Category Archives: Books

The Power of Narrative

“We are Pan narrans, the storytelling ape.” The Science of Discworld II: The Globe by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen [Elbury 2002] Wiki.lspace.org: Narrativium Milton is impatient. After one or two trips through a new exercise, his response is ‘Yeah, Yeah, I got this.’ Sometimes we change the exercise to keep him challenged. SometimesContinue reading “The Power of Narrative”

State of the Blog: What I Want From My Blog

[End-of-the-month commentary on blogging. List of previous.] “The best things are the things you never knew you wanted until you got them.” The Unknown Unknown: Bookshops and the delight of not getting what you wanted by Mark Forsyth [Icon 2014] The author blogs at The Inky Fool: On Words, Phrases, Grammar, Rhetoric and Prose ForContinue reading “State of the Blog: What I Want From My Blog”

$700 Giveaway

Free ecopy of this book to one lucky commenter: Further Adventures of the $700 Pony $700 Pony Chronicles Book 2 Kindle Edition by Ellen Broadhurst Half Halt Press 2008, Kindle 2015 Giveaway of first book and discussion by the author: Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug First book excerpt: The $700 PonyContinue reading “$700 Giveaway”

On the 8th Day of Christmas: Eight Resolutions

Change of plans. I spent several days quagmired in an earnest, heartfelt post on my past, present, and future. Nevermind. Take it as read that for 2015, I want to keep the good bits (husband, health, horse shows) and improve where needed (food habits, exercise habits, work habits). The standard suite of New Year’s resolutions.Continue reading “On the 8th Day of Christmas: Eight Resolutions”

Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug

The Chronicles of the $700 Pony by Ellen Broadhurst Half Halt Press 2006 To help with your holiday shopping, here are copies of an out-of-print book available directly from the author. If she won’t brag on herself, I will. The book is hysterical. Don’t believe me? Check out an excerpt for yourself, The $700 PonyContinue reading “Have You Met the $700 Pony? A Guest Plug”