Archive for May, 2009

The 99 Cent Store

Current mood:  artistic Category: Life It’s my turn to blog at Seven Wicked Writers today and here is what I wrote: One of my secret, guilty pleasures is trolling the aisles of the 99 Cent Store. My goodaughter Eleanna and I have become proficient afficionadoes of the chain and whilst some of my friends are aghast […]

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Prom Queen

Current mood:  adventurous Category: News and Politics It’s my turn to blog at Sensual N Secret and here is what I wrote: Meet Sergio Garcia. He’s 18 years old, he is an openly gay student at Los Angeles’ School District’s iconic Fairfax High School and he is their new Prom Queen. When the news hit the […]

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American Idol?

Current mood:  contemplative Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities I’ve watched American Idol week after week, mesmerized and inspired by the true artistry and warm charisma of Adam Lambert. That he should lose the title he so richly deserved to a merely good singer was profoundly shocking to me last night. Once again, the nine year old girls […]

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Chili Chucker

Current mood:  amused Category: Life It’s my turn to blog at Nice N Naughty today and here is what I wrote: Have y’all heard about the woman who thwarted would-be burglars by throwing a bowl of chili at them? According to yesterday’s news reports, they were so petrified of her resourceful use of kitchen utensils and her […]

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Q

Current mood:  amused Category: Life It’s my turn to blog at Seven Wicked Writers today and here is what I wrote: As a writer, I collect lines of dialogue, names, places, little snippets like a bower bird. Names particularly intrigue me as I write so many books I am constantly on the lookout for unusual […]

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Mother’s Day

Current mood:  content Category: Life It’s my turn to blog at The Seven Wicked Writers Today and here is what I wrote: It’s Mother’s Day again, my least favorite ‘holiday’ of the year. It’s a terrible reminder that I don’t have a mother. I lost her when I was six to the ravages of colon cancer. […]

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The House that Anne Boleyn Built

Current mood:  blissful Category: Writing and Poetry It is my turn to blog at Nice N Naughty today and here is what I wrote: Last night historical fiction author Robin Maxwell came to my local library to speak about her life and her astonishing books – all fictionalized autobiographies of “notorious” women of the 15th and […]

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Love Beyond Death

Current mood:  blessed Category: Life I took my precious dog Venus for a late, final walk for the evening last night. I’d had a long, productive day and I always enjoy our last walk. The pavement outside has usually just been watered and Venus loves to put her nose to everything, picking up every fresh scent. […]

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The Most Beautiful Man in the World

The Most beautiful Man in the World Current mood:  blissful Category: Art and Photography It’s my turn to blog at Sensual n Secret today and here is what I wrote: Every erotic romance author I know is a cover whore. We really are. Each time we get a hot new cover, we share it with our […]

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