The Wild Thyme Unseen

I read T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets in college and try to read again at least once a year. The language is some of the most beautiful I’ve ever read, and I find myself saying passages to myself in my head at the oddest moments (especially, for some reason, “Garlic and sapphires in the mud / …

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Blog Roundup and Weekend Reading

New Writing Habits This past week I’ve really enjoyed reading about how other people are thinking about, experimenting with, and finding solutions to the social media balancing act. This is from Christi Craig in her excellent blog, Writing Under Pressure: “Blogging, while providing a great outlet to hone my writing skills, sometimes serves as a …

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Book Excerpt, Book Giveaway and Blog Hop

Happy Labor Day! It’s a “B” day. 🙂 Book Excerpt: I have posted an excerpt from my middle grade historical novel, Planting Words: My Friend Oscar Micheaux, as a page link on the upper menu. Please feel free to visit, read, and comment. The book is represented by Bree Ogden of Martin Literary Management. Thank …

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