Category Archives: collections

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I’m back after being ill and I just hope that I make sense! I have no idea why it posted in italics.) This week: If you had to get rid of most of your belongings in order to move into a … Continue reading →

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Gotta Keep That and That and That

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Jeff Salter

And I Can’t Get Rid of THAT! By Jeff Salter Topic: If you had to get rid of most of your belongings in order to move into a smaller place, what are the things you would not be able to … Continue reading →

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Mistitled

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

New Years Eve and I wish all of you a safe and happy 2022. Take care of yourself and those around you. It’s a Free Week and I was pressed for a topic. I have not finished a book recently,(save … Continue reading →

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‘Patiently’ Reading

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

When trying to come up with ideas for topics, this one popped into my mind:What would you read to an adult friend who was ill? I don’t believe any one book or story popped into my mind at the time. … Continue reading →

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Grandma, Have You Read…

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Friday Fox asked, “Tell us about books that you have been introduced to by your children/grandchildren.” One of my greatest blessings is knowing that my kids, grandkids, and two great-granddaughters  ALL love books. Specific titles often appear on Christmas … Continue reading →

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Author! Author! Reader! Reader!

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

The Monday Fox asked:How many people read your books before you submit them?What kind of feedback do you ask for? My answer? Not enough of the right people get to see my books.I have had few friends and family interested … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author D A Kelly

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

I got my hands on D A Kelly’s “Brooms Away”, a first in a series and was surprised in many ways. Although it opens with a tough-as-nails girl who has a soft heart, the book and character are not what … Continue reading →

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Thou Shalt Not…

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?” I wracked my brain for a while on this one. I am without any question a bona fide bibliophile. I literally own … Continue reading →

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I See London,I see France,I see Someone’s Under….drawers

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Apparently I came up with the question: “What is in your desk drawers”? What ISN’T in my desk drawers? We have desks all over the house. I bought a little, dainty writing desk when we first got married and that … Continue reading →

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Cut and Paste

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Get it? “Condensed” versions had ‘extra scenes’. EXTRA. I have read many a tedious book or parts that I skimmed through, (Elaine mentioned “War and Peace” earlier in the week; I could not have cared less from which direction Napoleon … Continue reading →

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