Magic

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Strange spells, curses, crafty things –All things magical from witches and crystals to herbs and handy spells.

Prizes!!

I’m the feature at Long and Short Reviews Anniversary party today only!  Answer a question about Just Like Gravity and enter the contest for $100 Amazon  or Barnes and Noble Gift card and other prizes. Just click the picture to go directly to my featured post.   WHAT!! You say you haven’t read JLG yet! Pick up a copy HERE.  And check out my new release–Coming in October 2015–Zoraida Grey and the Family Stones.

Free Tarot Readings for PRG Book Club Members and a Contest for Everybody

I’m taking over the PRG Book Club’s FaceBook page this week.  It’s a fun opportunity and a chance to connect with people who read the kinds of things I write. Stop by and get a reading if you are curious.  You will need to join the group and wait for approval, which usually comes within a very short time. On Tuesday, July 14, and again on Friday, July 17, I’m doing free tarot readings between 5 and 7 p.m. CST […]

A cat watches a full moon--very noir.

Summer Solstice at the Highland Games

I’m celebrating this summer solstice at the Chicago Highland Games. Our favorite son, Kris, will be taking care of the place while we are gone.  He would rather be coming with us, but –hey, life’s hard. In the wee hours of Friday morning, we’ll drive away from our cozy house in the woods through the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill to St. Louis. There, always supposing our GPS gets us to the right place, we hop a train for Chicago. […]

Mercury Retrograde–Hanging on for One More Day

This Mercury Retrograde has been a bitch!  Tweaked my knee–still hobbling around on that and hoping it will eventually heal–car trouble, two dishwashers bit the dust, one dryer heating element is on the fritz, various electrical snafus, and an Internet gremlin infestation that cost me hours and hours. It’s over today! I’ve found that every retrograde brings an opportunity to learn–as well as an opportunity to try out new curse words–and this retrograde was about patience, slowing down and smelling the […]

Reblogging Kristen Lamb’s Blog

Writing is a serious business–even though many of us do it in pjs while sipping wine and eating Cheezits (don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Kristen Lamb’s article on deep POV and how to achieve it contains easy to follow advice. Whether your magnum opus is open on your computer right now or just hanging out in your brain with tuna salad recipes, take a look at her suggestions. Kristen Lamb’s Blog