Streaming Time — 1LinerWeds

Horror fans take note – I read an early copy of this novel, and it’s guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. I highly recommend reading it in the wee hours of the morning to get the…

quiet discoveries – virgin’s bower     color textures scent – spindle tree climbing shining glowing – oak tree & virginia creeper vine mother nature&#82…

My message from the Oracle. I decided to ask her to use some of Muri’s Scavenger Hunt forms, and she obliged. I figured with the Nature set I was sure to produce a real haiku. dawn shines gen…

I met this author at our publisher’s writer conference in July. When I learned he wrote thrillers, I lured him into joining us this month, so don’t scare him away! The villain he’…

( For the next entry in this year’s Halloween Tour, I cover the brilliant film The Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney Sr. is based on Gaston Leroux’s nov…

something about finding an old gate  wondering why is it there what it opens to where it leads could i  see my way through? — ‘the gates made of light swing open. you see in, ‘ -r…

Picture caption: Cover of A Peril in Unseen Frequencies featuring a pretty cartoon styled young woman and a ghostly figure in front of an old fashioned crystal set radio What Amazon says All-human …

Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with the October post in the Famous Artworks series on LatinosUSA – English Edition. This post is another collaboration with the wonderful Resa …

A picture is worth a thousand words, and these pictures say it all! Gloria’a debut was just wonderful.  It always is.  Somehow she has a way with children.  She really opens their eyes and he…

Where/What/When We Work — CFFC

John Nieto (born 1936), Plains Warrior with Breastplate, 1998. Acrylic on canvas, Tacoma Art Museum   “Go forward with courage. When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no l…

Monday, October 12, 2026 Hello, everyone.  My usual schedule is one weekend blog post, and one midweek.  Well, as you know, I’ve been reblogging a few Bad Moon Rising posts for Teri Polen&#82…

Today’s author is here with the recently released third novel in her Paxton and Walsh mystery thriller series. She doesn’t know it, but I plan to tag along on her Halloween visit to a f…

Saturday, October 10, 2026 This week I was busy developing a new book idea. So, I didn’t think I had weekend post.  Then I decided to give you a peep at the idea that’s bouncing around …

This is the first BMR appearance for today’s author, and she’s here with her debut novel! I’d love to meet her character Mrs. Wang – she sounds like a hoot and is leading a …

Today we are wrapping up the Lakeway Hispanic Heritage Walk. If you missed last week's part 1, you can go HERE to catch up. We are being catered by Cafe No Se in Austin. Yes, they have catered to us before, but we enjoyed their food. Our entertainment is War. Menu avocado toast, soft boiled egg, crème fraîche, arugula, Aleppo carrots…

I’ve read the first two books in this author’s Nightmare Arizona series, and I adore her characters. She’s an experienced ghost tour guide, and once had a ghost throw a book at he…

Thursday Doors Recap and TDWC26 Sampler-18

Picture caption: Cover of A Peril in Unseen Frequencies featuring a pretty cartoon styled young woman and a ghostly figure in front of an old fashioned crystal set radio What Amazon says All-human …

Sophie was back for a weekend, and on a cool but sunny day we went off to do the North Shields Mural Trail, which I’d found out about somewhere on line, I forget. Seven new murals had popped …

Saturday, October 10, 2026 This week I was busy developing a new book idea. So, I didn’t think I had weekend post.  Then I decided to give you a peep at the idea that’s bouncing around …

The familiar routine of morning coffee, followed by bedlam, is comforting even though it’s annoying. A touch of the two coffee icon on the touchscreen brings the coffee machine to life. The f…

This is the first BMR appearance for today’s author, and she’s here with her debut novel! I’d love to meet her character Mrs. Wang – she sounds like a hoot and is leading a …

Tax, Tips and Critters — SoCS

Amy Winehouse? I think it looks like Amy… a healthy Amy with full cheeks. She had full lips, tattoos, dark-lined mascara eyes and often a big flower in her hair. She held her chin behind her …

Some random doors, windows, and buildings I found in France while driving around the countryside. And a couple from Paris. A château in Normandy The former home of Claude Monet in Giverny. The wind…

Today’s author is arguably Bond’s (my tuxedo cat) biggest fan. She’s coined the phrase “No Bond, no party”, and Bond’s insisting I look into using it for merch t…

by the side of the huron river a stop by the dexter cider mill is always, always a treat feels like fall is in the air   very friendly and delicious  even an apple cider slushie sooooo…

Today’s author is arguably Bond’s (my tuxedo cat) biggest fan. She’s coined the phrase “No Bond, no party”, and Bond’s insisting I look into using it for merch t…

"It's a beautiful day. You two should be outside" "Twiggy, you hear anything?" "Just Dad." "Well, Tempeste, I guess we had better listen." "I agree, Twiggy. Besides, who can sleep with that racket goin on?" "Wait up. What's the rush?" "I want to see if that monster dog is out. I could use a good bark." "Since it is so quiet, my guess is the monster dog is not out."

Swiss Room — Another of the Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh

Thursday, October 8, 2026 Hi, everyone.  Today I’m being interviewed at Teri Polen’s Bad Moon Rising (BMR).  I’m asking you to please click that LINK and visit with us there.  I&#…

Many of you know today’s author. She often posts about her adorable feline furbabies, Daphne and Velma, who I’m pretty sure have a secret pen pal arrangement with my cat, Bond. I’…

October 7, 2026 Fellow author Teri Polen features other indie authors each day of October with her horror and suspense festival, Bad Moon Rising.  A different author (along with their book) is feat…

I highly recommend this author’s weekly Thursday post about the adventures of Twiggy and Tempeste (his adorable furbabies) – they’re guaranteed to put a smile on your face, and wh…

I am at Teri’s place today. Bad Moon Rising is a feature now in its Eleventh year. An outstanding lineup of authors answers three of Teri’s fun questions and three about writing. Here t…

owlet   — Gigil (Tagalog):  The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute. Prononciation: Ghee-gill             — image credit: huffington…

Cold Breeze — Warm Comments — 1LinerWeds

Here are the books I read in September that I rated four or five stars. The Museum Murders: A Rascal Todd Mystery By Dan Antion Rascal the journalist is back with a new mystery. She is pulled into …