Greetings! That term always reminds me of Starman, one of my favorite movies. When my son was little, we used to quote lines to each other, our favorite being “little bit jumpy” with the appropriate endearing hand gesture made by Jeff Bridges It’s time now to enjoy a new episode of Tuesday Tales, where authors… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2022-1-18 Picture Bookstore
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Tuesday Tales 2022-1-4 Hard
During our recent Winter Birthday Beach Bash, my family spent several days in a cabin on the Atlantic side of Florida. We were right on the beach. No hotels or street lights, just the crashing sea and rising full moon. It was rejuvenating and heavenly and gave me good writing vibes to finish editing the… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2022-1-4 Hard
Tuesday Tales 2021-11-30 Annoyance
It’s time for Tuesday Tales, with authors writing excerpts based on word or picture prompts. The word prompt this week is annoyance. The snippet is from a Highlander Romance. Visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. The aroma of roasting meat escaped the hall and filled the evening air where the three of them stood.… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-11-30 Annoyance
Tuesday Tales 2021-11-23 Lip
It’s time for Tuesday Tales, with authors writing excerpts based on word or picture prompts. The word prompt this week is lip. The snippet is from a Highlander Romance. Visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. A voice spoke behind her. “’Tis the Battle of Piperdean you be studying there. T’was– let’s see—the year 1435… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-11-23 Lip
Tuesday Tales 2021-10-26 Sweet
It’s time for Tuesday Tales, with authors writing excerpts based on word or picture prompts. The word prompt this week is sweet. My snippet is from a Highlander Romance. Visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. The gravelly voice echoed off the rock face and out into the open air. “The faery woman meant for… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-10-26 Sweet
Tuesday Tales 2021-9-28 Careless
It’s time for Tuesday Tales, with authors writing excerpts based on word or picture prompts. This week the word prompt is careless. My snippet is from a cozy mystery. Visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. Gage nodded. “And you want to help her. I get it. But you’ve been cleaning up her scrapes for… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-9-28 Careless
Tuesday Tales 2021-9-21 Sound
It’s time for Tuesday Tales, with authors writing excerpts based on word or picture prompts. This week the word prompt is sound. My snippet is from a cozy mystery. Visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. Sucking in a breath, Gage let his eyes roam the horizon. I wasn’t going to let the unwelcome news… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-9-21 Sound
Tuesday Tales 2021-7-13 Photo Three Books
I am back this week after a brief hiatus brought on by website woes. My longtime WordPress theme, 2012, suddenly lost its pizzazz. By that, I mean a cool font I used for the headlines went POOF, as did the charcoal color of the page and a few other stylistic tweaks. Apparently the long ago… Continue reading Tuesday Tales 2021-7-13 Photo Three Books
Tuesday Tales: 2021-5-25 Picnic
Time for Tuesday Tales! Here you’ll find entertaining excerpts from a group of hard-working writers. Since this week’s word prompt, picnic, does not fit with a medieval time period, I am leaving our manly knight, Nicholas de Beaumont, and jumping to a horror story for this one. After reading the passage, please leave a comment… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: 2021-5-25 Picnic
Tuesday Tales: 2021-5-4 Swim
It is time for Tuesday Tales, where you’ll find entertaining excerpts from a group of hard-working writers. I continue here with an adventurous medieval romance featuring a knight. This week’s word prompt is swim. After reading the passage, make sure to visit all the talented authors of Tuesday Tales. Nicholas whistled, a harsh, shrill command that… Continue reading Tuesday Tales: 2021-5-4 Swim