Category Archives: Life

First Publications, Looking Forward

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

Our very first publications and/or bylines, how did they feel? With the first ones in school, I felt embarrassed. I had very little self-esteem and I had critical people around me, so I never felt anything was good enough when … Continue reading →

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Tale of Sale

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

Garage/Yard sales are this week’s topic, coincidentally, just two weeks after my guest Sherry Harris came in to talk about her Garage Sale Mysteries. The schedule had been planned by another Fox without her knowledge, long after I had booked … 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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One Man’s Junk…

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

This week, one of the foxes asked whether we’re yard and garage sale hosts or shoppers. Back when my kids were young, I’d host a garage sale once a year to help clear out clothes and toys we’d outgrown, worn-out … Continue reading →

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Guest: Author Sherry Harris

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

My guest today is Sherry Harris, author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries. Sherry, along with other mystery writers, also wrote a couple of great take-offs on Edgar Allen Poe’s works in “Edgar Allen Cosy”. A former guest, Edith … Continue reading →

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I Want to Hold Your Hand

Posted on July 21, 2017 by

This week we are sharing a family picture that tells a story. I proposed this topic a long time ago and frankly, I don’t remember if this is the picture that I had in mind. It has been an extraordinarily … Continue reading →

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Readers

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Free week and I am going to ask my dear writing friends how they find what we call “Beta Readers”. I have not had great success with finding people who ‘get’ my kind of writing. I have asked those who … Continue reading →

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