Friday, August 11, 2017

August Summer Blowout (Google Makes Cents)

Remember (fifty or 100 years ago) when you could buy books for .25¢ to .99¢
Well we’ve partnered with Google Books/Google Play so you can do it right now! In August 2017!
I’m talking 25¢, 33¢, 49¢, 54¢, 78¢ and 99¢ books! Talk about #retro
I know it sounds cRaZy but it also makes cents.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Depending on Your Perspective

Saturday I posted a photo of an approaching storm with a caption ending in “y’all forgive me but I love a good storm” and it was a very good storm… or a very bad one depending on your perspective.
After posting that photo we journeyed to my son’s home in adjacent Van Zandt county for a fish-fry and enjoyed the show from the safety of his garage. As lightening danced and crackled over the oak trees we cracked jokes, reminisced and watched crispy fillets float to the surface in vats of boiling oil. We didn’t even mind the loss of electricity; it did not affect us — we were cooking with propane.
Little did we know only miles away lives and livelihoods were being destroyed. As we were laughing ourselves to tears, others wept in fear and sorrow.
We made our way back home [to a dark but undisturbed house] as the radio blasted warnings and tales of catastrophe; declaring several tornadoes had passed through the area(s). It turns out there were seven. Seven tornadoes.
I did not perceive the impact until power was restored several days later and I could get a visual.
It definitely causes one to reflect.
These photos were taken yesterday from [almost] the same position of the one Saturday. The same southern tree line is just above this view.
I still love a good storm but lord my heart does break for all those suffering a loss. I would appreciate it if you all would take a few seconds and send a positive thought or prayer their way.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Sneak Peek

A sneak peek at Unjustified Favor (Book 3 in The Clan Destiny Series) and a free copy for the next 24 hours.
Check it out.😏

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Before It Is News

I just got word that August Wolf [the audiobook] scheduled for release later this month is out right now!
I have the links to prove it. I copied them from my inbox.




Amazon

Getting Me Back (A Poem & A Picture by Me & of Me)

In honor of National Poetry Month for the next four days Getting Me Back (The Voices Within) will be FREE. During these four days I will post a poem I have written and a photo of me. We'll call this A Poem & A Picture by Me & of Me.  Care to guess which minion is me? 😉

 SMILING PHOTO OF ME.jpg
Getting Me Back

Tissue thin transparent bits and pieces
by the millions I gave to you…
To be received, to be tended or
to be rendered useless as you deemed fit
old inhabitants of terra firma.
Slivers of my soul….

What did you do with these pieces of me?
Where are the misplaced microscopic stars of
my spirit, where are they laid?
Did they dissolve beneath a soft autumn rain?
Or burn in the heat of a cruel summer day?
Were they consumed by the dust mites of fate?
Giving me away was easy….
Getting me back seems nearly impossible.

I saw a fleck of glitter this morning,
caught in an abandoned web of time.
I retrieved it ever so carefully, pulling away
the tiny choking strands; polishing it in the palm of my
hand till it shone bright like a
minuscule star… exploding… and
I recognized it as the twinkle I once saw
in a smiling photo of me.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

The Dummy Card


And can't tell a post from a page - until now.


This is my dummy card. I use it on the rare occasion I do something dumb. Like forgetting how to use Blogger and spending an hour creating a post that should have been a page. 😞 I know, I know!
Oh well, I am a writer so I have nothing but time, right?  Riiight. 😴