M.J. Compton's Blog, page 42
August 30, 2017
Toasted Marshmallows
At a recent writing retreat, the hostess built a fire in her fire pit on the patio and pulled out a package of Peeps for us to roast. Apparently this is a thing. Who knew! So in honor of National Toasted Marshmallow Day, I give you this.
August 27, 2017
Just Because Day
Happy National Just Because Day. Yes, this is a photo of me, standing on my head, with a tulip in my mouth. Just because.
August 23, 2017
Super Heroes and Why We Need Them
Super hero movies, based on comics, have dominated the motion picture landscape for several years. What is our fascination with these characters? I don’t think it goes back to comic books, where most of the characters originated. I think the movies are more pervasive in than the comics are in this generation. So why do […]
August 20, 2017
Radio Day
Today is the day the world celebrates the invention of the radio. I am from the generation that saw the introduction of transistor radios. They were the greatest thing! We could listen to music on the school bus. You had to be next the the window to get a signal (and NOT the Emergency Exit […]
August 16, 2017
Time to Tell a Joke
Yes, August 16 is National Tell A Joke Day. I love jokes. Here is one of my all-time favorites: Four engineers are driving to a conference when the car sputters and dies as they pull off to the shoulder. After a moment of silent contemplation, the electrical engineer says; “you know, I bet the coil’s […]
August 13, 2017
Book Reading Bingo: Dress for Success
In a previous post, I mentioned that Jude Deveraux’s book Legend fit into several categories of local RWA chapter’s year-long Book Bingo Challenge. One of those categories was DRESS FOR SUCCESS…a romance story featuring a fabulous dress. In Legend, the garment in question was a wedding dress. I ask: what about a skirt? As in: “Can a skirt […]
August 9, 2017
It’s Book Lovers Day!
Today is a day that should be dear to all authors’ hearts: National Book Lovers Day. The way to observe this day is sit and read a book. Or stand and read. All day. The kind of book–fiction or non-fiction–doesn’t matter. The point is to read. Reading all day is my idea of bliss.
August 6, 2017
Wiggling My Toes
I hate shoes. Really. I hate having my feet encased in something where they can’t breathe. If not for the fact that I live in the snowiest major metropolitan area in the United States, I would wear flipflops–or other sandals–year round. My latest self-indulgence is having a professional pedicure every month or so during sandal […]
August 2, 2017
National Coloring Book Day
I loved to color when I was a kid. Especially in my Barbie coloring books. I loved to color as a young adult as a way to relax. In fact , I still have a box of crayons from 1974. And last year, when the adult coloring book craze took off, I bought two new […]
July 30, 2017
August Is Romance Awareness Month
I am a romance author. I believe in the power of love. I’m glad I write in a genre that generates hope. I went on Pinterest to look for ideas about how to be romantic so I could include them in this blog. Oh boy. OK. Pinterest is a female thing. I’m going to just […]
