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Home again!

As reported last month, I was dreading a long trip and a conference. The conference is now over and I’m glad I pushed myself from my cozy nest. I had a lovely time, and I’m utterly wiped. Amazingly, I enjoyed talking with other authors far more than learning about promotion ...
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Pat Rice, beach, fruity drink

Traveling Post-Covid

Since the Covid shutdown, I have not attended any conferences or conventions. Most of the ones I used to attend are gone now. But I have a favorite writer’s conference I used to attend faithfully since the inception of the organization, and I miss my pals there. It’s held in ...
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vegetable garden and patio

Critters, Rodents, and Vermin . . .

As I may have mentioned, we’ve always kept a vegetable garden. My spousal unit relaxes by beating hard soil with a hoe and ripping out and crushing dead stalks. Admittedly, the hunting and gathering of beautiful vegetables is soothing. Unfortunately, the beneficial side of gardening meets its match in rodent ...
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Current Writing News

  I have been effectively writing three books a year since I started writing full time back in the last century (I love the way that sounds. I’m historical now!). Because publishers are slow, a third of those words seldom saw the light of day until e-books came around. Writing, ...
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fog on ocean and sand

SUMMERTIME, AND THE LIVING IS . . .

You fill in the blank. Me, I love the warmth. I’ve been waiting for months for the coastal fog to lift so I can sit in my garden and write. I even prepared for it by buying a tablet I can write on in bright sun, one that translates my ...
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Pat Rice, beach, fruity drink

Paris! Clothes! Panic!

According to astrology charts, I’m a Leo with a heck of a lot of Cancer in me. This means, among other things, that I’m a clothes horse who likes to be prepared. I am obsessed with colors, fabrics, and design, and if I’d had an iota of talent, I would ...
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dolphins at sea

Whale Watching!

Ever try to take a picture of a sea lion feeding frenzy? This time of year, off the SoCal coast, the whales are returning to Alaska from Mexico, and whale watching tours are a way of life. It’s fun to have a leisurely luncheon overlooking one of the harbors, then ...
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Egyptian pyramids

Happy New Year!

It’s a bright new year, with a clean slate ahead of us. I choose to believe the forces of evil will be defeated, humor will return to the media, and we are all smart enough to know politicians won’t change anything. It’s up to us to make a difference in ...
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Hobbies?

Once upon a time, in a place far away… I used to have hobbies. I’d sew quilts for cold winter evenings, embroider pillows for rocking chairs, paint Christmas ornaments… What happened to those times? What do people do for hobbies these days? Binge watch streaming TV? I still hike, so ...
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blue-footed boobie

Home Again!

No matter how much I look forward to a trip—planning a year in advance, studying, researching, dreaming of housekeepers and cooks and seeing sights I’ve only just read about—I am always relieved to be back in my own bed. I’m not so relieved to be doing all the laundry, but ...
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