Monthly Archives: April 2018

Oh, Now I Remember Why

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

There are very few markets these days that still allow paper submissions, still fewer that require them. Sometimes I forget why I’m so glad about this. But yesterday I submitted a flash fiction story to a market that only accepted … Continue reading →

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Books For Mother’s Day: Dear Mother: Letters of Tribute and Remembrance and In Celebration of Mothers

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

Here is a book to treasure and to re-read again and again. It’s filled with every kind of emotion–grief, regret, guilt, but also connection, gratitude and hope. The stories touch on every religion from animism to Buddhism, or no religion … Continue reading →

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Note to Self

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

Just finished reading Lie To Me, by J.T. Ellison. It was a pretty good page turner. But what I really appreciated was the author’s note that she added at the end of the novel. In it, she states, “I had … Continue reading →

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An Abundance of “Free Stuff”

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Lida Bushloper

Several times on this blog, I’ve mentioned what everybody here in town calls the “free table.” This is a table with a lovely roof, built by the local Boy Scouts, in back of the library where everyone is free to … Continue reading →