My bestfriend is a journalist and a very good one. She writes about homicides and horrible things that people do to one another. I write fiction. She writes non-fiction. Sometimes we have tea and she tells me her real life horror stories about the bad things that go bump in the night. I don’t know […]
by Sparkle Abbey A portion of this blog was originally published in April of 2013. It’s the beginning of a new year, and most people are making resolutions or setting goals for 2017. We are definitely in the goal setting camp. Setting goals gives us a clearer picture of what we want for the year, […]
Juliana This photo was taken a few years back in my front yard in my aspen grove by a great friend and photographer, Tracy Harmon. It was later photo shopped by another great friend, Crissy Red. They are both artists and made me look better than I do on an average day. On an average […]
Sorry I’m late. I hope everyone who celebrates during this time had a good time with friends and family. Do you create lists such as top books read in 2016; number of books read; numbers of books sold; number of books written? I think we all tend to keep stats which gives us a sense […]
Thankful for Positive Feminist Role Models. My s-hero, Gloria Anzaldúa, one of the great icons of Latina Feminist Queer Theory Literature said, “A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.” My tía Emma Aragón Medina was my feminist role model and I know she would be proud of the educator […]
by Sparkle Abbey We wanted to do a little something different this year with our December post. Most everyone knows writers love notebooks, pens, and basic office supplies, but for those of you with a special writer in your life who are stumped for gift ideas beyond the usual, we’ve got 5 suggestions ranging from […]
Dear Readers, It’s Thanksgiving and that means that the commercial holiday known as Black Friday is upon us. If you’d prefer to stay in your jammies and read or just order books from the comfort of your own home, then we have the reading list for you! Peruse our holiday book list and pick up […]
By Kimberly Jayne November is my favorite color. And it’s also the combination of family, fun, football, and the Frustration 50. Let me explain. Family, of course, because of Thanksgiving gatherings; there’s nothing I love more than being with my family members and feasting and fullness—usually too-fullness. Fun because it’s my favorite season, and while the painted […]
We (Sparkle Abbey) are thrilled to welcome our special guest, Sharon Farrow aka Sharon Pisacreta, to The Stiletto Gang today. We can’t wait to hear more about Dying for Strawberries, the first book in her new Berry Basket series. Take it away, Sharon! The fruity inspiration for my new Berry Basket series was twofold. First, I […]
I’m home enjoying the hot gardening days of July; my back yard is an oasis. Some call it the Garden of Eden. I call it my Chicana Garden. I sit in my sunroom/moon room and watch the birds as they dive bomb the grasshoppers. I have a clothes line next to one of the birdhouses. […]