The ramblings and musings of Nancie Neal
Sunday, December 25th, Both Elizabeth: Heritage Journey (the collection) and Elizabeth: Transformation for Kindle is free! Merry Christmas! If you missed this, don’t fret. I give away my books as much as KDP allows. Click on my links page and follow any of my social links to be notified of free books, short stories, and … Continue “A Christmas Gift for you! Free Ebooks!” »
Neuralink makes me nervous. I mean, the concept is brilliant: Create a way for humans to link to the internet and each other. I believe this would help keep miscommunication-based fight to a minimum, help people with mental disabilities (like ADHD and schizophrenia). And the ability to connect to the internet at will sounds awesome. … Continue “How to Become Telepathic… Maybe” »
… Or so I’m told.
My husband and I wanted to fill our freezer with beef. He finally fixed it enough for us to use. The cover still needs a replacement seal, but since it’s winter, we’re not worried about energy loss. A couple of years ago, we tried the Meat Market west of Tyler. The meat was great, but … Continue “Adventures in shopping locally: Beef” »
“They [the media] are doing you dirty.” – Connor. I love watching non-Americans who are not Journalists talk about the US. Their perception is a lot more down-to-earth. They discuss their visit to the US and one racist encounter – in Detroit.
I woke up feeling better, but my back still gets stiff every time I sit for long periods of time. Reaching down for anything is out of the question. I have been taking this downtime to make plans and hash ideas. One thing I put on my to do list is to change my blog … Continue “What new things to expect?” »
My head felt like cotton when I woke up yesterday morning. It was my turn to deal with the virus that had been going though the family all week and it was bad timing. I texted the ladies’ group and let them know I won’t being joining them for brunch. Took a shower, hoping the … Continue “Life Ramblings – Sunday, December 4th” »
The problem with writing is the research. There’s been a few stories of writers who get the dreaded knock at the door. While the Trash Taste crew are talking to a chemist, he happens to have a similar problem when researching chemicals. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
This one has to do with a single rule (see part 1 and part 2: Don’t use cliche openings. Inspired by the last two, I made this into one big cliche’d story (original). I’m not editing this mess. TW – mixed tenses. It was a dark and stormy night during the best of times and … Continue “What not to do in Writing, Part 3” »
After writing the last short story on Blogger, I thought I would give it another shot (see the original; I edited this one a little). Prologue: The wise white wizard in his white flowing robes. The wind made them flutter around him as he turned towards the other white wizard. “Wise friend.” He stroke … Continue “What not to do in Writing, Part 2” »
