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On being a writer

Friday Sinema – Irish Ayes are Dancin’

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Silver James

I would invite these Irish lads for a pint. *nods*

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Universal Hindsight

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Silver James

One of my dad’s favorite sayings was: Hindsight is 20-20 Yeah, about that…pretty true in practice. We all have something we look back at and wish we’d done differently, and wonder what would have happened if we had. The “if … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – Old West, etc.

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Silver James

I’ve been on another reading marathon. I do so appreciate my local library system, especially when I want to try out a new-to-me author and then nom any backlist of an author I glom onto. The following are several snippets/quotes … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats – Pretzel Chicken

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Silver James

This is a quick, healthy baked chicken recipe for when you want something different. 4 skinless/boneless chicken breasts (halves) 6 Tablespoons egg whites (or whites from two eggs) 2 Tablespoons honey mustard 1 1/2 cup crushed pretzels (put pretzels in … Continue reading →

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Monday. Uhm-kay…

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Silver James

How does this happen? I turn around…or close my eyes…or go to refill my coffee cup and it’s Monday. Again. Stupid bugger. It just keeps showing up like an uninvited wedding guest. I read last week. A lot. The Goodreads … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema – Don’t Ring the Bell

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Silver James

On May 19, 2014, Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Navy SEAL, and the man in charge of the raid the took out Bin Laden, addressed the graduating class of his alma mater, the University … Continue reading →

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Universal Gray

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Silver James

Someone asked me if I’d ever “been there.” Oh yeah. I remember curling up under the covers for what seemed like months at a time. Why? Because everything was gray. Because maybe and sometime and shoulda, coulda, woulda were so … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words – Courtesy of Tessa Dare and a Duke

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Silver James

Today’s words come from Tessa Dare and her new release, ROMANCING THE DUKE. This book is utterly delicious, each word, sentence, paragraph, and page to be savored like a seven-course formal dinner. Only Ransom, the Duke isn’t formal at all. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Tease and Treats – Red Dirt

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Silver James

Okay…I’m not sure how much of a treat it’ll be…and there really isn’t a tease, but hey…alliteration, ya know? 😉 So…go look around. See if you can figure out what’s new and different around the site. And let me know … Continue reading →

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Friday Sinema – Maks and Meryl Part Deux

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Silver James

Some of you may not have figured it out, but I’m a huge Maks fangirl. I even “cast” him as one of my characters in a WIP (a Victorian gaslight paranormal) and he might just make a reappearance as a … Continue reading →

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