Archive | April 2014
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Tow-Away Zone (SIGNS: #AtoZChallenge)
Originally posted on Tale Spinning:
This isn’t about just one group of people. You could affix about any religious affiliation, or race, or political/social upbringing. None of that really matters, in the long run, for they all share something in common: They were among the displaced, those left alive, and their being shunted about was…
Dead Man’s Fancy, by Keith McCafferty
Originally posted on Blogging for a Good Book:
Ann Marie of the library’s Outreach Services Division provides today’s review: Apparently the hand-tied bits of thread, feathers, and hooks that fly-fishermen use can have really colorful names, such Platte River Special, Vegas Showgirl, and Dead Man’s Fancy. You don’t have to be a fisherman, though, to…
Win Two TASTE Passes to the Austin Food & Wine Festival!
Originally posted on BookPeople:
Hey there book lovers, we’re giving away two TASTE Passes to the Austin Food & Wine Festival, happening this weekend, April 26 & 27, out at Butler Park! The TASTE Pass delivers an indulgent experience that’s perfect for every palate. This year’s expanded Grand Tastings feature over 100 food, wine, and…
New Releases – 4/22/2014
Originally posted on BookPeople:
HARDCOVER FICTION Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken In store TONIGHT at 7PM! Event Info. Julie’s new release pick of the day! “McCracken explores the unexpected avenues of loss in this absorbing new collection. What I love about McCracken is knowing that the characters I meet on her pages will never be…
Book Covers Are Judging Me
Originally posted on Tara Sparling writes:
Sometimes it feels like the publishing industry has us all boxed off into dastardly delineated categories. We are either readers of crime, science fiction, sports autobiographies, or bird-watching manuals, but never all four. Everything must be packaged according to its genre, and there are labelling rules. Chick-lit novels use loopy fonts, and…
Positive Messages on Sticky Notes
Originally posted on Project Light to Life:
Several months ago, I wrote a post about how I crossed “Write Inspirational Messages on Sticky Notes and Put Them in Public Places Off my Bucket List.” It was a lot of fun thinking that perhaps, I made someone’s day who came across one or more of the…
Together
Originally posted on Regina Puckett:
Together Regina Puckett I slip through cold rain drops and the morning air Like a woman going on a long journey without a care A slow dance of jumping over puddles and wet grass A day of wonderment where rain drops gather on glass If only we could stay and…
Damned Words 7
Originally posted on Pen of the Damned:
Anger Falls Zack Kullis It trickles at first, barely perceptible, moving slowly towards an inevitable end. Heat blooms, melting what once was controlled in an icy grip. The trickles collide, begin to coalesce, mingle and fuse. The calm silence swiftly flows towards a thundering rumble. It pushes against…
Slow Children (SIGNS: #AtoZChallenge)
Originally posted on Tale Spinning:
“Adagio!” Mr. James yelled to the seventh grade orchestra. “This is not a race; not a competition! There is no prize for finishing this first. Slowly…slowly…let your instruments blend into each other.” Connor fought the yawn that was coming; he knew if James saw it he’d blow up. All Connor…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 