Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Suzie On Hold
I didn’t make it. Can you tell? I’m sorry but Suzie is going to have to wait until next Friday when Suzie’s House will make it’s regularly scheduled appearance. In other news, I got my samples in and am feeling much better. Still no appointment for the cysts, but I’m not too worried. One of the pains is completely gone and the other not bothering me much. I’m going to go work on Suzie now. Anyone got anything in particular they’d […]
Drawing Lines
I’m in the bathroom trying to come up with a sample for my doctor to analyze, and thinking about the ovarian cyst they found yesterday. Hmmm…. sounds like this is going to be one of those Too Much Information posts. For the squeamish, don’t worry, it doesn’t get much worse than this. Back to the potty, I’m thinking “What if I have to have the ovary removed?” I’m not planning on having any more kids, and have a spare ovary. […]
Goals
Goal for today – have a bowel movement Goal for tomorrow – see if my doctor can figure out why this stupid bowel movement put me in the hospital for 10 hours. Alice
Question
I’m reading Ahead of the Game by Suzann Ledbetter which has the following passage (p.34) : Hank just said she’d get back to dating in time. Zoey replies “No, I won’t. Not because I’m still hurting. Actually, I feel guilty for not hurting – not to mention stupid, for not calling it quits a long time ago. Like before the wedding, when I knew I wasn’t having cold feet but convinced myself that was all it was.” I recently saw a YouTube […]
Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
This used to be on the box of Quaker Oats. I skipped all the brand references, rearranged things, and added something. Can you guess what? 😀 1 c. butter 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 T. molasses 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1 3/4 c. four 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 3 c. oats, uncooked 1 c. raisins The usual cookie drill: use a mixer to mix the wet stuff, separately mix the dry stuff except the […]
FanLit Challenge 3 Round Two
The requirement for the second round is “something goes wrong.” No Patience’s cat writes a letter or she enters a ball late and leaves before midnight. Simply take the story from where the Round One winner left off and have something go wrong. As mentioned before, we had a little dust-up with respect to the winner. So we took the five entries with the best average score and put them in a poll. The entries are: Mistaken Identity Redemption By […]
FanLit Forever Challenge 3, End of First Round
We had ourselves some fun over on FanLit Forever. The winner didn’t want to accept the crown. We ended up putting it to a vote. New schedule: Vote for the winning entry closes Monday at noon Mountain Standard Time. Submissions accepted for Round Two beginning Tuesday at noon and close February 20th at 11pm. Alice
Suzie’s House 5: …. Or Completely Devastated.
“What do you mean Drew has to move in too?” Vin knew Miranda had an interest Drew, but he’d hoped it was one of her passing crazes. They walked down Brearly toward East Washington. Sitting on The Isthmus in the heart of Madison Wisconsin, Brearly ran only a few blocks long with one end at Lake Mendota and the other at Lake Monona. A relatively quiet street, lined with small, hundred year old houses on one side and a baseball […]
Capturing the Image
So often I have caught myself writing my way around an image. I’ll have something clear in my mind, and end up building my story around it That doesn’t work well, as this round at FanLit Forever will testify. The problem with an image is that it may contain all sorts of emotion and significance, but be completely lacking in GMC. Worse yet, it may appear to have GMC, but when you try to write around it turn out to […]
Hooking Readers
A hook is anything that makes a reader want to read more. Hooks are generally found at the beginning and ending of scenes and chapters. They are what give you the cliffhanger feeling. Most of the time hooks are questions the writer intentionally places in the reader’s mind. Probably the most common is, “What’s going to happen next?” Having been both panned and complimented for my hooks, I think I have a reasonable idea of how they work. The best […]
PUN-ishment
I had a couple of friends in high school who enjoyed puns. They would spend minutes, if not hours, competing with one another, trying to come up with puns. Silliest pun, strangest pun, simplest pun, or best of all worst pun, they got into it. These sessions were often referred to as pun-ishment. The thing about this kind of punning around is that you have to have a certain sensibility to do it. It isn’t enough to have a twisted […]
Lazy Borsch
If you want a good borsch recipe, go here. If you want quick and easy, you’re in the right place. 1 can beef broth 1 can water 1 can beats 1 onion, sliced Plain yogurt. Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Serve. Put a dollop of yogurt, still cold, on top. Serves 2. It’s kind of an acquired taste, but fast, easy, and sometimes really hits the spot. Bon Appetite And this ends our […]
Tag: Womens Fiction Book Meme
Contemporary, Historical, or Paranormal? All the above! Seriously, I read them as they come to hand. I try to read more of whatever type I happen to be writing, but will often simply grab as the mood strikes me. Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback? Mass Market Heyer or Austen? Both! Repeatedly. Amazon or Brick and Mortar? Brick and Mortar when I don’t know what I’m after. Amazon when I’m after something in particular. Barnes & Noble or […]
Post Cards From the Better Half
My dh, also known as Mr. Al, has been making his own post cards for years. He has an unusual sense of humor, which comes out in his cards. For years now I have been the only one privileged enough to see these cards. Now, in the spirit of a guest blog, I’d like to share them with you. Warning. He tends to be a bit irreverent. Mr. Al by way of Alice
