Recently, I moved back to Mississippi after spending a year in Atlanta working on a writing project. I’m now ensconced in my next writing venture–editing the fascinating memoir of a woman born and bred here in the Delta–but alas, other obligations have fallen to the wayside in the meantime. As such, you may have noticed…
Ahh, November. A chill is in the air, Christmas commercials are already playing on television, the anticipation for turkey and dressing is running high, and thousands of writers are revving up their laptops to participate in National Novel Writing Month. Carrie and I have each signed up to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, so in…
Add another fun blogathon to the pantheon: Terry of A Shroud of Thoughts is hosting a 95th birthday bash for British actress Margaret Lockwood on September 15th. I’ve signed up to submit a post for this event, and am planning to write a review of the 1943 film The Man in Grey, in which Lockwood…
We may have vowed not to host another blogathon for at least another year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be participating in what other folks have to offer. If our growing “to do” list is any indication, there will be no dearth of inspiring, interesting topics from which to choose over the next couple…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and haven’t been perusing Twitter like mad), you’re probably already aware that Debbie Reynolds’ auction of her seriously extensive Hollywood memorabilia collection took place this weekend. Angela over at the Hollywood Revue live-blogged the sometimes crazy auctioning action as it went on. Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “subway dress” from…
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