Animal Humour – What’s that in them thar trees?

I often write an animal themed essay for Thursdays. Today, it’s more of a picture thing. I just looked out the window and saw this in one of the fir trees: And for just a momentary mental lapse, I thought I saw this: Our lovely cat, Mr. Fatboy. It would’ve...

Author creativity vs. reader’s annoyance cont.

In the mystery, the main character is a caterer. I actually read #s 12,13, & 14 before I realized that there were a whole bunch of them. Now I’m reading the earlier ones. I believe, and I could be wrong, that in the later ones, the recipes are at the ends of...

Author creativity vs. reader’s annoyance

Out of the last four books I’ve read, make that three, because I only got to page 31 in the fourth, only one was a straight forward novel. The first one was an adult mystery with recipes tucked in throughout the chapters. The second one was a YA with...

THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER by Sarah Dessen

When I was in NYC a few year ago I discovered that I was out of books to read while I traveled, so I went to a bookstore to remedy the situation. NYC is expensive, and while I’m not cheap, I was on a budget, so when I saw that I could get two Sarah Dessen novels...