Patricia Rice
Writers get their ideas from life: snippets of conversation, the behavior of people in a restaurant or airport, reading the news, just watching the scenery go by from a car. . . Quite often just a line or two I’ve read in a book or heard in a play or song will trigger an entire scene. So … Read more
In our family, we’ve always done a lot of adjusting holidays to our lives. Travel at holiday time is hair-raising and everyone has more than one family to visit. So we just pretty much declare the days from Thanksgiving to after New Year’s Day as Holiday Time. When a bunch of us can gather on … Read more
I’m back from Italy and learned so very, very much! Not just history, although I wallowed in that, but the differences in our cultures. Take food, for instance. . . Our guide warned us that most Italians prefer a small cup of espresso and something sweet for breakfast, not eggs and bacon. Although our hotels kindly provided … Read more
Remember how we used to plan romantic trips and jump on planes, boats, and trains with scarcely a second thought?
Merely Magic pre-orders downloaded this month with the wrong book! Those of you who received MAGIC MAN–besides getting a free read–need to contact Kindle support at http://www.amazon.com/kindlesupport and ask for the correct book. I have no idea how this happened, and I pray it never happens again, but thank you so much for your patience … Read more
How did I lose July?
Thank you everyone who sent me cheery messages after last month’s complaint about humorlessness.
I don’t know if it’s age or the constant barrage of bad news or just exactly what is causing this malaise of humorlessness, but I’m having a hard time finding humor, even in books by my favorite authors. Even social media isn’t offering much in the way of funnies, although the cute kitty pics are … Read more
ENTRANCING THE EARL is out May 18th!
Saint Patrick could be a Patty, not a Paddy, so I’m claiming the day as my own. I’m half Irish, my name is Pat, I’m wearing the green. Well, maybe not shamrock green since it makes me look yellow. Have you ever had your “colors” done? I’m a “true autumn.” Have you noticed how exceedingly … Read more