Quote of the Week – April 1, 2019
You can’t deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants. Stephen King Continue reading Quote of the Week – April 1, 2019
The Pitch
It was late on a Tuesday night. I was scrolling through Facebook when the message popped up. The name was familiar though I had to think back to remember how I knew him. We had been in a marketing group in college together. Now, it had been eight years since I’d graduated and he was … Continue reading The Pitch
Book Review: An Unattractive Vampire
An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel I found this book listed on someone’s blog earlier this week (I wish I could remember which blog!) and immediately looked it up on Amazon. The Kindle version was a steal at $2.99 (plus I had a $1 digital credit). I downloaded it and started it at while my … Continue reading Book Review: An Unattractive Vampire
Trivia Tuesday – 3/26/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. Which African country is said to have been named from a Greek term describing its natives’ sunburned features? 2. What cheese joins Gruyere in a traditional Swiss fondue? 3. “A la Crecy” is a French cooking term that describes a dish made or … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 3/26/19
Quote of the Week – March 25, 2019
Nothing is as obnoxious as other people’s luck. F. Scott Fitzgerald Continue reading Quote of the Week – March 25, 2019
The Wait
At the end of January, I found myself in the ER with horrific pain on my left side. After CT scans and ultrasounds, it was discovered that in addition to the ovarian cyst that had ruptured, I had a massive ovarian cyst on my right side. Follow up appointments were set, I saw a gynecologist … Continue reading The Wait
Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder
You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook I bought this on Kindle after seeing it in a list of books to check out that Kirstie Ellen posted on Upside-Down Books. The plot is basically “Strangers on a Plane” meets Generation Z. Two teenagers meet in an airport during an extended flight delay. Kim has … Continue reading Book Review: You Owe Me A Murder
Trivia Tuesday – 3/19/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What metal was mined in Cyprus and is said to have given the island its name from the Greek word for that metal, kypros? 2. What figure of speech meaning, “including everything”, comes from three major parts of a musket? 3. Which famous … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 3/19/19
Quote of the Week – March 18, 2019
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. Carl Jung Continue reading Quote of the Week – March 18, 2019
St. Patrick was Scottish… Or Maybe Welsh
When my friend had booked the apartment, we had no idea that Benidorm, Spain was the favorite cheap holiday spot of the British. All we knew was that it was a half day’s journey from where we were living in Salamanca, that it was on the Mediterranean, it had beaches, and it was cheap. And … Continue reading St. Patrick was Scottish… Or Maybe Welsh
KT Byrde Writes 