Category Archives: horror stories

Guest: Author Laura Benedict

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

This week I would like to welcome Laura Benedict as my guest. Laura is a versatile, award winning writer whose work crosses into several genres. Thank you for joining us, Laura! I have yet to have the nerve to read … Continue reading →

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From Captain Kangaroo to Stephen King

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

The question of the week is: Which celebrity do you wish would hold up one of your published books on a national stage (or TV) and say, “Hey, everybody should read this!”? I am not someone who is in awe … Continue reading →

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Fly Me From the Moon

Posted on October 13, 2017 by

This week’s topic is: Space exploration – would you travel to the Moon or Mars, (assuming you could return)? See, there’s the problem…“ASSUMING” you could return. That better be an airtight guarantee! (But how would you collect if it failed?) … Continue reading →

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Sense and Sensibility, Kind Of

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

This week we are asked: Have you ever observed a gathering of family or friends and thought that an incident there would make a good scene in a book? Oh, yes! Many things in my life make good topics for … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have to Pass

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

No More Garage Sales For Me By Jeff Salter This week our topic is garage and/or yard sales… and whether we’ve participated as buyer, seller, or both. Purchaser Well, I’ve dabbled in such sales as a purchaser or potential purchaser, … Continue reading →

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Machines That Give Up the Ghost, or, Rather…

Posted on April 22, 2016 by

We are discussing things that refuse to work properly. Story of my life! I talked about cars that were problems in the comments to Joselyn on Tuesday and to Jeff on Thursday, a sewing machine that never liked me in … Continue reading →

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Hair Today,Gone Tomorrow

Posted on February 5, 2016 by

Trying to come up with original topics, I suggested we write about haircuts gone wrong, since it has probably happened to everyone. What I didn’t consider was permanents gone wrong, which were brought up earlier in the week by Patricia … Continue reading →

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