I am proud to announce that I have become an award winning blogger! Fellow blogger Jeri Walker-Bickett has awarded me The Sunshine Blogger Award. Thanks Jeri. It is my honor to be recognized as a “blogger who positively and creatively inspires others in the blogosphere.” Jeri is the indefatigable presence behind her blog: “Jeri WB […]
Novels That Were Right for Me at the Time This post originated as a guest post during my November Book Tour with Innovative Online Book Tours. The stop was at Hooks and Book, a blog run by Erin Maurer. Rather than posting about my favorite books, I thought it might be more interesting to list […]
WRITERS ON WRITING; For Authors, Fragile Ideas Need Loving Every Day By WALTER MOSLEY Published: July 3, 2000 If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day. The consistency, the monotony, the certainty, all vagaries and passions are covered by this daily reoccurrence. You don’t go to a well once but […]
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November Book Tour Monday, October 29 is the kickoff for my book tour. 20 stops along the way with giveaways at 8 of them! Please join me at the stops and share your comments on interviews, reviews and guest posts. 10/29 Yvonne Mikell Interview & Giveaway 10/31 Queen of the Night Reviews Review & Guest Post 11/2 […]
This is an article by Doug Glanville that gets right to the heart of cheating in the game of baseball (or in any game, really). You need to read all the comments to the original post. This is right at the heart of our country, even if you never swung a bat. Incidently, the photo […]
After losing his arm in an IED explosion in Afghanistan, Cpl. Sebastian Gallegos has adjusted to his prosthetic Limb. This is a NY Times Slide Show and the wording here is from this source. http://nyti.ms/QPhcah Related articles A $110K State-Of-The-Art Bionic Arm Goes A Long Way To Building A New Life
Possibly. Gretchen Reynolds writing in the NY Times notes that “this question is the focus of a provocative and growing body of new science examining the role of oxytocin (‘the love hormone’) in competitive sports.” Reynolds explains that “oxytocin is a brain peptide that is known to promote positive inter-social relations.” New mothers are […]
US Military Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a NY Times Video on the subject of our Veterans returning home from war zones with scars, and the inadequate medical support that many of them receive when their tour of duty is completed. http://nyti.ms/QTyK4L
Doug Glanville, ex-major leaguer who played for the Phillies among other teams writes beautifully about the game of professional baseball. NY Times Article