Category Archives: Music

Guest: Wyatt Schroeder, Book Reviewer, Author Interviewer, Gaming and Book Vlogger

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

We’ve had not only authors as guests, but readers, narrators, editors, publishers and we’ve talked about all phases of writing work and enjoyment, so I decided to broaden the scope a bit this month. My guest today is Wyatt Schroeder, … Continue reading →

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Makin’ Music With My Friends

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Patricia Kiyono

Happy New Year! The past ten months have presented many challenges for most of us. I’m fortunate in that I’m able to connect with my loved ones electronically, and it’s enough for me. Although my routine has changed sharply and … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation?

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

Two weeks ago I did a mishmash of a ‘review’ about two, (at least), books and touched on the fact that they were translated.  Something that had been nagging in the back of my head for many decades came to … Continue reading →

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Yes, That Really Happened

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Patricia Kiyono

Our question for this week is, “Have you used something that happened to you in real life in any of your stories? Did you change it at all?” I’ve often remarked that each of my female protagonists shares something with … 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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Stop Write Now

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Tonette Joyce

  What stops us in our tracks while writing? People have mentioned before that it must be difficult to be the Friday Fox, since everything that could be said on a topic must have already been said. I generally find … Continue reading →

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Autumn’s Harmony

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Patricia Kiyono

  This week one of our foxes asked, “What’s your favorite part of autumn?” I guess I’ve always been a busy person. My parents encouraged it, because they figured it kept my brothers and me out of trouble. And it … Continue reading →

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Still Hands, Active Mind

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Friday Fox, who has been suffering after effects from surgery, posed this week’s  question: You are incapacitated and can neither bear to read or write: How do you spend your time? I have never had any kind of surgery, … Continue reading →

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Get Lost:LibriVox/Project Gutenberg/Internet Archives

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Tonette Joyce

LibriVox is an organization dedicated to finding literary works which have fallen into public domain and making readings of them to share with the world. Volunteers do the recording. Works in the public domain are those whose copyrights (in U.S. … Continue reading →

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More Time With a Master Lyricist

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Patricia Kiyono

This week, our assignment is to select someone who we think could have contributed more to our lives had that person’s life not been cut short. Since I’m a musician, I immediately searched my mind (and the internet) for fellow … Continue reading →

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