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November 23, 2012
Random Act of Rudeness
Dear Readers,
My family and I enjoyed our annual Black Friday pilgrimage to the mall in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. It's three levels, sleek marble floors, with moderate and high end stores and far enough from home that it is a rare treat. The morning traffic was surprisingly fine, since they have finished the Capitol Beltway construction and opened the toll lanes. The stores were crowded, especially the ladies' rooms. We did all the ooing and ahhing shopping, pointing out things we desired, not intending to buy anything with everyone along. There were no available tables in the food court. We carried our McDonald's lunch through two wings and finally sat on the floor against a wall and dined. By afternoon, the crowds became thick. And after several hours of walking, my forty something soon to be fifty something body began to ache. My feet were fine, it was more of a hip, thigh and back problem.
We completed our experience and the only person who wanted to buy anything was my dear husband. So we trekked back to the Lego store. He disappeared into the inner throng and the rest of us waited outside. I people watched. I felt very blessed after observing a blind man and woman walking by at a fast clip. There was a man on a bench with an artificial leg. And one without the prostesis ambulating on crutches. A young mother frantically searched for something, through all of her belongings and must have found it because she became peaceful and left. A spot on a bench opened up. I nabbed it. It felt wonderful to sit a spell. Then the two people next to me left and two more quickly filled their spots. Just then, I noticed a woman, older and heavier than I, staring my way, talking to the younger woman with her. I asked if she wanted to sit and she thanked me. I didn't need to sit. Someday maybe somebody will give me a seat when I really need it.
As we left the mall, in the parking garage, top level, horns were blowing and people were yelling. It seems a young woman was standing in a parking space, talking on her cell phone. A man in a car wanted the space and tried reasoning/bullying her out of it. In the process, everyone was backed up behind him, trapped. Now if it were up to me, unless the young woman was holding the space for one of the gentlemen missing limbs, I think she and the guy who thought he was special should both move aside and let the next guy/gal in line have the space. But that's just my opinion. I feel they were both wrong. What do you think?
Oh, on the way out, we passed a very handsome well groomed man who oozed wealth and catnip. He was wearing kitten heeled boots.
I hope your Black Friday was filled with joy and bargains.
Warm Regards,
Sherry Silver
My family and I enjoyed our annual Black Friday pilgrimage to the mall in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. It's three levels, sleek marble floors, with moderate and high end stores and far enough from home that it is a rare treat. The morning traffic was surprisingly fine, since they have finished the Capitol Beltway construction and opened the toll lanes. The stores were crowded, especially the ladies' rooms. We did all the ooing and ahhing shopping, pointing out things we desired, not intending to buy anything with everyone along. There were no available tables in the food court. We carried our McDonald's lunch through two wings and finally sat on the floor against a wall and dined. By afternoon, the crowds became thick. And after several hours of walking, my forty something soon to be fifty something body began to ache. My feet were fine, it was more of a hip, thigh and back problem.
We completed our experience and the only person who wanted to buy anything was my dear husband. So we trekked back to the Lego store. He disappeared into the inner throng and the rest of us waited outside. I people watched. I felt very blessed after observing a blind man and woman walking by at a fast clip. There was a man on a bench with an artificial leg. And one without the prostesis ambulating on crutches. A young mother frantically searched for something, through all of her belongings and must have found it because she became peaceful and left. A spot on a bench opened up. I nabbed it. It felt wonderful to sit a spell. Then the two people next to me left and two more quickly filled their spots. Just then, I noticed a woman, older and heavier than I, staring my way, talking to the younger woman with her. I asked if she wanted to sit and she thanked me. I didn't need to sit. Someday maybe somebody will give me a seat when I really need it.
As we left the mall, in the parking garage, top level, horns were blowing and people were yelling. It seems a young woman was standing in a parking space, talking on her cell phone. A man in a car wanted the space and tried reasoning/bullying her out of it. In the process, everyone was backed up behind him, trapped. Now if it were up to me, unless the young woman was holding the space for one of the gentlemen missing limbs, I think she and the guy who thought he was special should both move aside and let the next guy/gal in line have the space. But that's just my opinion. I feel they were both wrong. What do you think?
Oh, on the way out, we passed a very handsome well groomed man who oozed wealth and catnip. He was wearing kitten heeled boots.
I hope your Black Friday was filled with joy and bargains.
Warm Regards,
Sherry Silver
Writing Prompt #14: Dad
Dad bursts in unexpectedly...
What did he interrupt? Has he caught your character red handed? Red faced?
Did he come in the nick of time? What does he witness or save?
Wait a minute...something is wrong with Dad. Is he hurt? Sick? Frightened?
What did he interrupt? Has he caught your character red handed? Red faced?
Did he come in the nick of time? What does he witness or save?
Wait a minute...something is wrong with Dad. Is he hurt? Sick? Frightened?
November 22, 2012
Black Friday Book Sale at ARe
To join in the excitement of Black Friday, all of my Indie published books sold at All Romance eBooks are Half Price! PDF and ePub formats only:
Devil in the Deep Blue SeaBy Sherry SilverSail off with Jeanie in this women's fiction story with a paranormal twist. She is a shy child of the 70's, aching for attention. Surviving a near-drowning incident while babysitting with a friend, Jeanie tells no one. She buries the incident deep within her. Fifteen years later, Jeanie is married with a little girl of her own. She makes sure to dote on her own daughter, giving her all the love and recognition that her inner child still craves. Flying on a lavish vacation with her elderly mother, there is mechanical trouble. Jeanie must finally come face to face with the Devil in the Deep Blue Sea. This is the first short story Sherry Silver wrote.
HouseguestBy Sherry SilverDo you have an e-pal across the world that you've "known" for years? Ever wonder what it would be like if you met one day, face-to-face? From someone who's been there, I implore of you, don't! Wendy and I had great fun over the years, bantering on a Bee Gees fan emailing loop. She was such a fun girl. When she said she was coming to visit for three weeks, my family met the REAL Wendy.
Hundred Dollar BillBy Sherry SilverThe year is 1945. Roosevelt is President. World War II is coming to a head. Thieves, spies and other wise guys are working everywhere...including in branches of the U.S. government.Chloe Lambert is a sweet little thing whom mothers love to love and sailors love to pinch. She's also a sharp-tongued Secret Service agent--a Secret Service agent who has been framed for murder by a band of counterfeiters.Mike Taurus, also an agent, is tough as nails, cool as ice and devilishly handsome. He also has a past with Chloe. As the two of them make a mad dash from Washington, D.C. to Miami Beach, they'll stop at nothing to solve this monumental caper. It's a made-for-the-movies adventure that Alfred Hitchcock could only wish he'd dreamed up himself!
Persuasive LipsBy Sherry SilverIn World War II Washington, Miss Della Davis toils on the night shift in the President's typing pool. She likes the quiet as she goes about transcribing sensitive documents into an embarrassingly erotic government code. She also likes a certain Secret Service Agent Jones, who frequents her lonely office with a debonair smile and a sack of hamburgers. But Della wants more. She yearns for intrigue and danger. To be a woman for her country. Agent Jones has one thing on his mind--to make Della forget about her career and yearn only for him. He sets up an elaborate sting. Will she take the bait or are women the smarter sex?
InappropriateBy Sherry SilverBy day, Sandra plucks trash off Cocoa Beach, points tourists to the restrooms and sometimes discovers dead bodies. By night, she’s a cozy mystery author wannabe. Sandra has an aversion to cops, one homicide detective in particular. They have nothing in common except pheromones. She was eighteen the first time he kissed her and the last. Five years ago, he answered his cell and ran off to work, leaving her panting on the kitchen table with a hurricane looming.
Lieutenant Hottie is married to his career. He moved up the ranks early and engrossed himself in bringing murderers to justice. Serious relationships are out of the question, he’s too busy and not interested. The only woman he wants is off limits. He has built a wall around his heart and won’t let himself be hurt again.
Sandra is attending a writers conference aboard private rail cars. It was organized by the wife of a popular televangelist. The writers are traveling alongside devout Christians on their cross-country crusade. Sandra's loving but hyper-critical mother has finagled a ticket to ride. The morning before departure, Sandra finds a dead sailor on the beach. On the train, Sandra must keep her lips off Lieutenant Hottie and unmask the murderer before another soul derails.
All aboard!
Fully Involved FireBy Sherry SilverHave a tall drink of water handy to put out the fire when you read Fully Involved Fire, a poignant story of the after effects of September 11th.
Johnny Newman is one of New York City’s finest; the Fire Department's most eligible bachelor. He’s been in love with his best friend’s widow for years. Johnny feels he has given her enough time to get over Brandon, but will his playboy reputation ruin his chances?
Susan Cervini is caught up in trying to locate a missing cousin through a website for an aging pop star. When Susan begins to have irrational feelings for her best friend, Johnny, she is afraid she will ruin their friendship, but she can’t seem to stop feeling an overpowering need for his touch. Can they have a torrid affair and go back to being friends, or will the feelings they have for each other change Susan’s mind about love and marriage again?
Johnny Newman is a real American hero; strong in his beliefs, dedicated to helping others, and loyal to the woman he loves above all others. He is sexy but unaware of his appeal, chivalrous without being conscious of it, and a wonderful friend; the way he unselfishly dedicates himself to Susan’s needs. She is a very caring woman who is afraid of losing again. Her restoration of faith was a long and hard journey but was well worth the wait. Her love for Johnny is a beautiful thing to behold, culminating in a climactic coming together.
The Master ManipulatorBy Sherry SilverAfter her father's death, socialite Tammy Payne returns to her suburban Washington, DC apartment to find she's been evicted. Realizing her black sheep sister Donna had control over the finances and must have cut her off, Tammy storms Donna's Virginia townhouse. Something is not right. The dog is emaciated. Donna is sprawled out in a coma.
What Tammy doesn't realize is that Donna is in a special dreamland far from her miserable life, peon job and selfish siblings. A debonair dream weaver is romancing Donna through her family's sordid pasts, where mystery, romance and karma collide.
Their pompous brother, Judge Perry Payne, knows a family secret. He is playing both sisters against themselves in a dirty diabolical scheme which will net him billions--if it works out in the end.
The Immaculate DeceptionBy Sherry SilverRushing to circumvent another family crisis, Donna Payne's SUV meets the business end of a deer. Now when she closes her eyes, she is pulled into an exciting dreamland far away from her peon job, bickering parents and selfish siblings; where mystery and romance envelope her. A debonair angel romances her through the sordid pasts of her melancholy Secret Service agent mother and her Marilyn Monroe obsessed medical researcher father. Oh-Donna must sleuth away to discover the dark secrets of her own origins and solve a cold case murder, while falling in love.
Devil in the Deep Blue SeaBy Sherry SilverSail off with Jeanie in this women's fiction story with a paranormal twist. She is a shy child of the 70's, aching for attention. Surviving a near-drowning incident while babysitting with a friend, Jeanie tells no one. She buries the incident deep within her. Fifteen years later, Jeanie is married with a little girl of her own. She makes sure to dote on her own daughter, giving her all the love and recognition that her inner child still craves. Flying on a lavish vacation with her elderly mother, there is mechanical trouble. Jeanie must finally come face to face with the Devil in the Deep Blue Sea. This is the first short story Sherry Silver wrote.
HouseguestBy Sherry SilverDo you have an e-pal across the world that you've "known" for years? Ever wonder what it would be like if you met one day, face-to-face? From someone who's been there, I implore of you, don't! Wendy and I had great fun over the years, bantering on a Bee Gees fan emailing loop. She was such a fun girl. When she said she was coming to visit for three weeks, my family met the REAL Wendy.
Hundred Dollar BillBy Sherry SilverThe year is 1945. Roosevelt is President. World War II is coming to a head. Thieves, spies and other wise guys are working everywhere...including in branches of the U.S. government.Chloe Lambert is a sweet little thing whom mothers love to love and sailors love to pinch. She's also a sharp-tongued Secret Service agent--a Secret Service agent who has been framed for murder by a band of counterfeiters.Mike Taurus, also an agent, is tough as nails, cool as ice and devilishly handsome. He also has a past with Chloe. As the two of them make a mad dash from Washington, D.C. to Miami Beach, they'll stop at nothing to solve this monumental caper. It's a made-for-the-movies adventure that Alfred Hitchcock could only wish he'd dreamed up himself!
Persuasive LipsBy Sherry SilverIn World War II Washington, Miss Della Davis toils on the night shift in the President's typing pool. She likes the quiet as she goes about transcribing sensitive documents into an embarrassingly erotic government code. She also likes a certain Secret Service Agent Jones, who frequents her lonely office with a debonair smile and a sack of hamburgers. But Della wants more. She yearns for intrigue and danger. To be a woman for her country. Agent Jones has one thing on his mind--to make Della forget about her career and yearn only for him. He sets up an elaborate sting. Will she take the bait or are women the smarter sex?
InappropriateBy Sherry SilverBy day, Sandra plucks trash off Cocoa Beach, points tourists to the restrooms and sometimes discovers dead bodies. By night, she’s a cozy mystery author wannabe. Sandra has an aversion to cops, one homicide detective in particular. They have nothing in common except pheromones. She was eighteen the first time he kissed her and the last. Five years ago, he answered his cell and ran off to work, leaving her panting on the kitchen table with a hurricane looming.
Lieutenant Hottie is married to his career. He moved up the ranks early and engrossed himself in bringing murderers to justice. Serious relationships are out of the question, he’s too busy and not interested. The only woman he wants is off limits. He has built a wall around his heart and won’t let himself be hurt again.
Sandra is attending a writers conference aboard private rail cars. It was organized by the wife of a popular televangelist. The writers are traveling alongside devout Christians on their cross-country crusade. Sandra's loving but hyper-critical mother has finagled a ticket to ride. The morning before departure, Sandra finds a dead sailor on the beach. On the train, Sandra must keep her lips off Lieutenant Hottie and unmask the murderer before another soul derails.
All aboard!
Fully Involved FireBy Sherry SilverHave a tall drink of water handy to put out the fire when you read Fully Involved Fire, a poignant story of the after effects of September 11th.
Johnny Newman is one of New York City’s finest; the Fire Department's most eligible bachelor. He’s been in love with his best friend’s widow for years. Johnny feels he has given her enough time to get over Brandon, but will his playboy reputation ruin his chances?
Susan Cervini is caught up in trying to locate a missing cousin through a website for an aging pop star. When Susan begins to have irrational feelings for her best friend, Johnny, she is afraid she will ruin their friendship, but she can’t seem to stop feeling an overpowering need for his touch. Can they have a torrid affair and go back to being friends, or will the feelings they have for each other change Susan’s mind about love and marriage again?
Johnny Newman is a real American hero; strong in his beliefs, dedicated to helping others, and loyal to the woman he loves above all others. He is sexy but unaware of his appeal, chivalrous without being conscious of it, and a wonderful friend; the way he unselfishly dedicates himself to Susan’s needs. She is a very caring woman who is afraid of losing again. Her restoration of faith was a long and hard journey but was well worth the wait. Her love for Johnny is a beautiful thing to behold, culminating in a climactic coming together.
The Master ManipulatorBy Sherry SilverAfter her father's death, socialite Tammy Payne returns to her suburban Washington, DC apartment to find she's been evicted. Realizing her black sheep sister Donna had control over the finances and must have cut her off, Tammy storms Donna's Virginia townhouse. Something is not right. The dog is emaciated. Donna is sprawled out in a coma.
What Tammy doesn't realize is that Donna is in a special dreamland far from her miserable life, peon job and selfish siblings. A debonair dream weaver is romancing Donna through her family's sordid pasts, where mystery, romance and karma collide.
Their pompous brother, Judge Perry Payne, knows a family secret. He is playing both sisters against themselves in a dirty diabolical scheme which will net him billions--if it works out in the end.
The Immaculate DeceptionBy Sherry SilverRushing to circumvent another family crisis, Donna Payne's SUV meets the business end of a deer. Now when she closes her eyes, she is pulled into an exciting dreamland far away from her peon job, bickering parents and selfish siblings; where mystery and romance envelope her. A debonair angel romances her through the sordid pasts of her melancholy Secret Service agent mother and her Marilyn Monroe obsessed medical researcher father. Oh-Donna must sleuth away to discover the dark secrets of her own origins and solve a cold case murder, while falling in love.
Writing Prompt #13: Hair
Your character discovers a hair on the pillow and it's not the color of his or her significant other...
Is it his/her own pillow?
Is it a pillow at a hotel/motel?
Is it a throw pillow?
Is it a clue? Is it upsetting? Can he/she explain it?
Is it his/her own pillow?
Is it a pillow at a hotel/motel?
Is it a throw pillow?
Is it a clue? Is it upsetting? Can he/she explain it?
November 21, 2012
Holiday Crises Cleaning II: Don't Forget The Yard!
Dear Happy Holiday Host and Hostess,Company is coming. You've invited, planned, shopped, cleaned and are beginning to cook. Don't forget the exterior of your home! Do you have a pet who poops outside? Scoop it. And then mow the front and backyard. As a bonus, you won't have to rake the leaves, the mower should suck them up or mulch them.
Sweep the sidewalk, driveway, steps, deck, patio, porch, stoop and/or lanai. Get rid of the summer paraphernalia or store it. Throw out the dead potted plants. Or at least hide them until you can attend to winterizing them.
You'll be so happy you've spruced up the outside of your home when the guys and gals enjoy a touch football game. Or Grandma walks little Brutus and doesn't step in pile of landmines from your precious Tallulah.
Happy Holidays!
Sherry Silver
P.S. I just scooped and of course stepped in a pile.
Writing Prompt #12: Laundry
Your character is out of clean clothes and is reluctantly doing the laundry...
Are they in their own home? A Laundromat? The community laundry room in the basement of the apartment building? Outside on the porch? At the creek or stream? In line at the cleaners? Using the washer and dryer at the hotel or campground?
Does your character think he/she is alone so he/she washes the clothes he/she was wearing?
Are they in their own home? A Laundromat? The community laundry room in the basement of the apartment building? Outside on the porch? At the creek or stream? In line at the cleaners? Using the washer and dryer at the hotel or campground?
Does your character think he/she is alone so he/she washes the clothes he/she was wearing?
November 20, 2012
Book Review: NYPD Red
NYPD Redby James Patterson and Marshall Karp Finished NYPD Red last night on my Kindle. It was my first taste of James Patterson and I loved it. The storytelling was riveting, balancing the point of view of the villain and his complicated girlfriend with the homicide detective who was a little distracted by his new partner, whom he'd been in love with for years, but she was taken.The short chapters were great, and each had a hook making me want to keep reading.
If you love a good action/adventure thriller, don't hesitate to buy this one.
November 19, 2012
Writing Prompt #11: Gas
Your character passes gas...
Is it a burp or flatulence?
Did he/she think they were alone and let it rip?
Was it an unexpected release?
Who is there to witness it?
Is it a burp or flatulence?
Did he/she think they were alone and let it rip?
Was it an unexpected release?
Who is there to witness it?
Writing Prompt #10: Noisey
The ambient noise in the room has upset your character...
Is your character in a bar or tavern? At a concert? A sporting event? A rally? A parade? A business meeting? Church? Nursery? Hospital? Jail? Is there a storm outside?
Why is your character upset by the noise? Is anyone else bothered by it?
What does he/she do to alleviate his/her discomfort?
Is your character in a bar or tavern? At a concert? A sporting event? A rally? A parade? A business meeting? Church? Nursery? Hospital? Jail? Is there a storm outside?
Why is your character upset by the noise? Is anyone else bothered by it?
What does he/she do to alleviate his/her discomfort?
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