SHORTS, NOVELS, AND OTHER THINGS
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Yep, I did it again. I am hosting one of the more than 200 different viruses that can cause a cold. Most of them are highly contagious. Rhinoviruses are the most common, but other viruses, such as adenoviruses, coronaviruses, human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can also lead to mild or severe …
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At the feast of the Epiphany two Sundays ago, I started to give some serious thought to the ‘Three Kings’ while we were singing We Three Kings of Orient Are, one of my favorite Christmas carols. Who exactly were they? And why would they ‘travel afar?’ Celebrating the Epiphany In Duke Chapel, many years ago, …
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Calling all fans of fantasy and D. Wallace Peach: Diana has a new book just out! It’s entitled Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver, and it more than lives up to Diana’s high standard of compelling stories, complete with a beautiful cover. Here is the blurb for Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver: “Already the animals starve. …
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Judith Barrow is another in the group of amazing and talented Welsh authors (think Thorne Moore, Iris Gower) whose books I inhale. This one is a psychologically twisted tale of an evil stepmother and the destruction she wreaks on a family that was managing well without her. Lynn nurses a dying, bed-ridden mother and is …
A few nights ago we got tickets to see the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival. It sleeted earlier in the day but by the time we left, the precipitation had nearly ended. However, with temperatures in the upper 30s, we were bundled to the gills for this outside event! The ancient art of Chinese …
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I'm off to Plymouth MA for a high school reunion and some research on Thursday and then on to Maine...
Read MoreRemarkably Bright Creatures was a book chosen by my book club a few months past. The Chicago Tribune named it...
Read MoreOkay, so this is another ick for a letter. But other than ugli fruit, with which I am not familiar,...
Read MoreI recently reviewed Raven’s Choice, a book by Harper Swan, the premise of which is based on the discovery that...
Read MoreKatherine Pitts, of the wonderful blog site I wish I Lived in a Library, asked me to do a guest...
Read MoreI previously reviewed the first part of this saga (https://saylingaway.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1354&action=edit), which was published as a novella. The story has now...
Read MoreFor the A-Z Challenge three years ago, I presented Renaissance artists. I was heavily into Renaissance art when I was...
Read MorePart III That afternoon, Boots and Gracie were curled side by side on the sofa. Gracie heard “Pssst!” and looked...
Read MoreAs the mother of a serviceman, Memorial Day hits home. I am particularly affected by the upcoming anniversary of D-Day,...
Read MoreBob Morgan Challenge: Send me a picture of what you think Bob Morgan looks like! Bob is the Editor in...
Read MoreMy blog has suffered in the last couple of weeks from lack of input. I’ve had things I wanted to...
Read MoreClick on the illustrations to see the beauty of the art! Andrea Pisano was a pioneer of prototypical Renaissance relief...
Read MoreI found myself reciting some of A.A. Milne’s children’s poems the other night, during dinner with my brother and sister-in-law....
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