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Mythic Monday: Shooting the Bull

We all know the astrological Taurus the Bull. We are also familiar with the spirited cowboys of rodeo bull riding, the celebrated and dangerous bull runs in Spain, and the comic depictions of bull fighting in such shows as Bugs Bunny and I Love Lucy. Are you aware that the mighty bull is an iconic… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Shooting the Bull

Vintage Friday: 1950, Give or Take by Flossie Benton Rogers

For those of us born in the 1950s, we tend to think back on those times with misty eyed nostalgia. Many of us grew up in small towns where we picked phlox in the field, played in each other’s yards until dark, and knew better than to sass our elders. It’s amazing to look back… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 1950, Give or Take by Flossie Benton Rogers

Tuesday Tales: Writing Stiff 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 stiff, and the snippet is from a work in progress temporarily called Soul Double. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. She shrugged and marched to the beach buggy,… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Stiff by Flossie Benton Rogers

Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Raido

Divination is a way to focus on what matters. It allows us to gain insight into the ripe possibilities of the moment and is best used as a type of meditative effort. With their pictographic qualities and kinship with long ago cultures, runes are one of my favorite methods.  Over three thousand years ago, pictographs… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Rune of the Day – Raido

Vintage Friday: 7 Dynamite Avengers

I loved the stylish espionage series, The Avengers, in all its incarnations, including the seasons with Honor Blackman, Linda Thorson, and even the New Avengers with Joanna Lumley. The show was a thrill to watch – in large part due to Patrick Macnee as the dapper, unflappable John Steed. Sadly, he passed away yesterday, June… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 7 Dynamite Avengers

Tuesday Tales: Writing Old

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 old, and the snippet is from a work in progress temporarily called Soul Double. Please visit the other fabulous authors at Tuesday Tales. A pleasant shock shimmied up her arm. Heart… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: Writing Old

Mythic Monday: Gemini Goddess Changing Woman

As the Wheel of the Year continued to turn, winding toward the longest day of the year, Summer Solstice, the energy of Gemini came into play. The focus migrated to communication and rapidity of thought. What better time to revel in a little facile repartee than the good ole summertime? This is not August with… Continue reading Mythic Monday: Gemini Goddess Changing Woman

Devika’s Birthday Bash Book Blast Giveaway

GIVEAWAY! Let’s party! Amazing romance novelist Devika Fernando is celebrating her birthday – actually on the 29th, but one can never start celebrating early enough. 😉 We may not be able to visit her in Sri Lanka, but we sure can rejoice with her. You’re cordially invited to join the party by entering Devika’s Rafflecopter giveaway.… Continue reading Devika’s Birthday Bash Book Blast Giveaway

Vintage Friday: 11 Kisses for A Girl of the Limberlost

A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST  Author – Gene Stratton Porter First Published – 1909 Genre – Fiction Setting – the Limberlost Swamp of rural Indiana Heroine – Elnora Comstock – Poor country girl with music in her blood who pays for schooling by collecting and selling rare moths. Hero – Philip Ammon – Pure hearted… Continue reading Vintage Friday: 11 Kisses for A Girl of the Limberlost