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Holiday Giveaway! by Misa Ramirez
Christmas traditions center around the magic of holiday stories. It’s a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street, Olive the Other Reindeer, Gift of the Magi, 101 Questions about Santa Claus, The Christmas Box… I could go on and on. What better way to celebrate than by means of a holiday giveaway! […]
The George Bailey Effect
In 1994, I was a new mother with a new job at a new company. The Director of Marketing—someone with whom I would be working closely—was a stunning, blond, six-footer named Lauren Ward. I was immediately cowed. And then impressed. Within four weeks of meeting her, I learned that this is a woman who does […]
My Christmas Traditions
We’re talking about our Christmas or holiday traditions this week. I’ve had so many over the years (remember, I’m the ancient one of this gang) starting with my childhood tradition of waiting until Santa came and then not being able to get into the living room and our gifts until our folks woke. Believe me, […]
Tis the Season to be Jolly
My co-author and I have very different holiday traditions. A couple of weeks ago Marian posted about Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Now it’s my turn to tell you how my family celebrates Christmas. Christmas was always one of the best times of the year when I was a child. When my grandparents were […]
Christmas Memories
by Susan McBride My family moved around a lot when I was growing up (my dad worked for IBM, aka I’ve Been Moved). So every few years, we celebrated the holidays in a different place. My mom was good about keeping up traditions so that Christmas was Christmas, no matter where we lived. Sometime after […]
Why Set a Mystery at a Trade Show?
Why Set a Mystery at a Trade Show? The quick answer: because it’s almost the perfect setting for a mystery. A trade show is a cross between a three-ring circus and Christmas Eve at K-mart. Okay, so actually it’s an event where a large group of vendors of a particular product category get together to […]
Leaps of Faith
I have been known to have flights of indecisiveness, particularly when it comes to things that don’t really matter or have little consequence. Chicken or steak for dinner? Cous cous or pasta? The blue sweater or the black one? Paper or plastic? See what I mean? But when it comes to life’s big decisions, e.g. […]
My Biggest Fan
I know there are others, but the person I count as my biggest fan has also become a friend. We met at one of my book signings several years ago. She was in Springville looking for a house to buy. At the signing, she bought a book and the previous ones in the series. Since […]
I’m Gleeful for Glee
by Evelyn David I’m not a teenager. Heck, at this point, even my kids aren’t teenagers. So what is it about Glee, the must-see TV show that has me glued to my DVR each week, humming top-40 hits that would be otherwise completely unknown to me, and scanning YouTube for videos of this ragtag group […]