means wheel, showing the year turning as the seasons change. Although not part of the most ancient Celtic traditions, Yule festivities did eventually filter into Celtic culture from proximity to their Germanic neighbors.… Continue reading Mythic Monday: 9 Yule Symbols to Ring Out the Year by Flossie Benton Rogers