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A Terrific Day - The Green Valley Writers' Book Fair

Saturday, November 25th Sally and I attended the Green Valley Book Fair sponsored by the Society of Southwest Authors to promote Telling Tales and Sharing Secrets. There were forty-four authors there, some had as many as nine different books to sell.  It was a very good turnout of book lovers/readers. Sales of our book went well but the most fun we had was talking with other writers and the…

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300 Word Challenge

This is a story I submitted to our Oro Valley Writers’ Forum. The story had to be 300 words or less. This is based on a real “character” in our family. Names were changed even though Lila is totally recognizable by those who know her. This story would make her smile with a wink. The Coquette Lila knew how to get attention. First, she always wore a hat. She liked to make a statement even when…

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Six Sentences

Our Oro Valley Writers’ Forum recently challenged the members to write a story in six sentences. I took up the challenge. It is fun to practice writing in a variety of ways. There were no restrictions as to genre or topic. Below is my story. In the darkness of the midnight hour, the lines clang against the main mast as the little sloop, Step Two, is released from anchor and begins to float out…