My novel, UNDER STARRY SKIES, is featured this week on Facebook: Book Snippets.
This is a western novel where a rancher, schoolmarm, and Indian
team up for some romantic suspense. Lots of mystery and humor. And
here's the SNIPPET:
Tye stood and offered Maria his hand, and
she let him pull her to her feet. “Let’s walk, Maria. The horse will
either stop farther up the road or end up in the ranch yard. And let’s
hope the baskets of food weren’t thrown out in the ruckus.”
“With our luck?” She begrudgingly set out, walking beside him.
They
had barely covered a few yards when they heard a rider approaching from
behind. Gun drawn, Tye pushed Maria off to the side of the road and
behind him. Moments later, around a bend, Marcus came thundering up, and
Tye stepped out to halt him.
“You are sight for sorry eyes, Marcus.”
Marcus drew up his mount and looked at Tye with wrinkled brows, then
back down the road where Tye had pitched two headless snakes and a
gunnysack. “From the look on your face, your afternoon is on a downhill
slide, Tydall—to hell. Please, don’t tell me you lost the horse and the
buggy?”
“Long story, Marcus. And jokes would not be well received
at the moment.” Tye threw a cautious sideways gaze at Maria a few feet
away. She was shaking dust from her dress. Her hair had come undone and
framed her face in a wild, disheveled array.
“Holy mother in heaven, she looks like she could scare bats out of a cave!”
“Marcus!”
“All right, stay calm,” Marcus said in a low voice.
“Tell me what in blue blazes happened.”
Tye squinted up at him. “Someone hoped we’d tangle with a few rattlers. "That's what happened."
The things I think and write today in blog posts, I will keep. And when I'm old and read them. . .will I laugh or will I weep?
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
BON APPETITE - A WEEKEND TREAT: It's Tomato Season!
It's that time of the year when the tomatoes are ripening faster than we can eat them. This is an ideal time to make salsa.
FRESH SALSA
- 4 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt - optional
- 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped find - optional
In
a bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well. Let stand for about 1 hour. Serve at
room temperature. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator. Yield: 3-1/2
cups. You can substitute lime juice instead of vinegar.
Monday, August 10, 2015
CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA: So You Want to Write A BooK?
Join six local authors in
the corner
park across from the Shaw
Library
who will discuss the theme:
So You Want to Write a Book?
Clearfield A.R.T
(Art on the
River Today)
Festival
Saturday, August
22
10 a.m to 4 p.m.
11:30 a.m. ~
S.L. Jesberger
Essential Ingredients to Write a Book
11:45 a.m. ~ J. S. Wilsoncroft
Finding Your Muse
12:00 p.m. ~ Judy Ann Davis
Developing an Idea into a Story
12:15 p.m. ~
Darla Jones
Making Your Characters Memorable
12:30 p.m. ~
Samantha Boulton
Defeating
Writer’s Block
12:45 p.m. ~
Kathryn SokocËŠ
Writing a
Children’s Book
Children’s Time: 11:00 a.m. to 11:15
a.m. (Ages 4 to 8)
J. S.
Wilsoncroft will read her book - Lily Meets a Bully
Basket of books with a $25 Gift Amazon Gift Card
will be given away.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
155th Clearfield (PA) County Fair for 2015
The 155th Clearfield County Fair is now in full swing after Monday's parade. Come join in the fun, food, and nightly attractions. Grab a corn dog or some cotton candy. Check out the harness racing and the performances in the grove. And see all the animals: cows, horses, pigs, and sheep.
Headline Events
Sunday
4pm Fair Queen Competition @
Grandstand
Monday
6pm Fireman's Parade followed by
Fireworks Display
Tuesday
7:30pm Stoltz Toyota Concert Series
Presents Rock of the 70's
Wednesday
7:30pm Stoltz Toyota Concert Series
Presents Theory of a Deadman
Thursday
7pm Truck and Tractor Pull
Friday
7:30pm TBD – Little Big Town Canceled!
Saturday
7:30pm Stoltz Toyota Concert Series
Presents Under The Sun Tour
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