I wish I knew why… 1. The phone rings as soon as I get in the shower. 2. One day I feel efficient and organized and a couple of days later I feel as though I’m trying to stroll through quicksand. 3. Katie Cat seems to know when it’s 6:45 AM and starts telling me …Read More
Archives for April 2012
V is for View: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I had a better view from my office window. For that matter, I wish we had a better view from any room in the house. We live less than two miles from the first hills leading to the bigger hills of the Front Range of Colorado, but to see the mountains we have …Read More
U is for Underwear: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I never had to see even the tiniest hint of another person’s underwear when I’m out in public. No thong straps above low rider jeans. No boxers or briefs exposed by a teen’s “pants on the ground.” If only one of my twenty-six wishes can be granted, Wish Genie, please make it this …Read More
T is for Tango: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I could tango. There’s more. I wish I could tango like this sensual version starring Antonio Banderas from the movie Take the Lead. Or Jennifer Lopez teaching Richard Gere in Shall We Dance. Or this Argentine tango with Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough from Dancing With the Stars. And so, you wonder, why …Read More
S is for Ski: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I had tried harder to learn to ski (snow ski, that is) when I was young. My one big opportunity came in the South of France…seems like anyone could ski in surroundings like that. But no. It was a gorgeous sunny day in the mountains. Hang gliders sailed off the mountain, rode the …Read More
R is for Rap: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I could learn to rap…like that elderly lady in The Wedding Singer. I think she might be a little older than I am, but I liked her style. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I think it’s the rhythm and moves combined with remembering all the words…a lot like rubbing my stomach and …Read More
Go Outside and Play! by Lisa Brackmann
Note: if you’re looking for my “Q” post for the A to Z Challenge, scroll down the page and you’ll find it. But first, especially if you love to read good crime fiction, check out Lisa Brackmann’s guest post. According to Lisa Brackmann’s website, she “has worked as an executive at a major motion picture …Read More
Q is for Query Letter: My A to Z Wish List
I wish all of my query letters for Dead Wrong were written and in draft so I could copy and paste and send them off at a moment’s notice. Alas, they’re not. However, I’m working on it. And that’s another reason I’m keeping my A to Z posts very short this year. Since a lot …Read More
P is for Polar Bear: My A to Z Wish List
I wish I could go see the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba in Northern Canada. There was an article in our local paper this weekend by someone who’d made the trip, so I’ve been thinking about it again. Churchill has been on my bucket list forever, but it’s a very expensive adventure. I’ve always had …Read More
O is for Orchid : My A to Z Wish List
But first, A to Z fans, I want to call your attention to the April edition of “Three Authors, Three Questions” over at Chiseled in Rock blog. I’m featuring a mystery author, a children’s book author, and a debut dystopian thriller author. Honest, you don’t want to miss this one. And now to “O” is …Read More