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Suzie’s House 60: Taking Advantage
She was killing him, all soft and warm and leaning against him. Her eyes were a little blurry with the beer and the lateness of the hour. He told himself not to let her feathery touches go to his head, or rather his lower regions. She couldn’t feel too good about men right now, after having run into her ex, yet she hadn’t gone cold on him. Drew hoped her less-restrained reaction to him had more to do with […]
Thursday Thirteen #20: Writing Positives
It was suggested last week that I might be dwelling on the negative about my writing. I don’t see it that way. A mistake is just a mistake. So long as I fix it, who cares if I messed up? No one but me needs to see my rough drafts. Well, except for Suzie’s House, but we aren’t going there. Right? So anyway, here’s a list of positive things about my writing. 1. Even when it’s torture, I still enjoy […]
By George! What a Loving Family.
Mr. Al assures me this is the right one this week. So, let’s see if I can get this straight; George III went off his rocker. This caused all kinds of problems for those in government who then had to chose between – what did Mr. Al call it? Oh yes, “… an irascible, ill-educated, reactionary old coot who was, at the moment, a complete nutter; and the other, an emotionally stunted, but highly educated, alcoholic hedonist with no sense […]
The Road Way More Travelled Than it Ought To Be
Mr. Al insisted on going for a hike last Saturday. I kept pointing to the hills and saying “snow” but that didn’t slow him down any. So, after digging round in three closets and a workshop for my missing shoes – as the only thing I ever wear these days is my crocks – we packed it in and headed for our favorite trail-head. It’s dirt road a good part of the way. We were tooling along just fine […]
Alice Calling for Cookies
This time we are going to do something a little different. I’m going to award the cookies to someone who leaves a comment on someone else’s blog – specifically, a blog that can be found among the participants of the Alice Calling Meme. In that meme you were supposed to take a paragraph and make a few changes in it. We had a genie in a bottle, zombies, men in love, the loss of a lace garter, and cable cars turn up […]
Eggsactly
“A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though they know you may be slightly cracked.” Happy Easter
Afterburner Hash
7 potatoes, grated 1 can corn beef, cubed ketchup Habanero hot sauce too much butter . . Melt about two tablespoons worth of butter in a medium size pan. I like cast-iron for this. Toss in grated potatoes and cubed corned beef. Fry. What you’re shooting for here is to have the potatoes soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Sprinkle Habanero and ketchup right before eating. Get the right sauce and you won’t know it’s hot until […]
Jack and Jill Went Up the File Cabinet
They can do that sort of thing without rope because they are bendies and have magnets in their feet. They went up the file cabinet to get the bucket of paint. They recently decided to move, which means they get to do all sorts of things like paint the house and fix the faucet and call a real estate agent. Jack: It’s white. I know it’s white. Jill: It better not be white. I want Burnt Sienna. Jack: Stop being […]
Suzie’s House 59: Chance Encounter with the Ex
Welcome Fiction Friday readers and Girls Scout Cookie entrants. This is the post to leave a comment in for the chance to win Lemon Chalets. When we left off last week Miranda had gone to the Caribou bar in search of the men who shot Vin and run into the CIA agent Christina instead. Now we return to the Cardinal Bar where Miranda left Drew and Suzie slow dancing. Suzie could feel Drew’s body plastered to hers from breast to thigh. […]
TT #19: Ways To Screw Up a Manuscript
Yes, these are all things I have done. Yes, I regret them all. 1 – Say over and over in one chapter that the hero’s eyes are a vivid blue then mention how brown they are two chapters later. 2 – Fall in love with the word “That”, or “As” and refuse to get rid of a couple hundred usages. 3 – Include more than two exclamation marks in a paragraph. 4 – Forget to include any setting details. […]
By George! I Goofed!
Last week when I posted http://aliceaudrey.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/by-george-what-a-mess/ what I was really supposed to post was what follows. My apologies. Go ahead Mr. Al: Although there were many stories of the Princes bad behavior during this time, The truth seems to be that he behaved himself. More or less. Those close to the Royal Family reported that the Prince’s behavior was sober and solicitous. By the end of November, when it became clear the King would not quickly improve, it was decided […]
Living Vicariously and Oopses
It’s been an up and down sort of week, but not necessarily for me. A friend of mine was offered her first contract. I’ll have more to say about that later. The stock market has been interesting lately. I’ve read blogs in which Romance writer’s are said to be negative while seeing in other places a lot of very positive support for one another. I’ve poked around at Technorati and at Digg without really doing much there yet. And I’ve […]
Girls Scout Cookies Now
As you can see, I still have quite a few packages of Girls Scout Cookies left. Ever had a Lemon Chalet Creme before? I hadn’t. They are sweet and tangy with vanilla cookies around a lemon icing. The texture of the outside, done up to look like a chalet, is fun. Want to see what they are like without having to pay for them?This week I’m giving them away only to people who comment on Suzie’s House. You don’t have to […]
Club House Sandwich
I couldn’t remember exactly what went into a club house sandwich until I ran across it in the Don’t Eat Your Heart Out cookbook: 3 slices toast lettuce leaves cooked chicken breast, sliced safflower mayonnaise sliced tomato To first slice of toast with lettuce, chicken and mayonnaise. Top with second slice of toast; add tomato slices and top with third slice of toast. Slice diagonally into quarters. Really, I had no idea.
