Month: June 2023

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Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Sometimes you need to open the door

June 28, 2023

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Writing for the Senses: Hearing As many of you know, for the past ten years, my shtick in the blog-verse has been writing serial stories that are spontaneously driven by random “things” from readers. While I didn’t do it intentionally, when I finished Episode 15 of my weekend serial Atonement in … More Wednesday Writing & #ThursdayDoors — Sometimes you need to open the door

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 15, Featuring Olga Núñez Miret

June 24, 2023

Saturday, June 24, 2023 Thanks for coming back to Atonement, TN.  My featured guest today has been a blog-friend all the way back to the creation of my Atonement series.  She even did the Spanish translation of Atonement, Tennessee.  (The Spanish version is called Expiación y Magia.) Of course, I’m talking about Olga Núñez Miret.  … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 15, Featuring Olga Núñez Miret

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Happy Midsummer — Celebrate with the magical friends of Thistledown

June 19, 2023

Monday, June 19, 2023 It’s time for Midsummer — Thistledown: Midsummer Bedlam! Some of you are already familiar with Thistledown — Midsummer Bedlam.  With Midsummer at hand, I thought it would be fun for us to play the “name game” that got that story started. I had found a “What’s your fairy name” thing online … More Happy Midsummer — Celebrate with the magical friends of Thistledown

Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 14 — & Recipe from Robbie Cheadle

June 17, 2023

Saturday, June 17, 2023 Welcome back to Atonement, TN.  Last week I hosted a Roaring Twenties blog party, featuring S. R. Mallery.  With all those links to so many other people, it was a big undertaking for me.  As a result, I had little time for this serial, or for arranging to feature someone. Roberta Eaton … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 14 — & Recipe from Robbie Cheadle

Wednesday Writing — Food in Classic Literature

June 14, 2023

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Hello, everyone.  Longtime followers know that occasionally I do posts about Writing for the Senses.  For me, smell and taste are the most powerful senses to evoke the imagination of the reader.  Maybe that’s why food and drink has taken a part in many classic stories and films.  There’s even a … More Wednesday Writing — Food in Classic Literature

1920s Party with guest, SR Mallery — All aboard!

June 8, 2023

Thursday, June 8, 2023 Update, Saturday June 10, 2023:  What ho, everyone! You’re all swell to come to this shindig.  As anyone looking for the latest episode of Atonement in Zugzwang can see, I’m running late with the new installment, but it’s on the way. Special thanks to Robbie Cheadle for helping to keep the … More 1920s Party with guest, SR Mallery — All aboard!

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Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 13 part 2, Featuring John W. Howell

June 3, 2023

Saturday, June 2, 2023 Welcome back to our weekend sanctuary in the weirdly magical town of Atonement, Tennessee.  The residents of this town are just like everyone else— Well, that’s way off.  Some of them are like everyone else, but others…  Anyhow, now and then, they all enjoy watching a game or going to the … More Weekend Serial — Atonement in Zugzwang: Episode 13 part 2, Featuring John W. Howell