5 Crazy Things about March
Some important days in March include National Banana Cream Pie Day, which coming after the Debbie Downer of February is a big...
When Life Requires a Double Clutch
#health #Priorities #WritingJourney #Life #MaryMarieAllenblogs #Makingdecisions
Four Step Evolution of a Valentine
Wednesday this week marks one of the best loved/most hated, well-celebrated/dismal days of the year. Valentine’s Day. Depending on where...
A Hot Time at the Ice Worm Festival
Some of my family left this past week for a Florida vacation missing out on the annual ice worm festivities in Cordova Alaska . Never...
My Life to Write
“writer” is more accurate than “novelist” since a goodly portion of time an author is busy with writing-relating activities
Merry and Bright Makes Christmas Both
Merry and Bright, published this year by Ballantine, is a predictable Christmas romance that has all the delightful qualities expected of...
Fish Tales
Part One - The Meaning of True Love As a child, I'd gone fishing with my father. I'd sit in the boat and read while he fished. I have...
Pretty Procrastination
While some of the Midwest is buried in snow and other parts are simply shivering now that the Arctic Air has dropped upon us like a Sumo...
Stones of Remembrance
Do you practice keeping stones of remembrance? I do. They adorn my mantle. Sometimes I move them to other areas of the house, but I...
Reliving Easter Sunday through Peter’s Eyes at the Empty Tomb
In the dark of my regret flickers briefest hope. My heart hammers and thumps But my mind can’t cope. His empty linen wrapping Is...
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