My coffee this morning, looked strange. It wasn’t the dark, robust liquid that usually poured into my cup from the coffee maker. In fact, it hadn’t a speck of color because I had put the water into the pot but forgot to put in the coffee. So, I, whose alertness depends on hot caffeine, dumped […]
Jan 30, 2014
The Warmth of a Cozy Critique
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Yesterday’s cozy critique was a special time of sharing thoughts with friends. The only fly in the ointment was that Cozy Critter Jane was absent. Feel better soon, Jane. We missed you! This morning as I sit down in front of the computer with my cup of hot, strong Folger’s coffee, a profound truth comes […]
Jan 28, 2014
It’s a Fact–We Need Fiction
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At three o’clock this morning, snow was flurrying. Dad would have said, “It’s spittin’ snow.” I don’t see any now but the weatherman said there’s a chance for more flurries. It’s a day for the fireplace blazing and staying snug inside with a good book. I’ve read a couple of Joanne Fluke’s cozies of late. […]
Jan 27, 2014
Whichever Way the Wind Blows
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After a spring-like day yesterday, today we are back into winter. I heard the change roar in around 11:30 last night. Things outside began banging or rolling or whistling. I have never liked hearing the wind. My sympathy is with the animals in that. Wind makes them nervous and I can understand why. I’ve heard […]
Jan 26, 2014
Only in My Imagination
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Writers have to have a pretty good imagination but many people having a good imagination are not writers. Imagination is a gift–if used in the right way. The dictionary says imagination is the ability to come up with new and creative ideas. I would add, “flights of fancy”. Fiction is the result of somebody’s imagination, […]
Jan 23, 2014
Song of the Lark
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Inspiration–writers get it, need it, thrive on it, and sometimes it is as elusive as a passing thought. Not only writers–we all are inspired by others, by deeds, by heroism, or…by pictures! On my desk is a very small replica of a very famous painting, “Song of the Lark” by Breton. I don’t know much […]
