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November 22, 2014
Is She Dead? WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors
A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But she refuses to get on the lifeboat, as there are...
November 18, 2014
Cooking Up A Storm for Wednesday Whimsy
Since next week is the American Thanksgiving holiday, which revolves around a feast and therefore lots of cooking and baking, I pulled some Victorian era trade cards that went with that theme for Wednesday Whimsy.
Of course first one has to buy the groceries.
I love this quote from Wolfgang Puck: “Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors, there are only so many flavors – it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.”
And oh boy can I relate to t...
November 15, 2014
He’s Not A Toy WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors
A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But she refuses to get on the lifeboat, as there are...
November 13, 2014
The Lady or the Tiger Or Choose Both! Interactive Fiction
As a kid I was thoroughly exasperated when we read the short story “The Lady or the Tiger” in English lit class. You may remember the story, written by Frank Stockton in 1882 (hence my 1880s illustration!), wherein the warrior in the arena has to choose one of two doors…a Happily Ever After ending awaits if he picks the girl and he gets eaten if he picks the tiger. (I’d be listening for growls myself.) As a future romance novelist, I wanted the HEA ending, I wanted it NOW and I wanted to know...
November 11, 2014
Seashells and Mermaids Wednesday Whimsy
This week I’m showcasing some Victorian trade cards with shells and an oceanic theme…
“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.”Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the incongruous objects washed up by the ocean.”Henry Grunwald
“I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air.”Esther Williams (Clark Gabl...
November 8, 2014
Cold and Windy WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors
A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos.As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief. But she refuses to get on the lifeboat, as there are...
November 4, 2014
Blowing Bubbles for Wednesday Whimsy
A sure fire method for entertaining babies is to blow soap bubbles…well, come to think of it, that works for amusing pretty much everyone! I’ve put together a fun little gathering of my Victorian trade cards around this 
theme.
“Real laughter is spontaneous. Like water from the spring it bubbles forth a creation of mingled action and spontaneity – two magic potions in themselves – the very essence of laughter – the unrestrained emotion within us!” Douglas Fairbanks
“No bubble is so iridescent or...
November 1, 2014
Not Much Time WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors
A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos. Some creative editing and punctuation has occurred. As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief....
October 28, 2014
Pierrot, Bonbons, More for Halloween
For Wednesday Whimsy, I thought this charming group of French 1880’s trade cards would work well, since they’re mostly Pierrot and Harlequin costumes, with a few others added inand the majority of them are advertising French chocolates and bonbons. Trick or treat indeed!
I first encountered Pierrot in the movie “The Boy Friend,” actually, when Twiggy wore the female version of the costume and sang a very sad little song which is not my favorite in that movie. These trade cards offer much happi...
October 25, 2014
Exactly Like An Adventure Holo WRECK OF THE NEBULA DREAM Weekend Writing Warriors
A fun way to sample new books and find new writers! Here’s the link to theWeekend Writing Warriorscentral page, so you can visit all the participants sharing excerpts today…
The luxury ship Nebula Dreamhas suffered a middle of the night catastrophe in space. My hero, Nick Jameson, has fought his way to the nearest lifeboat and found chaos. Some creative editing and punctuation has occurred. As he’s just about finished loading the lifeboat, businesswoman Mara Lyrae arrives, much to his relief....
