My publisher asked some pretty profound questions about “Killing Spring.” They made me stop and think about why all 104,000+ of them, found their way into this book. Why did I string them together the way I did? What truths do they reveal? DO they reveal truths? Are there fun words? Shocking words? Unusual words? […]
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Auto generate on YouTube gave me three choices for an image clip. This is is best one. Way to keep my humble, YouTube
Even happily married grandmothers can develop pretty potent crushes. Mine is on a man I’ve never met. Heroic, unselfish, a hater of injustice and lover of liberty. Tall. Handsome, and— luckily for my husband—gone these 130-some years. Elihu Washburne was some kind of guy. Elihu and I met when my book club read David McCullough’s
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Also a cookie recipe -1 cup peanut butter -1 egg 1 cup sugar a tsp of vanilla for class Mix, roll into balls, flatten with fork OR chocolate (kisses, Resses Cups, Rollos, Dove, etcetera, etcetera) Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes
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A THANKSGIVING SONG I RECOMMEND BOOKS I RECOMMEND Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 by Juan WIlliams Read this one to recount some of our darkest years as a nation and some of our brightest heroes. A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (even if you flunked algebra)
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Book lovers love books. Wise book lovers know that the people who write those books a) have a bias b) have an opinion c) have an agenda (sometimes as innocuous as wanting people to buy their book) d) don’t necessarily mean their books to be read by everyone Wise book lovers don’t want books banned.
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My friend and prolific author and country wife extraordinaire Susan Baganz wrote another niftyChristmas novella. I’m not going to tell you what it’s about except that the title is I’ll Be Gnome for Christmas and it isn’t technically about mythical gnomes but is gnome-adjacent. And the names are delightful and the characters are relatable and
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No one will be surprised that I don’t rehearse my videos. I say it is because I want to look natural. In reality I am too sloth-ridden to want to practice. At some point I need to learn to choose the frame that makes me look pleasant instead of as though I want to eat
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