I start with Fay Weldon and end with Elena Kagan. What's not to like??…

I really do enjoy my role as, Fairy Grandmother!  The role of Fairy Grandmother is the universe’s gift of second chances, second comings (and goings), and an opportunity to gift love to a little piece of yourself.  It doesn’t get much better than that!  It’s such an easy “do;” teach what you know (like – how to make Rice Krispie Bars), gingerly retrieve the froglet that is belly up in the tank, calm and wipe away the tears of the child’s sadness and guilt (“I should have let him go!”),…

“Life’s Little Instruction Book,” first published in 1991 as a collection of advice from H. Jackson Brown, Jr. to his college-bound son, has sold millions of copies, been translated into 35 languages, and inspired calendars, posters, journals, greeting cards and screensavers.

Not surprisingly, it’s a very popular graduation gift.

The latest edition contains plenty of excellent counsel, like “Get a dog” and “Check hotel bills carefully for unexpected charges” along with…

Here are five easy steps to selling more books than anyone, ever:

1. Surf and study the Internet until you understand every single aspect of it.

2. Gain practical knowledge of the buying habits of every current reader and prospective future readers.

3. Establish a personal relationship with #2 using #1.

4. Maintain #3 long-term with daily contact, offering enticements, encouragement, and unique gifts/prizes

5. Write a steady stream of fascinating books when…

Thanks to Patti Roberts for designing book trailer for my mystery, Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vIbieSgVjk

Oops!: 2.21.13

You guessed it, It's Wednesday. 

Time for Picture Phiction Photo #5

Be sure to look at this one really close, there's a cowboy in there.

This is a great picture provided by a good friend of…

It's Wednesday.

Come join us at the Picture Phiction Group, come visit, read our stories, and have some fun. In this group you are encouraged to write your own individual ideas either off the cuff or well thought out descriptions, adventures, stories, or…

My very own DERECHO STORM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TORNADO STORY.  I could have subtitled this 'Damn Dog' or 'Breast Cancer Cell Feeding Frenzy' but I didn't.  The title is long enough.

Tornado storm like a hurricane came through yet again, no funnel sighted. Don't care, I know what takes out 200 trees by the roots in a one mile radius. I'm from the Midwest.  It was up there somewhere. I called it a…

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“Buy Shoes On Wednesday and Tweet at 4:00” is a new advice book which tells the reader the best possible time to get everything done, from flossing ones teeth to visiting Zanzibar. As a public service, I’ve used the information provided in that book to create an ideal day:

First thing in the morning, start a daily ritual that will become a habit (you‘re more likely to stick with it) go to the car wash (it’s less crowded and the machinery is cleaner) and ride your horse (he’ll have…

We kinda sorta had a white Christmas; however, it didn't really start snowing until late afternoon on Christmas day. The first part of the morning we had horrendous thunderstorms until the cold front pushed them through and gave us a dusting of snow.

Not a big deal, right? I didn't think so, but then again, I've lived up north where I've had to drive in blizzard-like…

Apparently, I think I'm I.M. Pei or Frank Lloyd Wright in the Ambien world.

While in college (several years ago), I had a severe case of insomnia.  I would go 3 or 4 days on only a couple of hours of sleep.  It wasn't working for me.  I thought I was going crazy, so the doctor introduced me to the sleep aid, Ambien.

It worked.  It worked really well, except that I would do things at night that I was unsure of in the morning.

I lived with a roommate at the time and I'm…

In case you missed it, about a month ago, I listed the search terms that readers used in whatever is was they were looking for, but found my blog instead.  It intrigued me so much, that I did a post about it. You can read Part I here.

Here are more search terms that people have used and they got my giggle box turned upside down, so I had to share.  Again, my responses are in italics.

NOTE: I have typed them exactly as they were…

It's contest time, ladies and gents!

Here are the guidelines and rules:

1. Write a humorous blog post, article, poem, short story, or a bunch of words thrown together (1000 words or less);
2. Please submit original material, only written by you;
3. Submit to authorgkadams(at)gmail(dot)com;
4. Put BLOG CONTEST in the…