2025 Reading Challenge

2025 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 164 books toward her goal of 365 books.
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A Host of Haiku

Here I sit, feeling a little poetical and a little more whimsical, so today we’re going to talk in haiku… I love haiku. What a fun, random, quirky way to express a thought, eh? I like to think of myself as fun, random and quirky so think that it may in fact be the poetic […]

Guest Post: An Interview with Author Joyce Oroz

Today’s guest post features an interview with author Joyce Oroz. Portions of the interview were originally conducted by Joseph Valentinetti; additions (and subtractions) were made by Joyce herself.

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What’s the name and genre of your book? Secure the Ranch is a contemporary murder mystery. It is a fast-paced suspenseful adventure with laughs at every […]

Book Review: Keep the Change

Don’t you love it when you learn something and are vastly entertained at the same time? I certainly do, and Steve Dublanica’s latest – Keep the Change – is my new favorite exemplar of this. The book, a follow-up to his 2008 hit “Waiter Rant”, is a fascinating exploration of the service industry and tipping. […]

Okay, Um, So What (if anything) Does This Mean?

So as I may have mentioned once or twice, I have entered a handful of contests so far and submitted a few stories and poems to “literary” magazines/publications. And so far I am running, well, let’s just say on a less than stellar percentage… To date I have won one thing I entered (more on […]

Guest Post: Search? Or Research? by Michele Drier

Today’s Guest Post is provided by Michele Drier, author of SNAP: The World Unfolds, a vampire romance, and the mystery Edited for Death which debuted October 1 from Mainly Murder Press. Enjoy! ***

Search? Or Research?

OK, raise your hand if you ever played “What If?”

I did, and I probably still do. It’s trying […]