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Wednesday Words: What Was

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Silver James

So, time contineus to roll along. This is the last week of February. Daylight Savings Time looms in a month. Ugh. But on the bright side, it IS Wednesday and that means words. The #1lineWed THEME is **WAS** but the … Continue reading →

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The Monday After a Very (very, very, very) Bad Day

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Silver James

Some of you might recognise where part of the title comes from–my friend Toni McGee Causey’s book BOBBIE FAYE’S VERY (very, very, very) BAD DAY. If you are looking for funny mysteries with romantic elements, the Bobbie Faye books are … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Words

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Silver James

There’s a piece of advice that’s floated around the writing world for as long as I can remember, and since I’m older than dirt, that’s like…forever. Write what you know. Technically, that’s good advice. But that can also be a little … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: This Thing

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Silver James

Once again, we’ve arrived at midweek. Around here, that means a snippet based on a theme gleaned from #1lineWed. The controllers over there seem to still be on the lazy side giving us **THIS** as a prompt. That said, this … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Monday

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Silver James

So. The Super Bowl was last night. (As I’m actually typing this, it hasn’t been played yet. Yeah, yeah. Whatever.) Normally, I would be “reviewing” my fave commercials today but I doubt I get back to update this with more … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: So…

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Silver James

With today’s #1lineWed theme, it would have been easy to find a snippet to plug in here. Instead, I made myself write new words. So, ignore the typos and first draft stuffs because this totally is a first draft. So, … Continue reading →

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A Blue Monday

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Silver James

We’re supposed to have blue skies today. I’ve enjoyed them the past two days. And it’s Monday. Perhaps the sunshine will make up for the stuff. And there’s been stuff. So, here’s what up in my life. Saturday turned out … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thoughts: Universal Secrets

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Silver James

I’m actually putting this post together on Wednesday as we’re supposed to have a minor snowmagedden overnight. I want to make sure this goes live because…well…secrets. We all have them. Some we share, some we play it close to the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Words: Short Story Long

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Silver James

A good raconteur makes a long story short and entertaining. A good storyteller makes a short story and turns it into a long story, aka a novel. Aren’t y’all glad I’m not a raconteur? Anyway, today’s #1lineWed THEME is **LONG**. … Continue reading →

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Monday Lasting

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Silver James

January is done for the year. It’s the last Monday in a month full of them. Tomorrow starts our shortest month. I’m not quite ready to look that far ahead though. So, in retrospect… Stuff happened last week and over … Continue reading →

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