“The Balloon Adventure” is another story in “The Odessa Chronicles”, and relates what happens when Jaxon, Dewey and the man-servant take a ride in a hot-air balloon. Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, the three of them end up flying in the balloon, while the balloon owner/operator is still on the ground. Continue reading
Literature
The Odessa Chronicles!
Carolyn Shelton (https://joyroses13.wordpress.com/) and I have collaborated on a book of “stories for children of all ages”. As it is expected to be published shortly, I was going to introduce it here in June however, the characters in the book somehow found out about it! Continue reading
A Simple Melody.
I find music fascinating. A song’s lyrics can take you into your history, or your anticipated future. It can arouse tears of sadness … or joy, and can cause excitement … or simply be a sedative. Continue reading
“Just Thinking”
I could not resist copying the text (below) from a Comment made against my recent Post “I don’t like poetry!” Continue reading
The “real” Ray!
Ray is a lot more “bouncy” of late (I could have never imagined referring to almost 80lbs of dog as “bouncy”!). Continue reading
20% Discount!
APRIL 10TH! DON’T FORGET THAT DATE! Continue reading
Author? Editor? PR Agent?
As so many of you are already aware, the hardest part of getting a book “out there” are the promotional aspects. Without a really healthy budget, it becomes a matter of determining how to reach potential buyers at minimal cost. Continue reading
“A Stray they named Ray”
The following is one of the poems in my book “Just Thinking”, which is available direct from Friesen Press, Amazon, and other on-line book retailers. Continue reading
The Conversation
In 2015, I posted “The Conversation”. The intent was simply to see how people would react to it, and what they thought it was about. I am repeating it below for two reasons. The first is simply to present it to the many Followers who were not visiting here in 2015. Continue reading
A New Direction Perhaps? 