We have no clue
I have rambled for much of my life, living and trekking around different countries, but ironically ended up with a bungalow back in my home town where Thor joined me to spiff it up. And now Thor and I are moving again. It’s been an interesting evolution…. People have been asking for updates on our move, so here’s …
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Revisit with Thor and me an escape to the mountains. Seize the day! Way too much “Life” is swirling around us these past weeks, and today comuter gremlins invaded my blog post-in-progress, so we’ll get back to that new topic next week. (Hint: Moving) Meanwhile, here is a reminder that a getaway to “Be Here …
A Hero For All Ages Originally published 1/20/2012 by Phyllis Irene Radford When I read Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur for the first time in junior high school, I knew I’d found the heroes lacking in my life. I think that’s one of the reasons Arthuriana has lasted so long. Everyone has times when they need a …
Damn Yankee Chicken Pie In 1939 my Aunt Bec (Bessie) made the long and perilous train journey from rural Alabama to New England. She needed to check out my newborn eldest brother to make certain he was a fitting heir to the Radford name. Wedding photo Miriam Elizabeth Bentley and Edwin Smith Radford December 26, …
A lively YA time-travel romp with an important mission – and attitude. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my Book View Cafe novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I just “met” David Valdes this week via the weekly Zoom book …
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Join me for a celebration of Easter on my first trip through the Greek islands. Back in 1981, I fulfilled a dream to visit Greece, after my fascination with its mythology and culture since childhood. With my partner Jim, I loaded up my backpack for camping on the different islands and mainland. This is part …
In THE MOON ALWAYS RISING, Alice C. Early brings the colorful Caribbean island landscape, culture, and characters to vibrant life. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I look forward to “meeting” Alice C. Early this …
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Interviewer’s Note: Laura Gayle is the pen name for Shannon Page and Karen G. Berry SHERWOOD: One of the pleasures of this series is the setting. The author(s) do such an excellent job of evoking the different pace of life in northwest island living, as Cam, our main character in this series, discovers how the …
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(Picture from here.) One of the Boskone 2022 panels I was on was the Disappearing Books panel. These are books that were popular or at least well-known at time of publication but have since become relatively unknown.
Don’t miss this thrilling epic fantasy series that transcends genre! “Wow! Amazing!” I have to say upon finishing Sherwood Smith’s epic fantasy 4-book series: Fledglings, Redbark, Firebolt, and Dragon and Phoenix. I have not been a regular reader of the genre, aside from George R.R. Martin’s equally amazing A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones and the rest). But …
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Lose yourself in the spell of history’s secrets and herbal lore in Sarah Penner’s fascinating novel. I’ve been reading several books selected by the International Pulpwood Queens & Timber Guys Book Club, now that my novel Pause has been chosen as a 2022 title. I look forward to “meeting” Sarah Penner next week via the weekly Zoom …
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While we’re confined by the pandemic, how about another virtual trip with me? Let me take you back in time and place to inspiration for my novel ISLANDS. A lot of “life” happened this week, so today I’ll take you on a quickie trip to the Caribbean, where my days as a scuba divemaster inspired my …
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This is a brief article from the April 3, 1824 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, which was sort of the Reader’s Digest of the day, containing a variety of articles reprinted from other journals as well as original material. It made me giggle, and reminded me again that some things, like …
