I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 5 – Mead Making with Brandon and Lehel

Episode 5 in my podcast about creativity in all its forms is a very entertaining interview with two friends who have a shared interest in making mead. They talk about how they got started, the process, the supplies used, the fabulous flavors they have and plan yet to achieve. I laughed quite a bit, becauseContinue reading "I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 5 – Mead Making with Brandon and Lehel"

F is for Fantasy

Yes, I currently am writing a dark fantasy series (the Shadow Journey series, writing it as Jo Allen Ash), but that's not what this post is about. It's about, well, SPRING and a fulfillment of the next letter in my challenge. The challenge I stood up and declared I would meet. I thought I'd haveContinue reading "F is for Fantasy"

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 fromContinue 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. MineContinue 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 yarnContinue 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.Continue 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 inContinue 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,Continue 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 commentedContinue 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 ofContinue reading "I’d Like My Crayons Back Episode 4 – Author Karen Katchur"