If you’ve decided to spruce up your blog with some “goodies” in your sidebar, you’re in for a treat, as long as you keep in mind that too many widgets decrease your load speed. Not good. For a refresher on how to add third-party tools (widgets) to your Blogger blog, go to Adding a Gadget to […]
For Readers
End of Summer, You Reap What You Sow
I woke up Tuesday morning to fog, a surprise, since it was the last day of August in California, still summer as far as I was concerned. At first I panicked, thought there was a fire nearby and that we were surrounded by a huge cloud of smoke. But that idea fizzled quickly enough. No […]
Book Review, or Book Talk?
My original intent was to post a Book Review every Friday. However, after some research, I realized I wasn’t writing Book Reviews, but Book Talks. There’s a difference, you see. A Book Talk is a sharing to motivate someone to read a book. It’s informal and upbeat, and is not a book review, book report, or book […]
Wild Edges: Manzanita Poetry and Prose
In Monday’s blog, I wrote about the Manzanita Writers Press book launch celebration for Wild Edges: Manzanita Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, Volumne 6, published by Manzanita Writers Press. Now, let me tell you about the volume itself. Editor, Monika Rose, gives a lovely introduction to Wild Edges, calling it “a collective voice and […]
Authors and Artists in Mokelumne Hill
Have you ever heard of Mokelumne Hill? I hadn’t until my friend, Natalia, and I attended the Manzanita Writers Press book launch celebration for Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, Volumne 6 at the Hotel Leger on Main Street. Mokelumne Hill takes its name from the Mokelumne River, Miwok for the “people of Mokel,” […]
Lady Gaga Bios Worth Reading?
Behind the Fame by Emily Herbert. A biography. Average review, five stars, a detailed account of Lady Gaga’s career, explores the enigma… Wait a minute. Lady Gaga bios? But she’s not dead. What gives? Well, 288 pages, that’s what, of which 32 are photos. Okay. It’s unauthorized. We all should be so lucky. Or maybe not. […]
