Book Fun – A New Giveaway Chance

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I once read that one of the best ways a writer can promote a book is to give it away. I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but over the years I’ve given away many books. I like to give away books and wish I could give away even more. I went to an author event once where authors …

Down to the Last Mystery Photo This Go Around

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Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. ~Neil Armstrong Back when I started these Mystery Photo Games several years ago, I had no idea that I would continue them on. But I’ve had fun straining my brain to come up with the mystery photos and many of you have said how much you’ve enjoyed …

Do You Like Appalachian Stories?

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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 …

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #11

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Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #11 Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS on 3/14 at noon MST with Stop #1 …

The Magic of Christmas Eve

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  Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it, you know it, you believe it. ~Kevin Alan Milne One of the times when that magic is so real, especially for kids, is on Christmas Eve. I do remember feeling that magic, that anticipation, that feeling of wonder. Do you? The picture is of my family’s tree …

An Early Family Christmas & A New Chance to Win a Book

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Christmas with family is good on whatever day your family can all get together at one time. This year for us it was yesterday. That’s a little earlier than usual. We generally try to make it work a day or so before or after Christmas. That couldn’t happen this year. So, I had to get busy with my shopping and …

Top Ten List of Christmas Joys and a Giveaway Chance

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Do you like to make lists? At Christmas, I go a little overboard making lists. I make lists of those I want to give gifts. Then, I make lists of the gifts I’ve bought for them. I even make lists of the presents I’ve wrapped. When you have nine grandkids, a few grandkids in love, three kids and their beautiful …

The Rest of the Story and Another Caption Game Picture

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“I can feel infinitely alive curled up on the sofa reading a book.” ― Benedict Cumberbatch All of you are making my Caption Game so much fun. You had some great captions for the first two pictures, but you outdid yourselves for Sunday’s picture. Yeah, I know I accidentally published it on Saturday, but it was supposed to be Sunday’s …

A Picture Can Tell a Story

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Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. ~Allen Klein I hope you are having fun playing my Photo Caption Game. I looked at pictures tonight …