Sherrie Miranda's Blog, page 137
April 23, 2016
Happy Earth Day 2016
“I’m a day late & a dollar short!” as my mother used to say, but it’s all good because EVERYDAY SHOULD BE EARTH DAY!
April 20, 2016
Here is my interview with Linda S Rice
And I’m not just reblogging this because she is currently reading my novel. Linda and I have done several book events together & though I haven’t read any of her books yet, I plan to start reading them very soon.
April 19, 2016
11 Beautiful Minds of The 20th Century
A random sampling of the thousands of brilliant and Courageous men and women who took us forward. 1. Pablo Neruda July 12, 1904-September 23, 1973 I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely b…
Source: 11 Beautiful Minds of The 20th Century
Why do the brightest & best among us die so young?
This is a rhetorical question, I suppose. SM
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:
April 18, 2016
100 hundred years ago, things weren’t all that different! Not here in Chula Vista anyway!
Book Review By Sherrie Miranda This review is for: When Rain Comes: A Sweet Historical Romance This story is based on real events that happened 100 years ago here in Chula Vista. Pat Maxwell has br…
Source: 100 hundred years ago, things weren’t all that different! Not here in Chula Vista anyway!
We are having a book launch for Pat Maxwell’s “When Rain Comes” that takes place in 1915 Chula Vista! Angelo Miranda will play Ragtime music @ the beginning & end of the event. 6-8 pm at the CV Civic Center Library, 4th & F St. Light refreshments will be served!
April 15, 2016
School Failed Me
I think school often fails the artist AND the genius. Then again, inventors (geniuses) maybe should be classified as artists too, since they do “create” something.
For years, I imagined going back to my high school to speak when my book came out. It took a lot longer than I thought it would & by that time, I started to notice that the strongest people, meaning the ones who could survive & thrive a devastating loss, often had extremely difficult childhoods. Well, I can say honestly, my childhood was not bad at all (After hearing some of my students’ stories, I knew for certain, it was pretty damn good!).
So, that teacher be damned! Maybe his comparing the three of us to my brother made us better people. Who can really say?
Peace, love & teaching kindly to all,
Sherrie
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can watch it on her Home page:
https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com Or go to YouTube & type in the title of her novel!
April 14, 2016
Spread the Love
They aren’t very funny, but they do speak a lot of TRUTH! Sad, but true …
Peace,
Sherrie
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too. You can watch it on her Home page:
https://sherriemiranda1.wordpress.com Or go to YouTube & type in the title of her novel!
April 12, 2016
The Best People — Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings
People are in our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime!
Sorry, but I don’t remember who first said this, but I gladly accept it. I have lost friends only to find them years later. Others I let go because they were toxic for me. Funny thing is, the toxic people were usually the ones to end the friendship. I have never actually ended a friendship! A relationship, yes. But not a friendship!
Yep
Yep, Prince Charming ain’t coming! Neither are the Seven Dwarfs! And Frida will definitely give you the scoop!
Blessings
An Irish blessing for you all! Thanks, Druidess, for sharing this so I could do the same!
April 10, 2016
Thank you Frank Montesonti for inviting me to the AWP Conference!
I should have gotten this out last week when I got home from the conference, but such is life! As my mom used to say “Better late than never!”
A big shout out to Professor Frank Montesonti for getting us into the conference & paying us for the reading! Frank is the Dept. Chair Of the National University MFA in Creative Writing program which is a NO Residency on-line program. When I finished the program, I was so sad because I learned so much, I didn’t want it to end. Of course, I was also glad to finish my thesis and turn it in! ;-)
Also a shout out to Colin Dickey who is back from his sabbatical in New York. Colin supported my Kickstarter campaign and recommended me to Frank when he was looking for published students to represent NU at the conference. He was my first thesis advisor & his advice was worth a lb. of gold to me!
Because of NU’s MFA program, I am a published author today!
It was a pleasure to finally meet my professors in person, as well as several students and some other staff from the program. I can’t wait to read Ann MaCanny’s novel when it comes out in the next month or so!
I also went to an amazing session of Central American writers! It gave me hope to see that some of them are trying to find a way to let the world know that war is hell! And that my government needs to stop funding wars, making them drag out for years!
Thanks to everyone for sharing your time & writing with me!
Peace,
Sherrie
Sherrie Miranda’s historically based, coming of age, Adventure novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador” is about an American girl in war-torn El Salvador:
http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:
