IT’S ABOUT TIME

I am pleased to share this blog post from writer Joan Fernandez. You can learn more about her and follow her blog here.                                                              *** I write historical fiction because I am deeply passionate about the present. Sound...

1 FREAKY NEW YEAR’S EVE

As New Year’s Eve approached, I began thinking about New Year’s Eves past. Some I remember, some I slept through, and some were bizarre. The craziest one I spent was in the early eighties.  NEW YEAR’S EVE SETTING THE SCENE  My mother died in 1978, and my father...

1 CRAZY DAY OF GIFT WRAPPING

My husband and I have different ideas about gift wrapping for the holiday season. In the past, he took care of the wrapping without my assistance. Now, because his disability is worsening, I have been called upon to be the gift-wrapping assistant.  Do you have cycles...

1 HORRENDOUS LIE—HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Happily ever after—I can’t believe I ever bought into this horrendous lie. So, readers, bear with me, I’m on a rant today. Since I was small I was exposed to what Merriam-Webster calls an idiom: live happily ever after.  Which means “to live happily for the rest of...

MICRO WRESTLING 1 BIZARRE WORLD

Micro wrestling. Who knew? After shopping at Walmart, I returned to my truck only to find a flier advertising micro wrestling coming soon to an event venue outside of La Grange. The event was billed as “HIGH FLYING, BODY SLAMMING & OFF THE TOP ROPE! “OUTRAGEOUSLY...