All around us spring is showing her exuberance with greening leaves and gorgeous new colors on display. “Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, the periwinkle trailed its wreaths; and ’tis my faith that every flower enjoys the air it breathes.” William Wordsworth Please enjoy this wonderful tribute to spring with Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Flower Fairies 1923
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Tuesday Tales: Lucien Silver 3-17-2015 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 random. The resulting snippet is based on supporting characters from a previous story. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. Her scent ribboned around him, sliding over his skin… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Lucien Silver 3-17-2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Keats’ La Belle
Please enjoy one of the world’s most beautiful poems—by the inimitable John Keats, La Belle Dame Sans Merci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL-L8ExX3kQ O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering? The sedge has wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing. O what can ail thee, knight-at-arms! So haggard and so woe-begone? The squirrel’s granary is full,… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Keats’ La Belle
Vintage Friday: 13 Bullets for Death of a Dude 1969
Happy Friday the 13th! DEATH OF A DUDE Author – Rex Stout First Published – 1969 Genre — Mystery Setting – Montana – Lily Rowan’s ranch Protagonist – Archie Goodwin – gumshoe and Nero Wolfe’s right-hand man Heroine – Lily Rowan – She’s not the heroine as a heroine would appear in a romance, but… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Bullets for Death of a Dude 1969
Mythic Monday: Knoxville Girl
The country ballad Knoxville Girl has always stuck in my mind, with its mournful tone and story of a murdered girl. I remember my mother singing it during the times we used to drive out into the country to take our laundry to the washer woman. I think the aspect that intrigues me the most… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Knoxville Girl
Vintage Friday: Molasses Spice Cookies 1872
In the 19th century homemakers quite commonly used vinegar in cookie baking. Its chemical reaction with baking soda results in cookies having a lighter consistency. MOLASSES SPICE COOKIES Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup shortening (not butter) 2/3 cup sugar 2/3 cup molasses 2 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour ¾ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Molasses Spice Cookies 1872
Tuesday Tales: Shale 3-2-2015 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 address, 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 ornate doors opened to… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Shale 3-2-2015 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Spock the Sage by Flossie Benton Rogers
In Jungian psychology, as well as in literature and myth, the sage is one of the basic archetypes depicting our struggle toward individuation and wholeness of being. The sage is the elder who has reached a level of objectivity and wisdom through years of observation, experience, and self-examination. His vista is broad. He… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Spock the Sage by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vintage Friday: 13 Just Missed Oscars by Flossie Benton Rogers
With the Academy Awards just over and American Sniper barely getting a nod, I thought I’d take a moment to review some of my favorites that were nominated but DID NOT garner the ultimate best picture Oscar. Remember the pictures were made the year preceding the one listed, as Oscars come the year after. 1934… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 13 Just Missed Oscars by Flossie Benton Rogers
Vikings, Ogres, and Witches by Flossie Benton Rogers
Recently I was nominated by the lovely author Carmen Stefanescu to participate in the Tour Through Blogland. In turn I nominated Jennifer Taylor and Ronnie Allen. They both did a great job of carrying on the torch. In my segment on Carmen’s blog, I answered 4 questions about my writing process. Today I share those… Continue reading Vikings, Ogres, and Witches by Flossie Benton Rogers