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Eat Well. Eat Cheap. Avoid Bloated Buns
Sandra Neily here: In late August I was treated to a three-night cruise on the windjammer the Angelique. There was much to rhapsodize about. (Thank you, Leslie!), but this is a post about food and avoiding disappointment, financial or otherwise. … Continue reading
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Tagged Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Crime Writers news, maine mysteries, Sandra Neily
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“Goldenrod Whispering Goodbye” & Squirrels Eating Pumpkins
Sandra Neily here: It’s late fall and while I’ve written this season into my novels, today I’m inviting (virtually) two other supremely talented writers to share “fall” in inspired words. Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine … Continue reading
Cooler Surprise. Deer Flies. Acres of Lettuce.
Sandra Neily here: There’s a moment on every camping trip where you peer into the cooler to see what’s left floating around down there. A “Cooler Surprise” meal with a bit of everything often has us thinking over the whole … Continue reading
Paying Attention To Flowers And Stones, And …
Sandra Neily here: Sharing a wildflower fiesta with readers. I’m sharing many (but not all) of the flowers I found in a one hour walk in uncut fields at the ski area north of Greenville. The last … Continue reading
“Lumpy, Aged, and Wrinkled Bodies”
“They did not know that lumpy, aged, and wrinkled bodies were as needy as their own young, firm ones, that love was not to be tossed away carelessly . . .” Sandra Neily here: Today, I want to explore (just … Continue reading
Seduced to the Natural World
Sandra Neily here. We need nature writing. We need it now more than ever: need to be seduced into the natural world: need to savor what remains or take direction toward finding new landscapes and experiences. We need to manage … Continue reading
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Tagged Deadly Trespass, deadly turn, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Sandra Neily, wolves
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Advice from ‘Butt In The Chair’ Experts
Sandra Neily Here; I needed someone wise in my ear this month and a few words of inspiration. Found some! From Joe Fassler’s interviewing 150 writers: First Sentence “The first line must convince me that it somehow embodies the entire … Continue reading
A Dog Vacation (It’s Mud Season)
Sandra Neily : Raven’s vaca post is all ready to share. She (my dog) is partial mostly to pictures. Below, I comment on “Middlemarch,” C.J. Box and hot moments, and confess an edit. Raven here: … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, Maine Crime Writers news, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Sandra Neily
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Success: Ruin Meals. Write 5th Grade Prose.
Sandra Neily here: This post is about simple food and simple writing. Both, easily digestible. Author Louise Penny has ruined me for any restaurant or pub memories I used to cherish. What’s more, she may have ruined every attempt to … Continue reading
Pithy. Pithy. Pithy! (am so eager for more of it …)
Sandra Neily here: Are you, like me, pining for the world to get a bit more … Pithy? A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. It often feels like a shot of truth. (I don’t … Continue reading
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