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APHAERESIS
Wild Word Friday! When my 92-year-old father-in-law refers to electricity, he says ‘lectricity. The process of dropping an initial syllable when pronouncing a word is so common in human speech that it’s been given a name – APHAERESIS (uh-fur-eh-sus). APHAERESIS – the word – may be totally unfamiliar to us in our everyday speech, but APHAERESIS…
October ’12 Free Book!
We have a very special book for our October 2012 give-away – Ann H. Gabhart’s new novel, THE GIFTED! Our give-away edition is a new trade paperback, but the best part is that it is signed by Ann and includes a bookmark as well. From the back cover: “Jessamine Brady has been in the Shaker…
Puppy Love/ Great Pyrenees!
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where I live, farmers have a tough life. The growing season in a good year is a mere three months, often less, with frosts lasting into June and sometimes starting up again in mid-August, but we do grow very high quality hay, and also have dairy farms and some sheep farms….
Your Pet/TYNAN!
Merry Christmas from Tynan!! As you can see, Tynan, a black lab, loves Christmas. His owner, writer Carol Garvin, says that Tynan thinks there’s nothing like unwrapping a “new stuffie” on Christmas morning! Do your pets have Christmas presents under the tree (or in the barn, doghouse, stable…) on Christmas Day? Tynan’s owner Carol Garvin…
December 2023 FREE BOOK!
Our December FREE BOOK is a beautiful historical romance from beloved author, Julie Klassen. A WINTER BY THE SEA was just released by publisher Bethany House this month, and I’m excited to be able to give away a copy! From the back cover copy: “Royalty comes to Sidmouth [Devonshire], bringing unexpected danger and the sweet…
June 2021 Free Book!
Our beautiful book for June is THIS I KNOW, a novel by Eldonna Edwards. From the back cover, “Eldonna Edwards has crafted a compelling allegorical tale about the fear of otherness in this coming-of-age tale. Readers of all ages will find an unlikely hero in 11-year-old Grace Marie Carter–who was born with a type of…
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