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Wednesday Words: Are You Being Served?

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Silver James

Last week was crazy, what with Iffy turning into a whirling dervish and the push to get MIDNIGHT CLEAR finished, revised, edited, proofed, formatted, uploaded, and published. Since the #ThursdayThreads prompt comes out each Thursday morning, and that was the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Candied Christmas Pecans

Posted on December 19, 2023 by Silver James

Around here, we tend to give gifts of food to neighbors and friends when it comes on Christmas time. I’ve encountered Candied Pecans quite a bit in my life. I mean, I do live in the middle of pecan country. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Red Dirt Chicken Casserole

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Silver James

LG and I have been in something of a rut of late when it comes to dinner. From time to time, I get a few emails containing recipes, or I catch them on social media. Sometimes, I’ll print one off … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words:

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Silver James

This snippet isn’t last week’s #ThursdayThreads though it does contain the prompt: **”You’ll be fine.”** The TT snippet involved Maura and Dev but I featured Bowie and Fiona this past weekend on my FB author page. Therefore, y’all get a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words:

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Silver James

Since last week was Thanksgiving, there was no #ThursdayThreads but do not despair! There are words. Since I shared the models for Declan Donahue and Maggie O’Brien over the weekend, it’s time for y’all to get a hint of how … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats and Titles: Leftovers

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Silver James

It’s the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Who still has leftovers? I wish I did! That said, I’m like the Wolves of the 69th. Now that they all have mates and, in some cases, kids, and they are settled down in Blaidd’s … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: No Questions

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Silver James

So, last week’s #ThursdayThreads prompt came from my snippet that won the previous week. As I’ve mentioned, I don’t like to take one of my original phrases and keep going in the same scene. I’d rather go somewhere “new” that … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats & Titles: Cowgirl Grape Dumplings

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Silver James

We’re just a few days away from “Holiday Season” here in the US. Thursday is Thanksgiving and then comes Hannukah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwansaa and New Year’s. Wow. Busy time of year. Lots going on with parties, family dinners, etc. … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Mystique

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Silver James

Sometimes, you just want to find someone who understands you. Am I right? I’m pretty sure that’s a prime motivation for most of my characters, and the basis for writing a romance novel. I mean, seriously, when you find the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Where Am I?

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Silver James

Winner, winner, chicken dinner! The original 250 word snippet took the top spot in last week’s #ThursdayThreads flash fiction “contest.” Yay! When that happens, I know I’m on the right track with the story. The prompt was **Where do you … Continue reading →

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