Patricia Stoltey

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Ta Da…and More

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COOKIES I am happy to announce my craving has been satisfied and I can now get back to manuscript revisions. West Nile Virus and Spraying for Mosquitoes I had to take a break yesterday afternoon and cover the important plants in my garden because the first of two sprayings for the nasty little mosquito that …Read More

One Day Postponement on Those Cookies

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I thought I had all the ingredients yesterday, but the eggs turned out to be too old. They wouldn’t float. Shopping this morning, baking this afternoon. I’ll take photos. In the old days, when I could eat cookies and they didn’t immediately attach to my waistline, I baked cookies all year round. And at Christmas, …Read More

A Little of This and a Little of That…Mostly That

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Coming Attractions at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Blog I had to take time out today to tell you what’s happening this week over at the new RMFW Blog. First of all, today we have Julie Kazimer with a post called Follow the Yellow Brick Road and Take a Left: The Journey Through Publication. Wednesday, we …Read More

When I Was Very Young

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I did not like mashed potatoes and gravy. I did not like geometry or geography.   I did not like to clean up my room or the bathroom. When I Grew Up I learned that mashed potatoes and gravy are delicious but fattening, so now I crave them, deprive myself, and periodically give in and eat …Read More

My Newest Release by Rachael Ikins

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Rachael Ikins has published poetry and won prizes for artwork and writing since she was a child. She has published at least nine books of her work and appears in several other groups’ anthologies. This year she published her first novel, The Complete Tales from the Edge of the Woods. She has already given three …Read More

I’m a Little Old-Fashioned

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I have a TracFone with enough minutes to handle emergencies and travel, the ability to text and take photos, and other features I don’t use. I’ve only given my cell phone number to a few people, mostly those who might need to reach me in an emergency. I’m not interested in getting one of those …Read More

A Really Good Book on Writing Personal Essays and Memoir

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All I have for you today is a book recommendation. Even if you’re primarily a fiction writer, you may have the opportunity to submit personal essays to anthologies or magazines from time to time.  And you may want to blog about the world-changing events in your life. Those blog posts qualify as personal essays too. …Read More

Longmire Days in Wyoming and other stuff

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Longmire Days This is one event I wish I could attend. Longmire Days will be held August 17 and 18 in Buffalo, Wyoming. If you don’t know who Longmire is, you must not be a mystery reader. The television show, based on author Craig Johnson’s wonderful Sheriff Walt Longmire series, is a popular summer series …Read More

Some Good Stuff for You Today

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Talk to the Paw Karen Duvall, who will be a weekly contributor to the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers blog, begins her series “Talk to the Paw” about writers and their pets. We humans are going to view these posts as humor, but I can assure you the pets are taking it very seriously. Even cranky …Read More