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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #3
Flash Fiction Contest #3 from Jules Paige live at Carrot Ranch! This is flash fiction with a difference: Jules asks us to use a form of poetry called a ‘Septolet’. Never heard of it? Me neither, but it looks to … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Poetry, Reblog, Septolet
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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #2
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #2, Geoff Le Pard’s challenge Little and Laugh, is up and running live at Carrot Ranch! Geoff wants us to make him laugh. That’s it! Deadline Midnight EST October 13. Read on for full details and … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Humour, Reblog
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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #1
The Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest at Carrot Ranch is off! Contest #1 Leader, Norah Colvin, kicks off with ‘When I Grow Up’. Next up: The Little and Laugh Flash Contest by Geoff Le Pard on Tuesday, October 10. Enter the … Continue reading
December’s Guest Storyteller, Sherri Matthews
Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Sherri has been writing full-time since 2011. Currently working on her memoir, Stranger in a White Dress, she has been published in a variety of national magazines and two anthologies. Sherri raised her three,…
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Tagged Christmas, Flash fiction, Guest Post, story telling
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Dreaming of a yellow teapot and awaking to publication day #urban fantasy
Originally posted on Sarah Potter Writes:
Still pinching myself to check that I’m awake, but somehow I’ve managed to achieve publication of my urban fantasy novel Desiccation. It is now available to buy in Kindle or Paperback format at Amazon. You may ask…
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Tagged Book Launch, Reblog, Sarah Potter, Self Publication
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Book Launch – Tales from the Garden – Fairy stories by Sally Cronin
Once upon a time, Sally Cronin, talented author and friend to many, wrote a fairy story inspired by the statues in her beautiful garden. It was so popular with her readers that other stories followed, and now she’s put them … Continue reading
Sunday Lunch Invitation – Sherri Matthews and Michelle Clements James.
A guest post in which I share the story of ‘Crazy Grandma’ and the turkey that never was; a summer story just in time for Thanksgiving…thank you so much Sally Cronin for the invitation!
Posted in Family Life, Family Traditions, Guest Blogs, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, Family Life, Family Traditions, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Thanksgiving
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Bonfire Night and A Drive in the Wilds of Wiltshire
Originally posted on A View From My Summerhouse:
Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! (English Folk Verse, c 1870) When we lived…
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Summer Spotlight: Sherri Matthews
My lovely friend Jill is kind enough to allow me to hijack her blog today as part of her Summer Spotlight series. Thanks so much for having me Jill 🙂
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DON’T DELAY – BACKUP TODAY!
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Because you never know what the day may bring So Stay Safe – Not Sorry AUTHORS PROTECT YOUR WIP’s BLOGGERS PROTECT YOUR BLOGS (For WordPress Users) ADMIN TOOLS EXPORT EXPORT…
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