Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
By Kathi Macias
I was attending a large outdoor family gathering recently, and as I sat on the sidelines, trying to regroup and relax a bit, Cousin Myrtle happened by. “Hey, Kathi,” she said, grinning as she plunked down on the bench beside me. “How’s the writing going?”
Who Is She?
By Kathi Macias
One of my rudest awakenings came as a result of meeting Rosey Grier, famous for being one of the bodyguards who captured Sirhan Sirhan immediately after Senator Robert Kennedy was shot, as well as having been one of the “Fearsome Foursome” football greats—the only one, so far as I know, who also enjoyed doing needlepoint.
Letting People Know You Are Out There
By Kathi Macias
Not long after I got my first few books published—one fiction and a couple of nonfiction—my friend Linda came up with an idea to help improve my sales.
Late Night Intruders
By Darren Marlar
It's frightening to find out that sometime in the middle of the night; intruders entered your home while you were asleep. It's even more terrifying when your alarm goes off and you discover the intruders are still in your home.
A Long Hard Swim
By Ronnie Wyatt
While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft. Spotting an old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted”, Are there any gators around here?!” “ Naw," the man hollered back, "we haven’t had gators around for years!” Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore. About halfway there he yelled to the local man, "How'd you get rid of the gators?” "We didn't do nothin'," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got 'em."
