Veterans Thank You For Serving In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the …
Rescued by Jerusha Agen is this week’s Reader Friday blog. Oh, my goodness. This fast-paced book will keep you reading way into the night! It’s one of five in the anthology, Cold Escape, that you won’t want to miss! Here are the first few lines: The screaming blare sought her in the darkness. A smoke detector? The children. The thought …
Thank you to More Crazy Laws #55 is this week’s Mystery Question. Double Nickles. How many of you remember when that was the national speed limit? This week’s post is a reminder not to only vote, but to pray for whoever is elected — something we should be doing for every elected official, judge, even dog catcher! Probably close to …
Specters in the Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: Mullerian Manor. The countryside near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1921–1 year into Prohibition. Death had always been fashionable. But first the photo and verse. I took the photo during an afternoon walk in my neighborhood and the verse in Lamentations was one I read …
More Crazy Laws #54 is this week’s Mystery Question…and I’m wondering if I’ll ever run out of crazy laws. lol My word count suffered a little this week because I took off Friday to celebrate a friend’s 92 birthday… but I have 61,000 words now. I plan to try and wrap up the suspense line this week and start over …
The Warrior’s B & B by Jennie Atkins is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: He promised me he’d stay out of harm’s way. But first the photo and verse. Dottie, one of my blog readers, emailed me this photo earlier this week and gave me permission to use it. I meant to get up at midnight and …
More Crazy Laws #53 is this week’s Mystery Question. I wonder just how many crazy laws are on the books?? My word count is 55,000 words…not as much as I wanted this week, but I’m slowly but surely inching toward the deadline. Thank you for the prayers. The photo was taken last week during the Super Nova moon. It was …
Romeo’s Fire by James Scott Bell is this week’s Reader Friday post. Here’s the first line: “Why aren’t you married?” It was one o’clock in the afternoon and I was washing Mrs. Edna Morgenstern’s windows. But first the photo and verse. It’s the same photo and verse from last week that, for some reason, did not show up in the …
Crazy State Laws #52 is this week’s Mystery Question. But first, I forgot to let you know what my word count was for the week! Two weeks ago it was 36,000 and now it’s 50,000. And even better news is I have a three-week extension. I can make that, especially since I’ve sort of plotted out the rest of the …
The Case of the Stolen Memories by Deborah Sprinkle is this week’s Reader Friday. Here’s the first line: A voice inside whispered for her to turn around and go back home. But first the photo and verse. Both are from Delores Topliff. The photo is of the moon over the Irish Sea…I know that was a sight to behold. And the …