Starting Anew by Terry Odell Wishing everyone a very safe, prosperous, and happy 2017. January is half over and the holidays are behind us. Time to get back to whatever “normal” means for each of us. For me, it’s back in the writing groove. I published three Triple-D Ranch novels in 2016, as well as […]
What’s Your Hobby? by James M Jackson When asked that question in the presence of my better half, she’ll roll her eyes and say something like, “He has serial passions.” What she means is that I get interested (okay, really interested) in something, will stick with it for some time, and then gradually that interest […]
A New Year Begins by Nancy J. Cohen January 2017 January means we have to put these items atop our priority lists: (1) It’s time to gather information for tax returns. (2) We can clean out files and receipts from eight years ago. (3) We should review our calendar for the coming year and copy […]
We’re so happy to have friends and fans join us here at Booklover’s Bench, where readers are winners, and we hope you’ll continue that tradition in the New Year. We’ve shared some holiday memories and traditions below to help put you in a holiday mood. Be sure and join us next year for more fun with the Booklover’s […]
Juggling Holiday Busyness by Karla Brandenburg The most wonderful time of the year. That’s what the song says, but if you’re like me, the number of command performance increases. Visits to family. Family visiting you. Office parties. Shopping for gifts. Baking of goodies. Christmas cards (does anyone do Christmas cards anymore?) All, in and of […]
A Little Something by Tina Whittle It’s December 1st! And you know what that means – time to get serious about holiday shopping! In our home, that means dragging out an entire closet’s worth of wrapping paper and glitter tape and green bows and gold bows and red bows and white bows… Oh, so many […]
Four holiday survival tips By Maggie Toussaint From the belly-pleasing feast at Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year, the holiday season is a fast-paced romp of calendar-filling must-dos. It’s easy to feel harried with extra demands on an already full schedule, but fear not, I have cobbled together four stress beating tips to help […]
Talking Traditions By Terry Odell Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It used to be the signal for the beginning of the Christmas/Holiday season, but now we’re lucky if merchants wait until Halloween. For many of us, reading gets put on hold. For others, it’s a way to escape the pressures of the season. For […]
Accents and peculiar word choices By James M Jackson Do you notice accents and peculiar word choices? Not yours, of course, because none of us have accents; it’s the other folks. I’ll soon make my southern migration away from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with its Scandinavian oo’s, spoken through the nose, and sentences that […]
The Appeal of Video Trailers by Nancy J. Cohen Are you a fan of movie trailers? Do you eagerly watch the newest one for the upcoming Star Wars movie? Perhaps viewing a trailer influences you to buy a ticket you’ve been wavering on? Or you may be a dedicated series fan and watch the teaser […]
