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February 8, 2021
Keep Moving by Maggie Smith
Source: Purchased Audible, 2+ hrs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Keep Moving by Maggie Smith, read by the author, is read in that dreaded “poet voice” that’s been in a number of articles, and it drove me crazy. I had to look past that cadence to hear Smith’s words clearly. So if that cadence bothers […]
February 7, 2021
Mailbox Monday #617
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has it’s own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
February 4, 2021
Publication News 2021
Hello everyone! I have some wonderful publication news to share. It’s been a while since I’ve shared some news on the poetry writing front. I have been updating my Publication Credits page (it’s in the menu), so feel free to check that out, too. First, three of my poems now are available in The Magnolia […]
February 2, 2021
By Broad Potomac Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation’s Capital edited by Kim Roberts
Source: Publisher Paperback, 356 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate By Broad Potomac Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation’s Capital edited by Kim Roberts is a well crafted and contains some well-known poets as well as some obscured by history. In the preface, Roberts says, “These poets were born in, or […]
February 1, 2021
Pink by Sylvie Baumgartel
Source: Publisher Paperback, 62 pgs. I am an Amazon Affiliate Pink by Sylvie Baumgartel is startlingly does not have a pink cover. In fact, it has a gray cover, which perfectly mirrors the gray in the relationships explored — mother-daughter, father-daughter, narrator-art, changes in climate, and more. The collection opens with “The Washing” in which […]
January 31, 2021
Mailbox Monday #616
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has it’s own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
January 28, 2021
COVID Chronicle #4
Is it unusual to be so busy during a pandemic? I find that I am envious of those who have additional time during the pandemic to pursue artistic projects and learn new skills and just take time for themselves. I literally have zero time to myself in a house full of six people. Don’t get […]
January 25, 2021
Guest Post, Giveaway, & Excerpt from Jack Caldwell, author of Rosings Park: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men
It has been awhile since I reviewed The Three Colonels in 2012. It seems appropriate that I bring to you a guest post and excerpt from author Jack Caldwell for the final chapter, Rosings Park, in 2021. Stay tuned for the giveaway at the end. About the Novel: A decade ago, groundbreaking novel THE THREE […]
January 24, 2021
Mailbox Monday #615
Mailbox Monday has become a tradition in the blogging world, and many of us thank Marcia of The Printed Page for creating it. It now has it’s own blog where book bloggers can link up their own mailbox posts and share which books they bought or which they received for review from publishers, authors, and […]
