by DianneSalerni | May 23, 2016 | guest post
Another Memorial Day approaches. It seems this annual event comes every few months, a sure sign I’m getting older. A few years ago, I had the honor, and I mean a real honor, to attend a good friend’s father’s funeral. Rick was my best man at my wedding. His dad...
by DianneSalerni | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been a little puzzled by this road sign at the end of an exit ramp off Route 1 near my home. There is no Russellville. There is no Forestville. There are no towns 1 mile in either direction. But there used to be. I finally got curious enough to look...
by DianneSalerni | May 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
Let me sum up. Here’s all the stuff that happened while I was on blogging hiatus. My husband went to Japan on business, and at the end of his trip, my daughters flew out to join him in Tokyo. There are several reasons why I didn’t go too, but there’s no point getting...
by DianneSalerni | May 4, 2016 | First Impressions
Our second submission for First Impressions is a YA Contemporary manuscript titled EVERGREEN by Christy Hintz. Here is the first page: *** Everything looks perfect. Strings of red lights drape across the ceiling and dangle from the center of the gymnasium, cloaking...
by DianneSalerni | May 2, 2016 | First Impressions
Hi, everyone! I’m easing my way back into blogging after a 6-week hiatus with a First Impressions post. This is the first page of a YA post-disaster adventure novel titled OVERLAND by Kristen Zayon. *** It was a seemingly innocent thing, that first flicker....