by Marie Watts | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
Houston, we have a problem—frog infestation. I’ve lived in the country full-time for eighteen years and never seen anything like it. These creatures are scurrying around my porch, in the carport, and down the sidewalk. All different kinds. Two even climbed into my...
by Marie Watts | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog
Last weekend I attended a unique small-town festival in Fayetteville, Texas called Lickskillet Days, now in its forty-fourth year. The event is a fascinating blend of cultures, making it an extraordinary window into the past of this small central Texas town of 255...
by Marie Watts | Oct 18, 2021 | Blog
Until recently, I considered myself immune to shortage frustration. My toilet tissue and hand sanitizer stockpiles are healthy. What more could anyone want? But this week, the new economy has punched my button big time! Where do I start? EMPLOYEE SHORTAGE...
by Marie Watts | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog
My daughter bought me a coat at a garage sale that had an evil eye charm pinned near a buttonhole. At first, I just assumed it was there to help the wearer quickly recognize his/her coat. I had no idea about evil eye charms until I started looking on the internet for...
by Marie Watts | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog
All, I am off to the the Women’s Fiction Writer’s Conference in Chicago, so am reposting this blog first published in 2021. In today’s political climate, thinking about our country and what we want for our future, its good to take some time to...
by Marie Watts | Sep 27, 2021 | Blog
Meeting people on Zoom versus real life is weirdly different. I have a Zoom community of writers from the Women’s Fiction Writers Association that I’ve regularly met with since June of 2020. I’ve gotten to know them in a square box, generally at a desk. I recently...
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