For years I chastised myself for the plants that died in my little kitchen garden. Located outside my window, I envisioned enjoying the beauty of the perennial flowers as I sipped my morning tea and ate breakfast. (I gave up coffee years ago.) Year after year I tried many plants and shrubs: roses, coneflower, coreopsis, […]
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This Year, Celebrate Father’s Day with a Meaty Treat and a Time Travel Read with the Kids…
This recipe is one for the guys. And I’m sure the fellows on The Last Timekeepers team would wholeheartedly agree. After all, Jordan, Drake, Ravi, and Professor Lucas will tell you that they build up quite an appetite traveling into the past to keep time safe. So instead of settling for something like rabbit stew […]
Moving On with my Writing Life by Author Alicia Joseph…
When I was in college, back in 1998, I took a creative writing course where I wrote two horribly written short stories and some really bad poems. The stories were called The Hideout and The Attic. Apparently, I wasn’t very creative with titles back then. To this day, I don’t know why I didn’t toss those […]
Meet YA Author Asa Rodriguez and his Amazing Coming-of-Age Fantasy Series…
Let me introduce myself, dear reader. I am author Asa Rodriguez. I find that art and all forms of self-expression are extremely important in life. And I started this coming-of-age fantasy series about an orphan boy called Ben, because he is learning to discover himself throughout the journey, just like any of us. #1 IN […]
The Death of Customer Service by Guest Author Anne Montgomery…
Yep! It’s gone the way of the dinosaurs. Now listen, children, as we discuss a strange phenomenon that existed many years ago. It’s not exactly extinct, but it’s so rare today, most people haven’t ever experienced it, save for those of us who are…um…old. I’m talking about “customer service” which, by definition, is the support […]
The Perfect Dessert for Victoria Day Weekend: Cupcake Fantasy by Author Helen Carpenter…
The day was perfect; one of those low humidity, blue sky, breeze-off-the-lake days that made tourists flock to central Florida. Green and yellow tents filled the park and costumes were the attire of choice. Dogs in costumes, babies in costumes, teens in costumes, turtles in costumes; every life form Andi encountered wore a costume. Her […]