Summer Recap

It’s been a whirlwind summer for me, and from what I’ve been seeing on your blogs, the same is true for most of you. Don’t you think we all need an extra summer to recover from the regular summer? (Maybe a secret summer? Like a secret extra day?...

The Contractor Story

In July we hired a contractor to paint our stairwell and upstairs hallway, strip the wallpaper from our upstairs bathroom and paint it, too. (I want to note right here that his business card said: Painting and Wallpaper Removal.) He was supposed to start the Monday...

In Paradise

Sorry I didn’t get around to any blogs last week. My family and I were vacationing on the remote, paradise island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. On arrival, we learned that the drinking age in the Virgin Islands is 18, so my daughter Gabbey (age 19)...

First Impressions: OHIO 1863

Today we have a First Impressions submission from Melissa Guthrie. This is the first page of her young adult historical fiction novel. The working title is OHIO 1863. *** Hewitt Town, Ohio July 4th, 1863 Henry Clemmons opened his eyes just as acid bubbled up from his...