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E is for Excellent

Yes, I’m cheating a bit. But I’m also pulling my hair out between writing, marketing, writing, yardwork, writing… Well, you get the picture. At any rate, I came across this article about the uses for silica packs (you know, the little packets filled with silica pellets that come nearly in everything?) to keep them fromContinueContinue reading “E is for Excellent”

D is for Delight

I had another D word in mind when I initially sat down to write this blog. Demented, however, would have been a rather brief but virulent topic. Instead of venting, I settled on something more, well, delightful. Something simple to maybe lift the spirit. First, we’ll start with daffodils, those lovely harbingers of Spring. MineContinueContinue reading “D is for Delight”

I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 2 – Josh Lounsberry

Before two upcoming (and the latest) episodes in my podcast, I figured I’d post episode 2 and 3 (2 here, 3 in a separate post). This is my interview of Josh Lounsberry, a young man with a heart hearkening back to bygone eras. His passion, among others, is for dyeing and spinning wool into yarnContinueContinue reading “I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 2 – Josh Lounsberry”

C is for Constant

Like the ringing in my ears? No. Well, yeah, sure, if it helps the point. When we are very young, the constants in our lives seem so very certain. Or maybe just my life. As a child, I had been privileged to live a life where I didn’t experience a ton of fear and insecurity.ContinueContinue reading “C is for Constant”

B is for Brave

We all know brave when we see it. The firefighter rushing into a burning building. The bystander pulling the injured from a battered car before it ignites. A soldier facing the uncertainties of battle. Voices speaking up for what is right. The list goes on. There are many deserved accolades for the brave heroes inContinueContinue reading “B is for Brave”

A is for Archeology

Okay, people, this is the first in my alphabetically triggered blogs, in response to the gauntlet cast down at my feet. (For more, see the “Challenge Accepted” blog recently posted.) So, after some consideration, I decided to write about Archeology. Whoa. Archeology? Why? Certain readers, those who know me after a fashion, may be thinking,ContinueContinue reading “A is for Archeology”

Challenge accepted!

Recently, my post regarding the interview with Karen Katchur was liked by, among others, an author named Elske Howeler. I went over and looked at some of her blogs and was quite intrigued by a task she had assigned herself, writing a blog a day using the letters of the alphabet, in order. I commentedContinueContinue reading “Challenge accepted!”

I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 4 – Author Karen Katchur

I had a wonderful afternoon interviewing crime thriller author, Karen Katchur, and am posting a YouTube link to her interview below. I originally interviewed her on my blog back when her first book came out in 2015. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/WQ25TwTqJkM?si=UIP_I3TdHB_XToYL Karen is the author of two women’s fiction/mysteries set in the Pocono area, The Secrets ofContinueContinue reading “I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 4 – Author Karen Katchur”

I’d Like My Crayons Back – Episode 1 – Ron Probst of IHR Studios

I did say I’d post as new interviews for I’d Like My Crayons Back came out, but also that I’d post about the prior ones. Some of you may know that Ron is my brother, a very talented Mastering Engineer with his own studio, IHR Studios. I did interview him twice before but, you know, thingsContinueContinue reading “I’d Like My Crayons Back – Episode 1 – Ron Probst of IHR Studios”

I’d Like My Crayons Back

“Everyone is born creative; everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten. Then when you hit puberty, they take the crayons away… I’d like my crayons back, please.” Hugh MacLeod – Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity Last year (and after being a guest on several video podcasts myself), I decided IContinueContinue reading “I’d Like My Crayons Back”