This picture shows a bud from our Magnolia Tree last year. This year it didn’t bud out at all. I wonder if it is because we have a drought and had to reduce the amount of water for our trees and plants.
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there. Enjoy.
Throw things together
Great example of finding better verbs for our stories.
Confirming Choices is the theme for my next anthology
My writer friend, Camille De Fer Thompson, noticed I wrote changes in the body of my last post as the theme for my next anthology, CHOICES. Change often happens when we make choices but the theme of my book is choices. Thanks, Camille.
Not Your Mother’s Book…On Cats
My story, “Cat Therapy” was accepted by NOT YOUR MOTHER’S BOOK…On Cat’s due for publication in September this year.
Tri-Valley Writers High School Writing Contest Awards Ceremony
Jordan Bernal, Vice President of the Tri-Valley Writers branch of the California Writers Club presented the winners of the High School Writing Contest with their awards. Several winning students who attended read their poems and short stories. A group photo is on Tri-Valley branch’s website: www.trivalleywritersdotorg. Neva Hodges and I were judges for the short […]
Las Positas Anthology Celebration
George Cramer, Marilyn Slade, Judy Lussie, and Julaina Kleist-Corwin at the celebration for PAGES BETWEEN, Las Positas College 2014 anthology. Titles of their short stories and Marilyn’s poem that were published are: “Too Scared” by George Cramer “How Many Years Ago Was That” by Marilyn Slade “Ryoichi’s Stepmother” by Judy Lussie “George W. Did It” […]