Allow me to lay out a story of two English languages, which will—I promise—culminate with a funny story about the phrase, “May I pinch your seat?” My editor at TouchPoint Press for my last novel Horseshoes and Hand Grenades was the talented and delightful Kimberly Carlisle Coghlan. She recently re-shared this funny post on “Being … Continue reading May I Pinch Your Seat? Differences Between American & British English
Today's laugh comes from Reader's Digest and is something authors, social media users and pretty much anyone who writes can relate to! 🙂 If you didn't love commas before, you might after thinking about this. Of course, for professional writers, commas are a necessary evil, a wondrous organizer of thought, a typo waiting to happen, … Continue reading Fun Friday Photo: Comma Love
If you've ever wondered what frozen waves look like, here you go. Today's Fun Photo Friday features a shot I took of our lake recently. The edges of the pond had frozen, but the interior--as you can see in the photo--had not. Then, we had an extremely windy day--not uncommon around here--and the whitecaps and … Continue reading Fun Friday Photo: Frozen Waves
Today's fun Friday photo on book hangovers comes from EpicReads.com, via author Lizzie Chantree. This follows on very naturally from my Nov. 28 post in which I agreed with blogger Sarah G's comment about diving back into books you're already finished. Sound familiar, anyone? 🙂
Thanks to fellow author Jane Risdon for this fun Friday photo on the joy of reading. I unapologetically borrowed this after seeing it on her Facebook page. And thanks and kudos to the artist, Guada. If this doesn't sum up the power of a book to transport us from everyday doldrums to somewhere fantastical, historical, … Continue reading Fun Friday Photo: The Joy of Reading
It's been far too long since I've shared an animal image for Fun Photo Friday. So welcome to Puppy Time! This adorable guy was at the local vet when I took my dog Korra in for her annual exam. Meet Fred the mutt in Beautiful and Terrible Things, a multiple-award-winning contemporary story of diverse friends … Continue reading Fun Photo Friday: Puppy Time!
I woke up recently to this pastoral scene of mist on the lake where I am so lucky to live. Scroll down to watch the video version. Enlarge it to full-screen for the best effect. It's incredibly beautiful and eerie when the air turns colder than our New Hampshire (USA) lake at the end of … Continue reading Fun Photo Friday: Mist on the Lake
Let's play "Spot the Intruder" - a game I just made up for today's Fun Friday Photo post. Came across this heavily munched plant in my garden recently. Can you see the culprits? Look at the following images as I zoom in so you can spot the very hungry intruders! Something is not right... Let's … Continue reading Fun Friday Photo: Spot the Intruder
I think this fun image about our absurd language originated from Goodwill Librarian or The Language Nerds. Regardless of its origin, it pokes insightful fun at the absurd and illogical collection of words and phrases that comprise the English language. This image beautifully captures some of the funniest contradictions English has to offer. Even if … Continue reading Fun Photo Friday: Our Absurd Language
Poetic ponies and childhood dreams....say what? The only thing today's post has to do with my usual writing theme (other than the fact that I am writing this post right now) is that it's about an article I wrote for the travel blog Budget Travel with Gabby. But this post is also about dreams coming … Continue reading Poetic Ponies and Childhood Dreams