Today is day two of my own personal challenge to write 10 book reviews in 10 days. There are so many books I loved that I never blogged about, and over the next week and a half, I'm going to begin to remedy that. Today's book is The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. This is another book where I listened to the audio version. (I go for a lot of walks & runs, and I always listen to audio books when I do.) It was completely diverting and a tremendous amount of fun. I started it last …
Book Review: The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti
Kate Moretti's novel, The Blackbird Season, is entirely original and full of symbolism mixed with suspense. It takes place in an industrial Pennsylvania town that pretty much revolves around high school sports. On the opening day of the baseball season, suddenly and mysteriously, hundreds of starlings drop from the sky. The press and scientists flock to the town, trying to figure out why. But that’s just the beginning of the dark, mysterious events …
Favorite Daughters: Cover Reveal and Giveaway!
And here it is! I am quite pleased with the cover, and feel that Black Rose Writing did an excellent job. Favorite Daughters will be released 8/25/22. But you can enter to win your free, autographed copy today! It's easy to enter. If you haven't already signed up for my mailing list, sign up today and you're automatically entered. If have already signed up, then leave a comment on this post, and that will be your entry. (BTW, if you know me personally, don't let that stop …
Fabulous Female Authors
In honor of Women’s Day, I have compiled a list of my some of my favorite female authors. It’s a long list, and the truth is, we need more than just one day of the year to honor achievements by women. How about we just take the next century? It would be a start in the right direction, at least. I made categories,, just to help myself remember everyone. I’m sure that I forgot lots of books & authors, or that I’ll discover new authors that I want to add to the list. I expect this …
Fish(er)man
A few weeks ago, I posted a creative writing prompt using myths, legends, or fairytales. I did the prompt myself, and the result is my flash fiction piece, "Fish(er)man", which is below. It is also a companion piece to another flash piece I wrote last fall, "Swim Challenge". The characters are different, but the setting, Rainy Lake, which separates the border of Minnesota and Canada, is the same. Also, both pieces have a touch or more of magical realism. "Fish(er)man" is a reinvention of …