I used to get this question all the time, “What’s a young woman like you doing writing about World War II?” It was said sometimes with simple curiosity and other times with a tinge of suspicion. How could I, a young woman writing about a war that ended more than twenty years before I was …Read More
I’m a Reader with Eclectic Interests
I read almost all genres of fiction and tons of non-fiction besides. Currently I’m reading the advance review copy of an entertaining historical romance, Cirque, by Mary Ellen Dennis (available for pre-order in hardcover and ebook) and have also taken a peek at the beginning of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a [Fbomb]: A …Read More
A Few Things I’ve Learned Over the Last Couple of Years
We’re never too old to learn new life lessons. I seem to pick up a few insights every year–things I should have known sooner and other revelations that unfold as life unfolds. Here are some of the thoughts that wander through my sometimes unfocused mind. Social media is more anti-social than social. It’s a bad …Read More
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH – ARTISTS By Linda L. Osmundson
The story goes that when Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) told her father she wanted to be a painter, he said, “I’d rather see you dead.” Such was the mentality about women in the arts – writers, painters, sculptors – for centuries. Women’s History month will most likely skip over women who contributed to art history. What …Read More
What the Heck Happened to January?
Time sure does fly when I’m busy. For that matter, it flies pretty fast when I’m procrastinating, too. I spent a lot of hours in January reading suspense novels. I can recommend author Ruth Ware because I read two of hers and loved them (The Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood). …Read More
I’ve Returned to the Blood-Red Pencil Blog
I’m back at the Blood-Red Pencil as a monthly contributor. My first regular post is up today, and it’s all about beginnings. Just because you made a New Year’s resolution and broke it before the end of the first week, you don’t have to throw in the towel. This year, look at those goals and …Read More
A Goodreads Giveaway for Wishing Caswell Dead
As promised, I’m giving away five hardcover copies of Wishing Caswell Dead on Goodreads. This giveaway is for U.S. residents. Here’s the link: Goodreads Book Giveaway Wishing Caswell Dead by Pat Stoltey Giveaway ends January 05, 2018. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway In the early 1800s in a village on the Illinois …Read More
The Recipe for Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
As you can see from this card typed on a real typewriter back in the day, I’ve been using this recipe for a very long time. It makes a nice soft sugar cookie, especially if you don’t handle the dough too much by rolling out and adding flour as you roll and cut. The …Read More
It’s All About the Book
Sometimes, it seems there’s nothing else going on in my life except for the book. Then I think about other little things I’ve done…like the day I baked two batches of banana-blueberry muffins and five batches of traditional Party Mix. Today I went to the library and stocked up on movies so I can do …Read More
My Favorite Reads of 2017
One of my goals for 2018 is to read more, lots more. For me, that means watch less television in the evenings. Should be an easy transition. A few years ago, I rarely watched TV because I always had my nose in a good book. Attacks of lethargy and stress and the lure of all …Read More
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