I have new business cards–YAY! They had my phone number on them, so I whited that out, just for online safety reasons. What do you think? I’m writing this on 3/20/20, and I am bored out of my skull. Here’s some Boggle games, if you’re bored, too: Keep calm and read on, Beth
Preparedness for the Coronavirus
So. I wrote a post two weeks ago, before things escalated to where they are today. I gave the usual advice (don’t panic, stop spreading misinformation, no hoarding, wash your hands, etc.) and it still stands. But we all know it, and while it bears repeating, I wanted to say something more. You don’t have […]
Free Books for the Bored Educator/Parent
As a way of fighting boredom for you and kiddo during this time, I’m offering a few free books (I figured out how to make them available through links online!) Edited to add: the book titles are links. Go ahead and click them 🙂 In A Pickle – As if angry nuns and bullies weren’t […]
Hand Washing Recitations
For those with a literary bent who want to wash their hands for the recommended amount of time but have yet to find a piece of work to to do it to, a few ideas: 20 seconds: From “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes The wind was a torrent of darkness Among the gusty trees The […]
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Next week, most of us will cling to that .005% Irish that we believe we are. We’ll eat strange-to-us foods. Some of us will drink far too much beer. While others still, probably the majority, will do absolutely nothing out of the ordinary because we couldn’t care less about St. Paddy’s. Speaking of the Irish…. […]
March News
I hope everyone had a wonderful February (but I bet we’re all glad that it’s over. Hello, spring!) A few notices, in case I forgot to mention them here: 1 – The Goblets Immortal is out now in paperback, hardcover, and e-book. I believe there will be an audiobook as well, but at a later […]
Authors Need to Read Recent Fiction
I find your lack of books disturbing The other week, another writer made a simple statement on Twitter. To sum it up: writers who want to be published should read at least one book that was published within the past five years. Reasonable suggestion, no? Here’s why a very good reason to be up […]
