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Statistics I found on the internet suggest that on the average people pick up their cell phones about 58 times in a single day. The top 20 percent of users spend more than 4.5 hours on their phone just on a weekday.  Although many of those pick-up times might only be, at a minimum, only […]

I’ve invited my long-time author friend, Emma Lane, who writes cozy mysteries as Janis Lane, to literally break bread with me in my virtual kitchen today. Since we’re heading for warmer weather up here in the northern hemisphere, we thought we’d make time for brunch with three of Emma’s tasty breakfast recipes. Perfect for camping, […]

The acclaimed time travel series, Upon a Time from Stella May, goes full circle with Book Four releasing May 31, 2023! Here is a peek of what’s coming soon. A jaded CEO. A fiercely focused ballerina. A love that defies all society’s rules. SoHo, 1962 JJ Morris, successful CEO, leads a secret double life, playing saxophone […]

The Journey of Writing BooksI happened to walk by the television during the announcement of the Best Supporting Actress category for the 2023 Academy Awards as my hubby had just serendipitously switched it on. I paused, wondering who would win, and when Jamie Lee Curtis’s name was announced, I smiled knowing she’d earned her acting […]

The month of May ushers in the start of the long weekend season for Canadians and Americans. Ah, warmer weather and longer days await! First up is Victoria Day weekend, followed by Memorial Day weekend. These two back-to-back holiday weekends may celebrate differently, but you can be sure ice cream is on the menu at […]

Gardening and Writing… Can they possibly have anything in common? The warm days this week enabled us to take a stroll through the yard, another put-our-butts-in-the-writing chair avoidance tactic. We found a slew of winter weeds scattered throughout the landscape. Some tiny-leafed, prostrate thing has taken over a portion of the easement making it the […]