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THE SHORE OF THE WIDE WORLD
A poem by John Keats When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean’d my teeming brain, Before high-piled books, in charact’ry, Hold like rich garners the full-ripen’d grain; When I behold, upon the night’s starr’d face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I…
Read MoreQUEEN FOR A DAY
Don’t know if anyone remembers this show, QUEEN FOR A DAY, I vaguely do. But it’s there in my memory. I look back and recall the host asking a husband what his wife weighed, she steps from behind the curtain and is told to step on a scale. She obeys, giggling the whole time. The…
Read MoreIT’S HE–RE!
Finally! What a crazy year this has been. But the book is available on Amazon now. I will have copies the end of this month. (see how they treat authors!!!) This is the cover. Hope to have a better rendition of it asap. But had to post anyway. ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS, is the latest…
Read MoreALL THESE LITTLE THINGS and more
This is sorta what the cover of my new book ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS will look like when it comes out . I’m proud to say that the fantastic photographer and artist, Sue Benden, is creating my cover this time. Thank you so much, my friend. ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS should be out mid July.…
Read MoreA little reminiscing
Our little bridge seems like eons ago. Since the construction of the new high-rise, traffic has increased, population has increased, COVID has certainly not stopped construction– our little beach town has so changed that I do not recognize it. Let go, let go, let go I keep telling myself and for the most part, I…
Read Morecheck out this new post on Bublish
I’ve just joined a new site called Bublish. Stay tuned for “bubbles” of information about various books. https://bubli.sh/FH08dAs
Read Moreafter a while
It’s been a while since I’ve posted something here, been getting my ducks in a row. They look pretty straight now, so here goes–Work on ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS, is progressing. Not as quickly as I would have liked, but it is doing so. The premise here–oh my, even bad guys are human. Now think…
Read MoreALL THESE LITTLE THINGS exerpt
Nearing completion, I thought I’d offer a little snippet of what the new book has to offer. Hope you like it. Hopefully it will be out by mid JUne. Rae pushed past the empty crate boxes stacked willy nilly among the marsh grasses and softly spewed curse words as she progressed beyond old fishing buoys…
Read MoreBrooklyn Arts and Crafts Festival
Yooza, Yooza, Yooza. Finally made it in to this, been trying for a while. The 21st and 22nd…y’all come now. Lots of vendors from all over our area, many you’ve never seen before. All kinds of stuff by artisans talented beyond belief. Make a day of it in downtown Wilmington!
Read MoreLiving in the past
The above picture is of the CLOUD NINE, my father’s fishing boat. The one I worked on for a few years..great times! I use those times often in my writing, they take me to a place I’ll never forget. Yes, the past was a great place-a place I personally like to visit but not…
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