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A Sky Full Of Starz
Well, I think I found my mark. I really do. Took me long enough, well, actually, it took just the right amount of time and that’s as it should be. I’m going to head back to Madeline Island after all. I...
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Why Do We ‘Can’?
Who in the world named this process canning? Honestly. I really enjoy it, whatever you call it. The process itself is tedious and time-consuming and makes a huge mess. But later, say during a winter...
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So—the old adage of, “as fate would have it” has come to pass. It has. I was simply not able to muster the proper oomph (a technical writing term) to revisit Eve & Ruby. At least not now. Which...
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Containers of Your Past—Can Lead You Forward
Something as simple as a vase made years ago by Ken’s mother, holds more than pine from the farm and ornaments once my grandmothers—it holds memories. This was one of the few things that survived our...
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The Plot Thickens, and Rises and Sizzles and…
Time. One word that can drive a writer bananas. Sure we have the same amount of the stuff as everyone else. Right? Yet when an idea is bubbling and taking form it seems to take forever sometimes....
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A Tree Grows Tall
A Tree Grows Tall We discovered this old oak tree years ago when we first moved here to Prairie Farm, Wisconsin and it has intrigued me ever since. Hidden away back behind a hill, next to where one...
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Bring Back The Sun—Please!
This time of year always throws me, not only do I fight the notion of what’s coming (the white stuff) but also am grateful for the break. I will be. Maybe. Picking flowers dipped in frost, V’s of...
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Place=Inspiration=Writing/Baking
Ever wonder where authors get their mojo? The magic powder that they sprinkle over their keyboards filled with secret codes only they can decipher? Well, you may be in for a surprise. That muse you...
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The Joys of July with Jay
The true joy of summertime is being outside with the wind messing through your hair, a trowel rooting in the earth and the sounds of all that life buzzing away the hours. And then it’s July and you...
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Alien Man in White
Hey! Okay, so that is me and I had just been into (literally) my two bee hives to see how the queens are taking care of business. Not so good. Like writing a novel, if the main character doesn’t step...
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A Tree Grows Tall
A Tree Grows Tall We discovered this old oak tree years ago when we first moved here to Prairie Farm, Wisconsin and it has intrigued me ever since. Hidden away back behind a hill, next to where one...
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Month—O—LOVE
The number uno-selling genre in the entire universe, no lie, is ROMANCE. Well, and a rather new one often referred to as ‘Mom Porn’. That would mainly be the hugely popular Fifty Shades of—S & M....
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Get Hoppy—It’s National Frog Month!
Welcome to spring and maybe to your first time over here in/on/with my personal website. It’s hard to know precisely how much effort to load into this baby since I am a trusty Facebook dude and post...
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Review: The Hearts of Men
Reviewed by Jay Gilbertson This is a guy’s book; a grownup Boy Scout’s novel. It’s for some women too. Women who have loved bad men who broke their heart or men who came home from war, lugging the...
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Review: The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Light Between Oceans By M.L. Stedman Reviewed by Jay Gilbertson Author Stedman wove together a tale of choice and consequence and...
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Review: The Handmaid’s Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Handmaid’s Tale By Margaret Atwood Reviewed by Jay Gilbertson “We slept in what had once been the gymnasium. The floor was of...
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Review: Eleanor Oliphant
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine By Gail Honeyman Reviewed by Jay Gilbertson Fine. Think of that word for a moment. Fine....
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Review: Ars Botanica
Ars Botanica by Tim Taranto My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ars BotanicaA Field Guide to Loss By Tim Taranto Reviewed by Jay Gilbertson I’m still spellbound. This small book full of drawings and poems and a...
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Place=Inspiration=Writing/Baking
Ever wonder where authors get their mojo? The magic powder that they sprinkle over their keyboards filled with secret codes only they can decipher? Well, you may be in for a surprise. That muse you...
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Month—O—LOVE
The number uno-selling genre in the entire universe, no lie, is ROMANCE. Well, and a rather new one often referred to as ‘Mom Porn’. That would mainly be the hugely popular Fifty Shades of—S & M....
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