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For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, to fetch one if one goes astray, to lift one if one totters down, to strengthen whilst one stands. ~Christina Rossetti I just noticed online that it is Sibling Day. For me, that is the same as sisters day since …
Have you ever wondered why we say the bluebird is a harbinger of happiness? Is it those blue feathers with the stain of red on the bird’s breast? One legend explains the bluebird’s red breast by claiming the little bird blew on the fire in the stable to keep the flames going and warm the Christ Child on the night …
A few years ago I was asked to do an interview with Quip Pro Quills called Animals & Authors. I wrote about Oscar, my best ever dog at the time, and me. Unfortunately I lost Oscar the year after this interview to bone cancer at the young age of eight. He was the best dog ever and a great subject …
On a beautiful spring day, it can be easy to be happy. On a beautiful spring day that also happens to be Easter Sunday, it’s easy to be joyful. Due to picking up a pesky germ that has me keeping the tissue box always within reach, I think I missed going to church on an Easter Sunday for the first …
They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, ‘Can he name a kitten?’ ~Samuel Butler Have you had the pleasure of naming some kittens? Maybe a dog? Or best of all, a sweet new baby in your arms? With those babies, you have months to debate the perfect name and get …
Sometimes you just need a laugh. I’m a huge Kentucky basketball fan. I have been since I was a young teen and started listening to the games on my little transister radio. This was not a good week for Kentucky basketball fans. Sigh. Oh well. That gives me more time to come up with scenes for my work in …
The Appalachian Mountains are full of stories. The people there are full of personality and the settings can be beautiful and sometimes challenging. If you’ve read any of my stories, you know most of them have Kentucky history. So, my Appalachian stories have Kentucky settings, but the Appalachian Mountains run through several states. There are many stories that writers can …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Whether you have Irish in your blood or not, it’s always fun to wear green on St. Paddy’s Day. Not that I think anybody should get pinched for not wearing green. I don’t think that was a thing when I was a kid, and not a thing I’d want anyway. We’ll just leave the pinching off …
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I just had a friend let me know that there is actually a song of Sourwood Mountain. I didn’t know that, but it’s making me smile. I could have had one of my characters singing it. I really missed the boat on that one. I did use some folk songs in my book, These Healing Hills. I had my nurse …