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May 2, 2018
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IWSG Wednesday
The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.
May 2 question - It’s spring! Does this season inspire you to write more than others, or not?
Another great question. As far as my response...who wants to write or do housework, for that matter, when Mother Nature is singing her siren song, seducing us with good weather and gardening, especially when it has been an extremely long winter? Not me.FYI: The IWSG monthly question can be found under the IWSG Sign-up tab on the Insecure Writer's Support Group Blog.
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Can you believe it? We're going from snow and ice into May. Mother Nature has really been on a tear this year. Hopefully she'll calm down and give us some beautiful weather.'I thought that spring must last forever; for I was young and loved and it was May.' ~ Vera Brittain
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Now Available
Blurb: Gutsy, kick-ass Suzanne James has no intention of complicating her life by falling in love…especially with a vampire. But it’s hard to stay objective when a drop-dead gorgeous male rescues her from three assailants in a dark alley. All but unconscious, she could swear her hero has glowing red eyes and two sharp, pointed teeth.Adrian Caine has spent the past hundred years, in vampire parlance, a vegetarian. When he rescues a beautiful blonde in a dark alley, it takes all of his formidable control not to backslide. Attraction turns to desire. Even though it’s not in Suzanne’s best interest, he can’t stay away.Excerpt:
“Three men jumped me and I kicked their asses.”Kess gave me a pained look. “That’s why you’re black and blue and in a hospital bed instead of upstairs doing your job?”“Details, details.” I made a dismissive motion with my hand.“You were out walking late at night again by yourself, weren’t you? How many times have I told you to take a taxi when you work late? You take a few kickboxing classes and think you can take on the world.” He tapped a toe encased in spit-shine, black leather. His face registered extreme disapproval.“It’s rude to say ‘I told you so’, Kess.” I sat straighter and tried for injured dignity. “A lot of good it does. You don’t listen.”“In this case you were right.” I ran the fingers of my good hand through my tangled hair. I must look a mess.“I’m always right.” “And modest too.”He grinned. “Are you going to tell me what happened?” He took another gulp of his rapidly cooling coffee.“That’s what I’ve been trying to do but you keep interrupting me.”“Don’t whine. It’s unbecoming. Just tell me what happened. I heard a Good Samaritan brought you in then disappeared.” “It was pretty odd, Kess.”“I’m not sure ‘odd’ is the word I’d use for getting beaten up and a shoulder dislocated.” His voice dry, his glance shifted to my shoulder. He frowned.I sighed. Kess just wasn’t going to let this go.“Not that part. My…err, Good Samaritan.” I fidgeted on the bed and plucked at the sheet. Somehow the term “Good Samaritan” just didn’t fit. Goose bumps roughened my skin and my heart galloped as I remembered fangs and glowing red eyes. “Kess?”“Yes?”“Do you believe in vampires?”“If you don’t want to talk about it you could have just said so.” He lifted his chin and started to rise.I looked at the door. No one was in the hall. I hunched forward and whispered, still clutching the sheet. “Kess, he had fangs and his eyes glowed.”He frowned and straightened. “They told me you didn’t have a concussion or any kind of damage to your head. Apparently, they were wrong. I’ll have Dr. Brown run an MRI. I should have made them do it last night.”“There’s nothing wrong with my head,” I yelled. “Suz, you think you were rescued by a vampire.”
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April 22, 2018
News
pixabay.comFinally! It's official. I can share the news, though I was asked not to make a big deal of it. So here is me not making a big deal of it.2667 artists from 88 countries entered the 2018 BP Portraits Award Competition this year. From these entries it was narrowed down to 215. From the 215 (8%) to 48 (1.8%) to 4. My daughter's work was one of the 48 selected. What does this mean? Her painting, along with the other 47 entrants, will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in England from June 14-September 23, then the exhibition will travel to Wolverhampton Art Gallery October 13 to December 2, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh from December 2018 to Marcy 2019 and Cartwright Hall, Bradford from March till June 2019.
If you'd like to learn more about the entrants, here is the link .
http://meghancox.net/home.html
