I grew up in the olden days when most doctors were male. They dismissed “female complaints” with an airy wave of their neatly manicured fingers. So, when I got sad and moody every February, I got lectures about responsibility and attitude. It was the same for every girl I knew. Either you kept your problems to yourself or you could expect to be ignored at best and ridiculed at worst. Ah, the good ole days. via GIPHY Seasonal depression isn’t […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
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Happy Day After Prez Day! To celebrate, here is a 99 cent sale, a Rafflecopter contest, and a Contemporary Fantasy series to while away the winter days. DREAM WATERS Book One of The Dream Waters Series All his life, Charlie Oliver has watched the people around him morph into creatures that no one else sees. Unlike the rest of the world, Charlie remembers the Waters that transport him to the Dream World each night. And he sees glimpses of […]
With Valentine’s Day smack dab in the middle, February is the month of romance. But the course of true love never did run smooth. No matter how well you plan, sometimes things just don’t work out. via GIPHY Love is the most sought after thing there is–next to Happiness and maybe chocolate cake. You’ll find that your friendly, neighborhood witch has shelves stocked with love potions, poppets, and charms at this time of year. You may want to get […]
Paranormal thrills fill the pages of Karilyn Bentley’s new release Devil Take Me. Get a quick chill–not only from the book–but read about Karilyn’s real life encounter with a . . .well, she’s not certain what it was. See her Interview below. Devil Take Me by Karilyn Bentley A demon attack… Reeling from a personal tragedy and abandoned by all she loves, the world’s newest demon huntress, Gin Crawford, sinks into a deep despair. She’s forced back to reality […]
Saturday Seven is a nifty little blog hop with lists galore. Check out the rest of the Saturday Seven offerings at Long and Short Reviews. I can guarantee the movie/TV version of a good book will be disappointing. From beloved little bits they leave out to inconceivable plot deviations –Why do some directors feel they can take a book that has been a classic for decades and rewrite it?—the movie and tv versions never live up to expectations. I hesitate […]
Happy Groundhog’s Day! via GIPHY I always thought Groundhog’s Day to be a fairly bland holiday–no presents, after all–but Groundhog’s Day has a Pagan history. You have to hand it to the Pagans–their calendar is jam packed with party days. Called Imbolc, Oimelc (Ewe’s Milk), St. Brigit’s Day (Brighid, Brigitte, etc), Candlemas, the first day or two of February celebrate the return of light with bonfires, candle making, and illumination of every kind. It’s a celebration of renewal, regeneration, creativity, […]