BRIAN LEE DURFEE—Through a mutual friend, I learned of this great writer and artist. He’s currently very ill, but is expected to recover. His medical bills will be enormous. See the GoFundMe link at the bottom of this post if you happen to have extra cash kicking around. He currently has three books out, in…

WCoNA (Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia® 2024 took place March 15, 16. A fabulous time was had, with a lot of networking, great speakers, a lot of authors with their books…too much to list. Here’s an interview with Jolene McIlwain, whose book Sidle Creek was short-listed for the Book of the Year award.

I enjoyed this, and hope to make time to watch more of this guy. I like his writing, too!

Here’s a good article with some great ideas to help.

Do you ever look at a picture and suddenly a story pops into your mind? Try this one, a favorite of mine from years ago.

https://open.substack.com/pub/samrobbwrites/p/meme-monday-bf2?r=h5af9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true I really enjoyed reading this. Might have to print off some of the cartoons and glue to my desk. And enjoy some SPITE!

I’m a little under the weather—tired, feeling “off”. Absolutely no energy. Sundays are my days off, reserved for relaxing and reading, church and food and other-than-work things. This week, Sunday rolled over into Monday, and it looks like Tuesday may as well. I’ll try to get some work done—but I’ll have a reward waiting. The…

I’m stocking up for book festivals, book fairs, anything book-related or regional. The books I carry are all about our region, Northern Appalachia. I’m learning so much of the history of the region, and the time when Pennsylvania was truly the frontier. If you’re in the area, I hope to see you at an event.…