Monthly Archives: June 2012
Blog: Share the Appreciation This Summer – Review Books You Love
Happy Summer! With school breaks and vacations (and hot-hot weather), summer is a great time to catch up on reading. It’s also a great time to show your appreciation to the authors you love. Writers need lots of encouragement. A kind word from a reader could mean the difference between a good day and a … Continue reading
Poetry: A Poetry Contest for Arkansas High School Students, Other Contests, and a Poem
I had planned to wait for a while before posting more poetry on my blog. However, at a recent meeting of the River Market Poets (a branch of the Poets Roundtable of Arkansas), I got a copy of a summer poetry contest for high school students and thought I’d share. The contest is open to … Continue reading
Review: Game of Thrones and True Blood (spoilers)
I have a love/hate relationship with books that become tv shows. If I watch the tv show first, the book is less interesting to read (because I already know what happens). But if I read the book first, I hate it when they change something major for the tv show. It seems like season one typically follows the … Continue reading
Blog: It’s Not What Everyone Else Wants, It’s What You Want
Well, it’s official. I’m at the end of an era. Because of restructuring, the position I work for my day job is being eliminated. So I’m on the job hunt again. And everyone seems to know what I should do for my next day job…except me.
