I hardly ever get mail from readers, but this came through via my web site and put a smile on my face. It’s an entertaining piece to say the least, and I smiled broadly after I first read it. The reader had a number of issues with my story execution, …
It’s one thing for a publisher to undervalue an author, but it seems to me, it’s quite another for the author to undervalue his/herself and his/her work.
Ask anyone who’s tried to write a book. It is not an easy thing. Well, not an easy thing if you want to write a good book.
Rosa Parks did not yell and scream. She did not have a mob behind her yelling and screaming about her rights as a woman and as a human being. Rosa Parks sat on a bus and refused to move. Hers is just one example of demonstrating power. As a woman and as a human being. We could all learn from her example.
I am so sick of hearing about the fiscal cliff and paying my fair share. I’ve paid my fair share, okay? My whole life, I’ve paid my taxes. Whatever was withheld and then some. I’ve never asked for or needed government assistance. I WORKED, okay? My husband WORKED. My kids…
I said I was going to contact the author (see my blog from 10/5/11) about the lemonade issue that was making me crazy and I did. Below is my e-mail to her and her reply to me. She asked that I not use the name of her book or her…
I am reading an historical novel by an author I’ve never read before for which I paid 99¢ and downloaded to my Kindle. I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, but I’ve read a fair amount. The story takes place in 1868, after the U.S. Civil War but before…
Federal Government Job Opportunities will exist for qualified individuals in the next election cycle. You could be right for one of these jobs! See partial list of preferred qualifications below: College degree preferred but not required. We are especially interested in those applicants with law degrees or who have held…
It’s come to my attention recently that morale is low in the workplace. A couple of my fellow worker bees had to tell me such was the case because I had absolutely no idea we suffered from low morale. What is this? Where does it come from? My dictionary defines…
Courtesty of WordPress’s Post-A-Week campaign, I now have a file full of blog topics. Sadly, however, my good intentions to post at least once a week have fallen by the wayside since January 1, 2011. This morning, I have a splitting headache, but bagels and coffee are on the way,…
A Barista Bemoans 1. “I wanted that iced.” Usually spoken at the hand-off counter by a customer who doesn’t know the difference between an iced drink and a hot one and didn’t order it iced so we assumed they wanted it hot. Also usually after you’ve created the perfect hot…
