“The Balloon Adventure”

“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 →

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 →