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Wartime Friendships by Eleri Grace

 Our theme of relationships this month -- as it so often does each February -- brought me up short. I'm divorced and haven't even been on a date since before the pandemic. Sure, I could focus this blog on non-romantic relationships -- my relationships with my young adult children, with my wide circles of friends, with the larger writing community, and on and on. But I was not particularly

Love is in the Air- Everywhere!

 By: Marcia King-Gamblewww.Lovemarcia.com Here we are with Valentine’s Day only days away and thescurrying around is already in full force. Everywhere you look there are signsto Buy! Buy! Buy! The price of roses is already sky high and last year’s unsoldmerchandise has just made another appearance. Store Windows are filled withevery imaginable shade of red and pink, and floating hearts tend

Relationships Are Like a Garden

 by Diana McCollumRelationships are like a garden. They need to be nourished, cultivated and weeded out.We have relationships everywhere. In our families, in our service people, such as grocery cashiers, doctors, bankers, coffee kiosks people, church, school etc.If a relationship is not working no matter how much you try to make it work, consider it toxic, time to weed it out.Outside our homes

Relationship Tips Through Song by Lynn Lovegreen

 Since February is Romance Awareness Month, it’s a good time to talk about relationships. While each person has their own style or ways of dealing with others, some things work for most people. Here are my tips for keeping a long-term relationship going. Younger readers might search for the songs online, since I’m showing my age here. 😉 Hold on LooselyAs 38 Special sang, “hold on loosely, but

Advice From The Apocalypse

 I don't often take relationship advice from a tale about a world-ending apocalypse, but does the source really matter if the suggestions are good?  I recently gleened several lessons from a television show. The January 29th episode of The Last Of Us showed that the quality of a relationship between two people can make the difference between surviving and thriving.  When you have nothing, you

A few things ...

When thinking of relationships, a few things come to my mind:Winter & glistening snow that turns the forest to a winter wonderlandPeanut butter & jamCandlelight & romanceFriday night & pizzaBowling & laughterWriting & adventureHouse & homeBacon & eggsEvening & craftsSpring & black fliesHens & eggsBowling & cursesLove & laughterBacon & pancakesSummer & cricketsPen & inkWinter & snow, that in my

Relationships Through Writing by Paty Jager

This is kind of a coincidence that Relationship is the theme for this month’s blog posts. While I’ve been married for 44 years and feel like I have a pretty good relationship with my kids, I thought about the relationships I have in regard to my writing.I love the fact I have found so many friends, really goodfriends, through my writing. From the authors who friended me when I was startingout

Relationships a Hard Road to Travel

by Diana McCollumFebruary is the month for celebrating or honoring those in our lives that we love. #Relationships can be a tricky road to travel. Here are some quotes on love, caring, and relationships. Enjoy!“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.” ― Jess C. Scott, The Intern"A relationship is like a car, when you have a flat tyre, you

Simple Tips To Enhance Connections With Others

 Hi, I’m Judith Ashley, author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, soulnourishing romantic women’s fiction with light paranormal elements. My storiesshow you what life could be like if you had a place like The Circle where youare unconditionally accepted, supported and loved. And where, with thissupport, you make choices to overcome the darkest nights and choose love andlight.For many

A new short story collection about...death

In 2021, Amazon instituted a new author-to-reader platform called Kindle Vella. Based on the old serialized fiction series and books of the 1930s and 40s, Vella was a platform designed for authors to write serialized episodes of their latest fiction works and get them into the public eye without having to publish them the old-fashioned way - through print or ecopy.I jumped on the Vella bandwagon