Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt is tree. My excerpt is from one of my books in progress, Hannah’s Haint,… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Tree
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Vintage Friday: World Book Day
Stories help create a child. THE book that lit the fire on my passion for reading, writing, fairy tales, and mythology is actually a SET of books my parents bought me at age 3—the Young Folks Library. At that time my mother and father worked long hours at their restaurant business, but my paternal grandparents… Continue reading Vintage Friday: World Book Day
Tuesday Tales: Writing Air
Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt is air. My excerpt is from one of my books in progress, Hannah’s Haint,… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Air
Vintage Friday: 17 Fast Facts of 1917
1917 What made the news a hundred years ago in 1917? The biggest crises involved World War I. Here’s a quick look at the year. Under President Woodrow Wilson the United States entered WWI against Germany and its allies. National Geographic published a stirring photo of thousands of Americans pledging their support to the President… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 17 Fast Facts of 1917
Tuesday Tales: Writing Stairs
Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today we have a picture prompt of an empty room with winding stairs. My excerpt is from one… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Stairs
Fae Friday: Dilemma and Dilemna
Dilemma and Dilemna Have you ever known something as a fact and then found out with a fearsome shock that you are off the mark? And that thousands of other people are also off the mark about the same thing? That’s me and the word dilemma, which I learned in elementary school to spell dilemna.… Continue reading Fae Friday: Dilemma and Dilemna
Tuesday Tales: Writing Love
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you get to share it with someone special. Welcome to Tuesday Tales, a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Love
Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1939
Approaching Valentine’s Day we turn to a red hot saxophone number from 1939, Body and Soul, blown the socks off by Coleman Hawkins. There’s something earthy and smoky about a low toned sax, don’t you think? I hope you enjoyed our sultry music in homage to Valentines everywhere and lovers throughout time, Body and Soul.… Continue reading Vintage Friday: It’s Your Music 1939
Tuesday Tales: Writing Metal
Tuesday Tales is a weekly blog featuring diverse authors who post excerpts from their works in progress based on word and picture prompts. We’re a book hungry troop that enjoys reading as much as you do. Today our word prompt is metal. My excerpt is from Hannah’s Haint, a vintage paranormal romance set in a… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Metal
Fae Friday: Winter Sun and Imbolc
WINTER SUN AND IMBOLC How soon can we shed these winter blues? Pack away our overcoats and not worry about the specter of busted water pipes? On Groundhog Day we call upon Punxsutawney Phil, the famous weather-predicting groundhog to make his move. Yesterday he saw his shadow, which foretells six more bleak weeks of winter.… Continue reading Fae Friday: Winter Sun and Imbolc