TRIVIA THURSDAY – TODAY: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

“Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” – the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland.             Although, according to Carroll himself, the riddle originally had no answer, he supplied an “afterthought” answer in his preface in a later edition. His answer was that it can produce a few notes, though they are very flat, and … Read more

HISTORICAL MUSINGS CLOSE TO MY HEART

I just returned from staying at the Menger hotel in San Antonio, TX for Wild Wicked Weekend conference. Apart from the fact that it is a historic hotel, next to an even more historic monument, the Alamo, this venue had something close to my heart and Cuban roots. To actually see where Teddy Roosevelt had … Read more

ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!

Goodreads Giveaway – Open only until Jan. 19th! Take a chance. Goodreads Book Giveaway The Book of Hours by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra Giveaway ends February 19, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway

I WON THE PITCH PERFECT PICK AT UNDERGROUND BOOK REVIEWS!!

Holy Cow! I won the Pitch Perfect Pick!  So grateful.  Happy Dance. Weekly Submissions Jan 31, 2016 03:36 pm | Underground Book Reviews THE COIN wins this week’s Pitch Perfect Pick Award: ” cunning killer trusted his secret was safe, an innocent woman holds the key to his destruction, and an intelligence officer must keep … Read more