Category: Marvellous Miscellany
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Petroglyphs at Parowan Gap
For a moment this weekend the past and present collided as my family visited the petroglyphs over in Parowan, Utah. This remote place has been essentially untouched for hundreds, if not thousands of years. No one is sure what the meaning behind the pictures are although some have made guesses. They could be instructions to…
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Unlikely Things in Unlikely Places
There’s nothing more breathtaking than a garden created and kept with care. I’m talking about gardens with flower beds overflowing with harmonious color, wandering pathways, and secret nooks that beg for someone to come and hide away with a good book. My garden is still a work in progress. The few flower beds I have spring…
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Daily Prompt – Worldly Encounters
Today’s Daily Post Prompt asks bloggers about what book, movie, or song they would recommend to a friendly visiting extraterrestrial that explains what humans are all about. While I hesitate to speak on behalf of humanity, heaven knows what might happen should I choose incorrectly, I’ll have a go. My recommendation: Tolkien’s Lord of the…
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My Distractions are Bigger Than Yours
For all those who are anxiously waiting for another episode of Mike Finnegan, I apologize. He will be making his next appearance next Friday when I have had time to write another episode. For now, I only have time and energy for a brief update. I’ve had my novel on my mind constantly these last…
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Everything is Awesome
We all love Mondays, right? No? Why are you all looking at me that way? Put down the pitchforks and hear me out. For most, Monday mean a return to the drudgery of work and school and the unending cycle of stuff that must be done. It symbolizes the end of the weekend, a…
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Fulfilling Promises
Awhile back I held an open mic where you were welcome to submit questions and I would ask them as honestly and candidly as possible. In return I promised that I would feature these questions and answers in a new header for this blog and help each of you promote your blogs as well. For…
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Charging the Creative Batteries at ANWA’s Time Out for Writers
I spent the last weekend enjoying the warm clear air in Arizona while attending the annual Time Out for Writers conference hosted by the American Night Writer’s Association (ANWA). I had hoped to be able to write another installment of Mike Finnegan while traveling for last Friday’s post but instead spent my time madly polishing…
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Too Many Sticks in the Fire
If you were expecting the next installment of the Man in the Cupboard series, my apologies. Time got the best of me this morning and I still have a pile on my plate the size of a small skyscraper. Lately, it seems like there is far too much to do and far too little energy…
Jodi L. Milner, Author 