Patricia Stoltey

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How I’m Spending My Summer Breaks

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I had cataract surgery on my right eye. The improvement in vision in that eye, especially distance vision, is truly amazing. Images (including the street signs) are sharp instead of fuzzy. And colors are bright and clear instead of dulled. It was so much fun, I’m going back a week from Wednesday (8/13) to have …Read More

The Finalists Have Been Announced for the Colorado Gold Contest

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One of the best writing contests in the country (maybe the world) is the Colorado Gold sponsored by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. The winners will be announced at the Colorado Gold Conference at the Westin in Westminster September 5-7. (And just so you know, there are only 60-something spots left to sign up for this …Read More

Taking a Little Break and Calling for Fall Guest Bloggers

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I’m not totally unplugged, but will spend limited time on the computer between now and August 4th. You can expect to see me popping up here and there on social media, maybe a short blog post here and a few blog comments there. My next blog guest is Eileen Goudge who will be here Thursday, …Read More

Looking for an Idea … by J. L. Simpson

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As a writer one of the hardest things to do is come up with a fresh new idea for a story. There are only so many plots in the world, but there are endless ways to tell them, and yet when you try to come up with a premise for your next book your mind …Read More

A Most Entertaining Book of Short Stories: Coffee Cup Tales

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While I was out of town last week, I had the chance to get a little reading done. One of the books I took with me was Richard Keller’s Coffee Cup Tales: Stories Inspired by Overheard Conversations at the Coffee Shop. Those of you who visit this blog regularly know I have Rich here to …Read More

Back in the Saddle…

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Well, almost. I’ve been through most of my email. Not even trying to tackle Twitter or Facebook today. Going unplugged for eight whole days has its downside. I hope to have a couple of reviews up early this week because I actually did a little reading while I was gone. And on Thursday,  I have …Read More

Have a Wonderful 4th and a Super Week!

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I’ll be back at my desk on Monday, July 14th. I’ve never gone totally unplugged for more than 4 or 5 days before. This time it will be more than a week away from my computer.  There’s comfort in knowing I can always go to a library and check my email if I start suffering …Read More

Here’s What’s At the Top of My Reading List

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And this is important because I’ll be out of town and unplugged July 5th-12th so I have to have the right books with me to read while waiting in airports, on the plane, and those occasional moments of downtime between Mom’s errands and appointments. Top of the list for real print books I’ll take with …Read More

Here are our winners…..

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Dean K. Miller is the winner of a copy of the Sisters in Crime of the Carolinas anthology Carolina Crimes: Nineteen Tales of Lust, Love, and Longing donated by author Bonnie Wisler from her Monday guest post ***** And the winner of a copy of Dean K. Miller’s book And Then I Smiled: Reflections on …Read More