Patricia Stoltey

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I is for Ice Cream: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish ice cream was the most healthy food in the universe, more healthy even than fruits and vegetables. It’s not an accident that many of my wishes have to do with food. I grew up on a farm where we worked hard and were able to eat a lot without getting fat. Most of …Read More

The Bear of Back Cover Copy by J. E. Taylor

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If you’re looking for my Blogging from A to Z Challenge post for the letter “H”, please scroll down the page. But if you’re a writer and know you’ll have to write one of these back cover summaries for your own masterpiece one of these days, you might want to check out J. E. Taylor’s …Read More

H is for Humor (Writing): My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I could write humor as easily as I write about crime. Erma Bombeck comes to mind. “I haven’t trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I’ve never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.” Read more at Brainy Quotes …Read More

G is for Giveaways: My A to Z Wish List

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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE The winner of the signed copy of Heart Warriors: A Family Faces Congenital Heart Disease by Amanda Rose Adams is Kathryn Craft of writing-partner.com Congratulations, Kathryn! Original post: I wish I could give something away every day. Mostly when I do have a drawing it’s for a book, or even an …Read More

F is for Fast Food: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish fast food was good for me. French fries and fruit pies Burgers and shakes Corn dogs on a stick Chicken chunks battered and deep-fried to a crisp I wish… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don’t forget Amanda Adams is giving away a signed copy of Heart Warriors. You must leave a comment on yesterday’s guest post by …Read More

Writing to Heal or Writing to Sell by Amanda Adams

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A TO Z NOTE: If you’re looking for my Blogging from A to Z Challenge post for today, just scroll down a bit (after you read Amanda Adam‘s guest post, of course — it will be worth it, because Amanda is giving away a signed copy of her memoir Heart Warriors: A Family Faces Congenital …Read More

E is for Expert: My A to Z Wish List

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I’d like to be an expert on something important. A real expert, the kind that might get called to serve as an expert witness in a big court case…or before Congress. Wow, testifying before Congress as an expert. That would stroke a person’s ego, wouldn’t it? I know some experts like that. One is Jane …Read More

D is for Drum: My A to Z Wish List

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I wish I had a drum like this. I keep talking about it but haven’t gone drum shopping yet. My husband will probably think I’m nuts, especially since I already have a keyboard and rarely play it. There’s something special about a drum though. Gentle rhythmic beats are like the mantras chanted during meditation. On …Read More

C is for Chiseled (Abs): My A to Z Wish List

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Probably the silliest wish on my A to Z List is this one about developing chiseled abs. I’m so out of shape I feel like a puddle of Silly Putty. I started an exercise class early in March and flunked out after reinjuring my bad shoulder and giving myself muscle spasms in my lower back. …Read More

B is for Built-In Bookcases: My A to Z Wish List

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Since I first began collecting books as a teenager, I have turned over my complete library four times during household moves and given away scores of books along the way to make room for new purchases. I wish I had a room with built-in bookcases on all four walls…leaving just enough space for a door …Read More