Marian Allen's Blog, page 97
October 15, 2021
October 14, 2021
Not A Dalek But — EXTERMINATE! #ThursdayDoors
So #4 Daughter (the amazing Sara Marian) and another archaeologist are living in Mom’s old house, and they’re being overrun by ants and snakes. Ring-neck snakes, you know — little, non-poisonous ones that the young women just pick up with their bare hands and toss…
October 13, 2021
More of My Family #1LinerWeds
Other people didn’t get Mom and Grandpa and Grandma and me. We said things to each other that would have been fightin’ words if anybody else had said them to us (singular) or any of the others of us. We were like, “We wouldn’t say…
October 12, 2021
This NYT Cooking Dish #Vegetarian Could Be #Vegan Could Be #NotVegetarian
I went ahead and subscribed to the New York Times online and I get access to their cooking newsletter (the free version — it takes an additional subscription for full access). This is to tell you that I can’t share the original recipe. Of course,…
October 11, 2021
Because It’s October #MondayRecommends #NailArt
A couple of years ago, friend and fellow writer Chrissy (E. Chris) Garrison posted on Facebook that she re-reads a certain book every October. Gotta love Chrissy: She’s not only a super person, she’s a REALLY GOOD writer, and she brews beer. So…. The book…
October 10, 2021
October 9, 2021
Tipper and the Peepers #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma had a peeping Tom! I don’t know how she knew his name was Tom, because he ran away when he saw her taking his picture. You bet I kept an eye on him! Then there was…
October 8, 2021
October 7, 2021
I Was NOT Drunk #ThursdayDoors
First, don’t forget the free Halloween flash fiction at Jack Wallen — Dark Twisty Fiction. One will be mine. #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, was driving and I was trying to take pictures while encouraging her to NOT slow down and NOT lean out…
October 6, 2021
The Most Buggered Son In All Creation #1LinerWeds
#4 Daughter (the amazing Sara Marian) has been showing me the Director’s Cuts of the Lord of the Rings movies (MUCH better than the theater versions!!!!) and we were deep into a battle scene. Somebody yelled, as somebody always does, “FIRE AT WILL!” And I…
