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
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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
Cocktail Saturday: Gimlet
A conundrum! What to have on a hot Saturday night while sitting downtown at an outside table with friends, enjoying a couple of hours of Music on the Square? Brilliant solution! Fried mushrooms and a light, refreshing gimlet. GIMLET Ingredients: 2 ounces gin, 2 ounces Rose’s lime juice, wedge of lime for garnish. Directions: Add… Continue reading Cocktail Saturday: Gimlet
Vintage Friday: Actor Musician Med Flory
Recently while relaxing and watching the vintage tv show Starsky and Hutch, with David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser, a familiar face struck my eye. I had seen him numerous times in lots of different old shows but had never learned his identity. His appearance was soothing and pleasing, his grin infectious, and his good… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Actor Musician Med Flory
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Mythic Monday: Six Summer Solstice Celestials
Summer Solstice celebrates the time of the greatest light in the northern hemisphere. The day is the longest of the year and the beginning of summer. How interesting that with the hottest season starting, the length of days now decreases for the rest of the year, culminating in the Winter Solstice or the shortest day… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Six Summer Solstice Celestials