Train Ride of Shame
The place was London – spooky, thrilling, pompous, historic, charming, expensive, wonderful London with its razzle-dazzle intertwine of ancient and pop-cultural life. Hubby Mark and I walked trillions...
View ArticleAdopt a Tiki…and other (Wiki)Random thoughts
Did you know Tikis are great companions? I’ll tell you why after this important announcement – Last month, I was honored to win the WikiRandom Writers Challenge. The challenge was to create (preferably...
View ArticleHear Ye! HearYe! Wikirandom Winner Arm Wrestles Godzilla!
Godzilla? Uh huh. More about that later. First, some important business… We have a Winner! As the April winner of the Wikirandom Writers Challenge – a three-sentence flash-fiction contest – it was my...
View ArticleThe Octopus Knows – A Round-Robin Rising
Hankering for some round-robin fiction? It’s my turn to participate in The Octopus Knows, and I’d love it if you’d come along for the ride. As far as round-robins go…this one’s a doozy. It all started...
View ArticleJust Clowning Around
Rodeo clowns are real heroes. A suspendered dude with a barrel for britches who keeps a 2,000-pound bull from stomping a mud hole in you certainly gets my accolades! But where are the clowns if you’re...
View ArticleClearing out Cobwebs
Spring has erupted with an outbreak of green buds, insanely happy twittering birds and a sales surge in allergy meds. Synonymous with spring is spring cleaning, that time when we attack every inch of...
View ArticleLather: The Twinkle Jackson Story / a Round-Robin Excursion
How can I explain our far-out fantasy, Lather: The Twinkle Jackson Story? I can’t. My writing and blogging group was bored and became excited to take on another Round Robin tale of extreme proportions....
View ArticlePop Goes the Website!
Out With the Old My OLD website/blog was just sixteen months old when I decided it was time to recreate and refresh my www-world. It seemed the right thing to do with Novel Two of my Southwest series...
View ArticleJust Connect Me, Dahling!
Verella awoke to the sound of her wrist ringing. Her wrist wasn’t really ringing, but the compact instrument strapped to it demanded her attention in a screechy, nagging tenor. “Yes?” she whispered...
View ArticleThe Albuquerque Turkey
As you probably already know, you can be the most beautiful or the smartest or the most gifted of turkeys, and you’re still going to get eaten. My fellow turkeys don’t seem to mind; after all, they...
View ArticleSeries: Soups On! ~ Homemade Chicken Soup
Wikipedia says Americans consume approximately 2.5 billion bowls of Campbell’s canned Tomato, Cream of mushroom and Chicken Noodle Soup each year. Why? I think it’s because they never tasted good...
View ArticleLife Lessons I’ve Learned from Applying Makeup
Type-A folks aren’t fond of thinking they’ve wasted time doing anything. When I heard the average women spends 474 days of her life slapping on lipstick and lining her eyes *applying makeup*, I had...
View ArticleDid My Arizona Childhood Make Me a Fiction Writer?
Exciting news! Today I am honored and thrilled to be a guest blogger on the awesome, award-winning Grandmother Hen Blog! It’s the coolest site with unique posts and a motto of Visit the Coop to Stay in...
View ArticleLife Lessons I’ve Learned from Watching the TV show Dance Moms
Can crow’s feet wrinkles kill you? Probably not, but watching Lifetime’s reality show, Dance Moms, might put you in the hospital. That is, if you take the examples on the show and actually apply them...
View ArticleBu++ Bites Build Gristle
It’s like this – the gander that was flapping my face, back and legs . . . . . . while simultaneously biting blood blisters on my little three-year-old derriere didn’t know he was contributing to my...
View ArticleTrain Ride of Shame
The place was London – spooky, thrilling, pompous, historic, charming, expensive, wonderful London with its razzle-dazzle intertwine of ancient and pop-cultural life. Hubby and I walked trillions of...
View ArticleHomemade Chicken & Biscuits
I found this recipe online, Jodi-ized it, and now I want to share it. Once you make it, you’ll probably add it to your family favorites. It’s fast, easy, and my family loves it. I don’t make homemade...
View ArticleThree Easy Rules That Will Change your “Comma Life” Forever
Commas have never intentionally hurt you, have they? Okay, maybe you made a bad grade or two on a school paper because you used the two-inch rule; that is, you placed a comma every two inches on your...
View Article(Un) Focus, won’t you?
At times, my writing focus is about as clear as swamp water. Sometimes I inadvertently go on a writing sabbatical. Things get in the way. When the “match” goes out, it’s like getting a D.C. politician...
View ArticleGrandma’s Christmas Cake
Old-Fashioned Version (Newer Version Below) 2 cups sifted flour 3 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. salt 1 cup sugar ½ cup lard (shortening) 3 eggs, separated. Put egg whites in the refrigerator. ¾ cup milk 1...
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