Category Archives: Kindle

Guilty, MY Honor

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

(I know, I am late. You would not believe the week I had.) This week: What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?  I’m such a good girl,   no, really, I am!  I take simple pleasures where I can get them, as life … Continue reading →

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Visiting Old Friends

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

Oh, that I had the time! But there is a help for that, so that I can revisit those that moved me, changed me and those that introduced me to life-long friends.  Before I could read, I had my aunt and … Continue reading →

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We Need a Little Christmas, Right This Very Minute

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

(I may have said all of this before, but for once, I am not taking time to check. Bear with me.) I was always opposed to Christmas decorations and Christmas music before Thanksgiving or on Thanksgiving, but in the last … Continue reading →

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It’s Been Done

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Have you ever gone to download a book and gotten the wrong one? Have you ever READ the wrong book? Somehow or another, as it happens, there two books that are very much alike on my Kindle account. I started … Continue reading →

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Rambling Reader Reviews 2020, Part Six

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

My evening reading has slowed a bit, because I’m trying to finish writing a book I started last November. I have lots of words, but no cohesive story, and it’s driving me insane – which makes it difficult to concentrate … Continue reading →

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Rambling Reader Reviews 2020, Part Three

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Our stay-at-home orders are still in effect, and I’m still sewing like crazy, in addition to grading final exams. But I did find some time to read. If you get a chance to check some of these out, you might … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Debbie De Louise

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

I am pleased to welcome a new friend, Debbie De Louise, who found me via mutual friends. I’m always looking for new faces to bring here, so I asked Debbie to join me for an interview as soon as I … Continue reading →

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Paperback Writer

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

Question of the week: “Knowing that the profit margin / royalties in paperback formats is minimal, do you still try to obtain that format? Why or why not?” Yes, I would as a writer and do as a reader. I … Continue reading →

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