Eagle Spotting

  You’ll never believe what coolness happened to us this past winter. We had an eagle viewing. Not a spotting, but a twenty minute show! We were sitting at our kitchen table and I saw this GIANT eagle swoop down over a flock of coots and buffleheads. Not ten...

My Writing/Your Writing – The Timer

I stole this idea from the fabulous writer, Arthur Slade. Anyone who knows me knows that the first draft is a killer for me. I can revise until the geese come home (we don’t have cows here on the lake), but first drafts? I need to be super-glued to my chair....

Teen Topic Tuesday – Reading for revenge!

Today’s topic is actually about grade schoolers, but I could see teens jumping on this bandwagon. At East Side Elementary School in Chattanooga, TN, the kids exceeded their reading goals and their reward (besides reading the books) was they got to throw pies at...

More Ways to Win!!!

If you write a book review and post it as a comment here (50 words or less, please and no spoilers), I’ll put your name in the hat twice. If you send someone new to my site and they enter to win, have them include your name in their post/comment and I’ll throw your...

Free Book Monday!

Last week’s winner is Olivia D. She’ll be receiving a book of her choice from my stash! Congratulations, Olivia and thanks for your email! Olivia chose The Boggart and I threw in the second one for fun. Now don’t you wish you’d entered? This week, I’ve...