Discover a new author, Day 4: Nihar Suthar

Win No Matter What Internationally Released! Nihar Suthar’s book is made up of powerful stories, impactful quotes, and meaningful commentary that convince readers of all ages to make the most out of every single day. Even better, ten percent of all book sale profits go to the Acumen, a charity investing in solutions to combat global poverty. Buy Now…

Discover a new author (day 2): Jaclyn Tracey, Eden's Black Rose

For the next ten days (Aug 10 – 19), I will be participating in an author discovery through DiscoverAuthors.wordpress.com.  Each day, this blog will feature a different author and one of their books; the other authors will also feature me and one another on their blogs. I haven’t read the books, but they look really great…

The Fiddler’s Talisman, Book One in the Fairy Godmother Diaries.Short SynopsisAudacious modern-day Fairy Godmother Evie Songbottom prefers whiskey to glitter being a smartass to being proper and movies to anything else. But, she’ll need more than a bottle of Jameson and a bad attitude to handle … Joanna Brennan, a violin prodigy with a magical…

Food and travel: Special Needs Diets are tough to stick to.

Special needs diets aren’t even easy when you are at home with all your stuff. They are significantly harder when you are traveling.  My ideal diet:  Vegetarian (responsibly obtained ova lacto), wheat free, light on the tofu, sucrose-free, chocolate-free.  While I was in PA, I ate a lot of pizza (so lots of wheat). Why?…

Agitation and Happiness: Two great tastes that taste great together and all that….

Much of what we feel and how we feel is a choice. I sometimes forget that. And it pays to remember. Sure, we all have dreams, ideas, ideals, wishes, etc. And we must reconcile our wishes and dreams with reality and accept that no matter how hard we try, we won’t achieve all of those…

My heart goes out to all who are suffering tonight. May you find healing. May your grief flow through you and from you and may your pain ease. As I heard about the events in Boston, I immediately thought, “What can I do? What can I do? I’m so far away! How can I help?”…

Today's Tarot: Three of Pentacles (work, accomplish, achieve)

Today’s Tarot: Three of Pentacles. Work. Accomplish. Achieve. This card is about the business of doing business. You want something to happen? Sometimes, you just have to roll up your sleeves and go make it happen. It won’t just come to you because you wish for it (sadly, though wouldn’t that be cool).  Intent really…