The glory of Cancer the Crab shows that even a wrathful Hera can be soft hearted toward one of her trustworthy minions. Although the outcome was not in Hera’s favor, she bestowed eternal life on her faithful helper. The basic myth of the immortalized crab comes from the time of Hercules’ twelve labors. As the… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Cancer the Crab
Author: Flossie Benton Rogers
Paranormal romance author who loves to shake the edges of reality.
Vintage Friday: Banana Pudding 1960
As children in the early 1960s, we enjoyed our mother’s banana pudding made with vanilla wafers and topped with meringue. It was a special weekend treat that also found its way to each annual family reunion held outside at a local state park. BANANA PUDDING Ingredients: Large package vanilla pudding & pie filling mix, 3… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Banana Pudding 1960
Tuesday Tales: Lord of Fire 7-15-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
TUESDAY TALES – Each week a group of authors bands together to share snippets of our works in progress. Visit the other fabulous authors here. My snippet comes from Lord of Fire – Wytchfae 5, a WIP soon to be submitted. Note this week’s picture prompt above. She moved with catlike stealth along the faint… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Lord of Fire 7-15-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Website Migration or Inanna’s Descent
If you think migrating your website doesn’t edge into the realm considered mythic, try it— bwahahaha <evil laugh>. Wanting more creative control, I took the plunge and went to a self-hosted service when my WordPress premium upgrade payment came due again. First, a lot of nervous research went into which host to select. I ended… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Website Migration or Inanna’s Descent
Tuesday Tales: Kestrel 7-8-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
TUESDAY TALES – Each week a group of authors bands together to share snippets of our works in progress. Visit the other fabulous authors here. My snippet comes from Kestrel, a WIP I’m revisiting from 2011 NaNoWriMo. This week’s word prompt is SUMMER. Kestrel steeled herself as the guard ushered in the next prisoner, a… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Kestrel 7-8-2014 by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Wolf Mother Feronia
Feronia is the name used by the Romans for the great Wolf Mother of the Sabines. If you haven’t heard of the Sabines, they were a fascinating people prominent in central Italy prior to the ascendancy of Rome. They fought against the Romans in early Roman wars around 750 B.C.E. The legend states that half… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Wolf Mother Feronia
Cocktail Saturday: Angelique
Straight from Martinique flows the magical witchery of Angelique. Light and refreshing, with a kick to watch out for, it’s just the treat for a midsummer’s evening when the moon is golden and the shadows are dark. Angelique Cocktail Ingredients: 1 ounce banana rum 1 ounce chocolate vodka 1 ounce pineapple coconut zero-calorie flavored water… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Angelique
Vintage Friday: Boston Cream Pie
In celebration of America’s birthday, we highlight a treat from the venerable city of Boston, a key locale in American history and the hometown of my brother’s favorite baseball team, the Red Sox. The popular American dessert Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, isn’t filled with cream, and may not hail from Boston. Rather,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Boston Cream Pie
Tuesday Tales: 7-1-2014 Kestrel by Flossie Benton Rogers
TUESDAY TALES – Each week a group of authors bands together to share snippets of our works in progress. Visit the other fabulous authors here. My snippet comes from Kestrel, a WIP I’m just now revisiting from 2011 NaNoWriMo. This week’s word prompt is SEA. Expressionless, Kestrel eyed the terror stricken prisoner crouching before her… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: 7-1-2014 Kestrel by Flossie Benton Rogers
Mythic Monday: Gemini the Twins
Gemini stems from a Latin root word meaning twins or twinning. The myth surrounding the zodiacal constellation Gemini centers on twin brothers Castor and Pollux. Two men impregnated their mother Leda, the human king of Sparta and Zeus, the king of the gods. This bestowed immortality on Zeus’ son Pollux, while his brother Castor retained… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Gemini the Twins