From June 21 thru 26th, two of my ebooks will be ON SALE on Kindle for only 99 cents. It’s a great opportunity to try these books, both the first in their series. If you have Kindle Unlimited, they are both always available. A cozy mystery combined with classic detective work, Beck’s Rule’s Mysteries BookContinue reading “99 cent Kindle Countdown Deals This Week!”
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Scramble
I saw a pile of Scrabble tiles in a Facebook picture recently on my 5 minute social media break, otherwise known as my bathroom break, and thought, what if you could turn up the tiles you wanted in life, instead of the random ones you pull out of the bag. If you have you everContinue reading “Scramble”
Echoes in Time
From photographs and slides to digital, preservation efforts often past memories to be technologically updated, providing opportunities for different views. Although I’ve flipped through photos in scrapbooks and albums numerous times before, but television viewing afforded the possibly for a room full of people to view the same photograph at the same time. And theContinue reading “Echoes in Time”
New Book Release: Diary of a 6th Grade “C” Cup: Growing Up Girls Series
Ebook available until Jan 31st free on Kindle Unlimited. Available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Growing up is Hard. School is Tough. Girls can be mean and boys can be dumb. This first in a new book series for girls aged 8-14 explores the perils and pluses of being every day unique. Everyone hasContinue reading “New Book Release: Diary of a 6th Grade “C” Cup: Growing Up Girls Series”
Chatty, but not Cathy
Everyone is unique. It’s the engine which makes us go through the world. Some people ridicule differences and many people dwell on what they consider to be bad personality or character traits. I believe self-clarity and acceptance is the path to serenity. Here is my response to a writing prompt from my group which asksContinue reading “Chatty, but not Cathy”
Mary-Go-Round
Mary-Go-Round “In ten miles, turn left at Exit 104,” said the kindly GPS voice. After school, Katie has band practice, then Holly has dance, and Robbie has to get to guitar lessons, Mary thought. Do I have a lasagna in the fridge for dinner? Mary’s daily commute gave her ninety whole minutes to herself eachContinue reading “Mary-Go-Round”
Generations
It was 1975, in a Playboy Club Resort in Wisconsin. Ricky Nelson serenaded his former teen fans in a small dimly-light, smoke-filled nightclub where malted drinks didn’t mean ice cream, but single-malt scotch in ice-filled tumblers. Everyone was a little older, but for those moments, transported back to a time and place where swooning andContinue reading “Generations”
Interruptions
It started just like another other day in the life of a mother with three babies, one wife and one dog. Six am brought in the new day with the immediate chaos of three one-year old boys greeting the morning with the usual gusto, screaming at each other and running around chasing each other andContinue reading “Interruptions”
Shopping Cart Crimes
This short story received an Honorable Mention for Creativity by the Fort Myers Weekly Press writing competition, September 2019. t looks like a crime scene. Yellow caution tape, orange cones, this place is a mess. But it’s really not my fault. I was an unwitting accomplice, even a victim. And I have the dents toContinue reading “Shopping Cart Crimes”
SUZANNE RUDD HAMILTON 