What a Travesty
Travesty. I probably haven't used that word a handful of times in my whole life but it sprang to my mind yesterday during my early morning devotions
I Survived a Road Trip with Mama and Uncle Rod
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“Old Man Henry Speaks His Mind”
Mrs. Mamie Lee tells me that Old Man Henry has been unusually grumpy lately. That’s saying something. As I may have mentioned, Mr. Henry can find the dark side of a rainbow. I asked his longsuffering wife if she knew what was troubling him and learned that Mr. Henry has had his lip ran out extra long ever since their preacher announced that he was
Do Not Read Your Book Reviews!
Dear *Cat, I did it again. I didn't mean to, I promise. I had no intention of reading reviews last Saturday! It's just that I got an email invite to be someone's friend on this certain book site and when I clicked "sure thing", or something like that, I was taken to the site itself, which is where I happened to see my book in a little sidebar along
Go Ahead– Burn Your Bridge on This One
I’m expecting the phone to ring any minute. It will be a conference call and a fairly important one. There will be three of us on the line and one subject on our minds. We’ll all be testing the waters, in our own ways, to determine if our partnership would be a good fit, and if we should work together on a looming project. Forgive
Is that a Hole in my Head?
I have scant time for this, but since my author friend Nicole Seitz thought I should share this story, here we go. Note: there'll be even more rambling than usual because there'll be zero to none editing. We good? Cool. Once upon a time, (which was actually just last week), I had a hole in my head. I do not mean an actual hole. That's just the phrase that kept coming
Shellie opines on Dreaming in the Southern Quote
One of my favorite quotes comes from Alice in Wonderland where the Queen says to Alice, “Sometimes I dream as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” I confess. I’m something of a sap for lines like that. I believe in the power of a healthy dream. You may have noticed that I qualified the dream. Why? Because I also believe that when it comes
Shellie Takes It Easy on Plunger Man
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“Too Much Information”
I’m all for folks getting an education and making a better life for themselves but I’ve noticed something. Sometimes, too much book sense can cause a person to use a string of two-dollar words when a fifty-cent word would be a better fit. If you’ve been around my porch long, you may know that I’m as partial to stretching out a good story as anyone
Shellie Suggests Taking it Easy on Plunger Man
Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, Belle of All Things Southern, takes a surprising position in the case of the Plunger Man of NYC.
