Category Archives: memories

Panning Pan

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If you were asked to rewrite/modernize a classic novel, which one would you want to adapt?” There’s a very good question. I have tried hard to read or listen to classics.  I read a great deal all of my life … Continue reading →

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In the Groove

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“How do you stay inspired to write a story set in a time and or place that’s totally different from where you are?” I don’t usually have that trouble as long as I am able to get the sit and … Continue reading →

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I Talk to the Trees

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Or, rather, the Family Tree, since we were asked this week: “Is there a certain ancestor that you wish you could travel back in time to spend a year with? What do you hope to learn? Why that relative?”  Tough … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 23, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Culture Shock in America I posed this question: Have you ever visited a part of the country where things were done as an older time, or were far more modern than you are accustomed? I haven’t been to anyplace that … Continue reading →

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Towing the Line

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If one — and only one — of your stories would be adapted for the silver screen, which one would you select? Would you prefer to write the screenplay… or just watch from the sidelines while the studio uses whoever … Continue reading →

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Reviewing a Childhood Classic

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jeff Salter

The Original Text of Boxcar Children By Jeff Salter On one of the FB groups (I belong to) where some of the “old-time” children’s series books are discussed, someone recently mentioned something about the original Boxcar Children series having been … Continue reading →

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Funny,(and No So Funny), Family Facts

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

This week we are telling family stories that we hope get handed down in the family. I know a lot of family stories, (some of which I am not all that sure should be passed down!)  I have had to … Continue reading →

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Story Time

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Tuesday Fox asked, “Do you have a favorite story about your family that has been passed down, or one that you hope will get passed down?” My father’s family has only been in America since 1915, and most of … Continue reading →

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Unskilled Labor of Love

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

The actual question of the week was one that I posed: “Do your characters tend to have skills that you have yourself? Do you write about people who do things that you wish that you could manage?” The answer to … 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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