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My Silent Movie Career Launches

Okay, in case y'all haven't been on my Facebook wall today, and because I do like to share with ALL my tribe, (That's what they tell me y'all are, btw. If you read my words, you are part of my tribe. Me, Shellie. You, Reading One), I give you my Silent Movie. I created it yesterday when I had to have, count 'em, SIXTY PLUS shots to determine if I have allergies and if so, to what. If it comes back chocolate we are in big trouble.  To whom it may concern, I also plan to write something that...

The Caption Game Returns

One of my longtime readers sent in this picture a couple of days ago. Jim from Nebraska told me that the picture was taken at snack time. He had told the girls (that's Lucy to your right and Asher to the left) to "Suck in your stomachs and look good."  He added that it dawned on him later where the phrase came from and so he had to pass it on. I'm glad he did! I've kept it in the inbox ever since because it makes me smile.  It seems, therefore, a most natural progression to want to share it w...

A Recipe and a Love Story for Valentine's Day

Hey y'all, with Valentine's Day approaching in the middle of the work week, I woke up this morning with a game plan. After getting a ton of Saturday to-dos out of the way, I got busy searching for something super chocolatey to make for my man! Here's the finished product:

Here's the recipe:

Chocolate Caramel Sweetheart Brownies

6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

one cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 eggs

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup chopped pecans

1...

The All Things Southern Super Show — it's almost here!

Hey, y'all! Sometimes I wonder how it is that I get involved in the Lucy Ricardo escapades that seem to be a regular part of my life. This would be one of those times…

Several weeks ago an opportunity was presented to me to host my own thirty minute TV special (on Super Bowl Sunday at that!) and to possibly  produce a regular weekly talk show. Not having the good sense to be intimidated, my only trepidation was the short time I would have to tape the first show.

In a perfect world...

There once was a Pulpwood Queen…

There once was a Pulpwood Queen

who held a booklovers' dream.

Authors and readers converging as one

to celebrate story and have big fun.

There were lions and tigers and clowns, oh my!

with books upon books piled to the sky.

There's none other like it

no event dare compare

to the Pulpwood Party and the Ball of Big Hair.

If time allowed I'd give you more verse

though

surely each line would get steadily worse. 

For now I bid you a fond adieu,

until next year when it begins anew.

THE GILDED AGE I hear tell...

Me and Percy, (Sledge, that is)

I enjoyed an invigorating worship session in my back yard this morning that I'm sure gave my neighbors cause to lock their doors. Back story: I like to rework and redeem secular songs, offering them up to God with an entirely new twist on the intent of the one who penned them. I've sang "Jesus, Jesus, I get down on my knees for you" for years. Go ahead. Laugh. He loves it.

This morning, I pulled a fast one on Percy Sledge. For the record, pun intended, the lyrics to "Cover Me" make a...

Richard Paul Evans visits ATS LIVE

Hey y'all, I'm having this author of the show tomorrow. Bless his heart, maybe you've heard of him. His name is Richard Paul Evans. He's only had all EIGHTEEN of his books become NYT's bestsellers, four made into movies, and millions sold worldwide. I figured it was the least I could do to give him a leg up, you know? I mean, someone needs to give him a break and I'm nothing if not generous that way.

Join the conversation with us tomorrow, will you? ATS LIVE airs locally on Talk540 KMLB and

Pulpwood Queen Bound!

Pink feather hat, boa, tiara, clown outfit, marketing material– check,check, check, and oh mercy I'm sure I'm overlooking something! Yes, indeed, it's that time again. This weekend I'll return to the Pulpwood Queen's Girlfriend Weekend Greatest Show on Earth in Jefferson, TX to present my latest book, Sue Ellen's Girl Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy! A veteran of this affair by now, one might think I would know what exactly what to expect and how to prepare.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Excuse me...

Rob Hill from House of Hope, Tomorrow on ATS LIVE!

Every so often, my work here at All Things Southern affords me the opportunity to be the tiniest part of something so wonderful, the chance to interact with someone who epitomizes such faith, hope, and love, that it leaves me shaking my head and marveling at the privilege. Tomorrow will be such a day on ATS LIVE.

What happened in the life of this average, happily married young couple seen in the top picture…

…that led them to become people willing to leave their wealthy gated community...

What do you want out of 2012?

I've been writing this post in my head for some time. For the record, it was much easier up there.  Now that I have keys under my fingers, I'm discovering that I can't stop hitting the delete button. I keep erasing everything and starting over.

Not completely sure what that's all about, but here's what I suspect. I'm intimidated. I don't have time to write a long, beautifully wordy essay and I'm not altogether sure I ever could, even if the clock wasn't ticking on a hundred other things that n...