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- I am an author and avid reader.
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- http://www.laurelrainsnowcreations.com
- About Me:
- A retired social worker, I have turned my personal and professional experiences into five published novels, available on Amazon.com.
A Californian by birth, I have lived in the Central Valley most of my life, but with brief periods of time spent in San Francisco during the sixties.
With four grown children and seven grandchildren, I have finally settled into my exciting, new creative explorations.
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- http://www.laurelrainsnowcreations.blogspot.com/
- Favorite Books:
- Too many to list! I love family sagas, mystery, romance, and quirky explorations of unusual experiences.
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- Borders, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com
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SENSE MEMORIES
An excerpt from "Web of Tyranny."
Inhaling the scent of burning leaves, she remembered a time long ago.
Back then, she had longed for the autumn leaves with their reds and yellows and deep russets, crisp under her feet as she marched along a country road, waving at school friends and waiting for the big yellow bus. Fall meant the cessation of summer harvests with the inevitable packing sheds steamy with the pungent odor of rotting fruit. Autumn signaled a farewell to long days beginning at the… Continue
Inhaling the scent of burning leaves, she remembered a time long ago.
Back then, she had longed for the autumn leaves with their reds and yellows and deep russets, crisp under her feet as she marched along a country road, waving at school friends and waiting for the big yellow bus. Fall meant the cessation of summer harvests with the inevitable packing sheds steamy with the pungent odor of rotting fruit. Autumn signaled a farewell to long days beginning at the… Continue
Posted on August 6, 2009 at 12:08pm —
Excerpt II - "Irreversible Choices" - After the fateful evening that altered their lives, Carly tries to pick up the pieces...
Afterwards, Carly wouldn’t have been able to recall a single thing about the food or the book they’d discussed, or anything at all. She was going through the motions. Glancing around, she’d noticed nothing unusual about anyone else’s behavior, once they’d gotten through the first few minutes. Maybe she was imagining the whole thing. Could she have dreamed it, or fantasized it? She almost burst into laughter, but then restrained herself.
She felt on the verge of hysteria, teetering on a ledge.… Continue
She felt on the verge of hysteria, teetering on a ledge.… Continue
Posted on May 4, 2009 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment
Excerpt - "Irreversible Choices" - (A Novel - beginning in the radical 1970s, in Suburbia)
By the time they began reviewing their book choice, thoroughly ensconced in the family room, Carly was feeling no pain. In fact, she was wondering why she hadn’t noticed before how wonderfully calming lots of drinks could be in social situations.
At one point, though, as if from outside her body, she heard her laughter sounding a bit too jovial, maybe even raucous. Or perhaps it was David’s glance in her direction one time too often that tipped her off. She set down the wine glass abruptly and… Continue
At one point, though, as if from outside her body, she heard her laughter sounding a bit too jovial, maybe even raucous. Or perhaps it was David’s glance in her direction one time too often that tipped her off. She set down the wine glass abruptly and… Continue
Posted on May 2, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment
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MORGAN'S OWN BLOGSPOT
Are you ready?
Anyway, I hope to get the house into decent shape before Christmas, when I do my annual meal for the family. There's also that Christmas list to get together. Time is ticking away.
What about you? Are you ready for Christmas? Or do you celebrate another Holiday? If so, are you ready?
Please Welcome Mary Cunningham, Cynthia's Attic Author
One of the main reasons for writing "Cynthia's Attic" came from my failure - failure to appreciate my ancestors. Our family stories are probably no more or less interesting than most, and I went out of my way to avoid remembering most of them or asking questions about my grandparents lives.
Or did I try to find out just which relative "supposedly" sold a city block on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for $20,000? Guaranteed, I would not be sitting here writing a blog had that particular relative held on to the property.
Then there's the story, "Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou," of my great-great grandfather, Augustus Boilliat who disappeared in 1860 while taking a load of produce down the Mississippi River to New Orleans? Oh, sure I've read different accounts about what happened to him, but lost forever are the stories his grandson (my grandfather) could've told me about facts he'd heard from my great-great grandmother, Marie Julia, about her husband's disappearance.
I remember a few accounts told by my dad about his adventures as a teenage cave guide at one of the largest caves in the Southern Indiana area, Wyandotte, but I only have to guess at some of the adventures he must've had.
The idea for Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle came from detailed genealogy research done by my cousin, Betty. Long before the Internet, she traveled to Switzerland to search for documents that would tie our great-grandmother, Harriet Kistler, to Peter Kistler the First, President of the Republic of Bern, 1470-1480. I've tried to honor the Kistler family in the fourth adventure in Cynthia's Attic.
Thanks, Morgan, for having me as a guest!
Mary Cunningham
She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.
To celebrate the release of "The Magician's Castle," (Quake/Echelon Press, DEC 1, 2009), a winner will be chosen on each blog stop to receive a copy of the "Cynthia's Attic" short story, "Christmas With Daisy!" So, be sure to make a comment!
Mary Cunningham Books
http://www.marycunninghambooks.com/
Cynthia's Attic Blog
http://www.cynthiasattic.blogspot.com/
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mary-Cunningham/e/B002BLNEK4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1
Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url?_encoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-text&field-author=Mary%20Cunningham
Fictionwise
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/a20811/Mary-Cunningham/?
Quake/Echelon Press
http://www.echelonpress.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=23&zenid=4ac57b7ae19fa071cab3b4295df7baf3
Please leave a comment to welcome Mary.
Check out the Mystery of the Missing Checks
Monday, I'm over at my group blog, http://makeminemystery.blogspot.com/, where I'm blogging about the mystery of the missing checks. Come on over and find out what it's all about.Thanks,
Morgan Mandel
Can We Talk?
I'm firming up some dates for speaking engagements in 2010. One's tentatively set for March 28, at 1:30 at the Niles Public Library, another probably in mid May at the Schaumburg Township District Library.Also, coming up is a radio interview at WJJQ again on May 7, at 9:35 a.m. before my booksigning May 8 at Cover to Cover Books in Tomahawk, WI.
I've heard that some people are more afraid of public speaking than of dying. Surprisingly, I find it easier each time I do it. As long as I have my cheat sheet with me to glance down at once in a while for security and I like what I'm talking about, I'm okay.
What about you? Do you like to talk or would you rather not?
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December 12, 2009 at 6pm to December 23, 2009 at 7pm
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