by Marie Watts | Jul 11, 2022 | Blog
The heat is eating me alive. It’s a downright scorcher at the ranch. My personal weather station is registering 102° while Austin is a sizzling 103° and it’s only 4:15 pm on July 9, 2022. How vicious is the heat, Marie? I’m glad you asked. It’s so hot that a...
by Marie Watts | Jul 4, 2022 | Blog
The Fourth of July is our national holiday to celebrate the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation. The document that envisioned a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal was the...
by Marie Watts | Jun 27, 2022 | Blog
The concept of personal best caught my attention last week as I played golf for the second time since the pandemic started. And, of course, I sucked. Despite my husband’s coaching, I kept raising up while swinging, topping the ball. I hit some good shots, perhaps...
by Marie Watts | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog
The Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) experience smacked me upside the head this weekend as I participated in numerous Juneteenth celebrations. Take yourself back one hundred fifty-seven years ago to Fayette County, Texas where thirty-three percent of the inhabitants were...
by Marie Watts | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog
The great paper shortage will get worse before it gets better. As we speak, book publishers are in a panic. Why are we in this mess? PAPER SHORTAGE DUE TO CHANGING CORPORATE PRACTICES Jack Welsh, CEO of General Electric, began his corporate reign in 1981, ushering in...
by Marie Watts | Jun 6, 2022 | Blog
Day Promotes Authors and Genre that Consistently Tops Bookseller Charts I’m inviting everyone to celebrate Women’s Fiction Day with the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. I joined this organization several years ago and it has made a...
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