Tag Archives: Backstreet Gallery

#246-Sleep! What sleep? . . .

Posted on June 26, 2020 by crossingsauthor

Toss and turn, toss and turn. On my back, on my side. Legs curled up, legs stretched out. No matter what I do, I can’t get comfortable. I count sheep, cats, dogs, and anything else that comes to mind. I … Continue reading →

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#223 Where has the summer gone . . .

Posted on November 4, 2018 by crossingsauthor

  Between finishing my new book, marketing my other books, responsibilities at Backstreet Gallery, and preparation for the 8th Annual Florence Festival of Books, it was a busy summer. I had hoped to restart my blog in May when I … Continue reading →

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#206–Making it through the winter . . .

Posted on February 6, 2017 by crossingsauthor

  Since my name’s not John Grisham, I need to be out there selling my books to get back the cost of publishing/printing my latest book, Devil Cat, the books I bought from the publisher to sell for Around Florence, … Continue reading →

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#203–Of cabbages and kings . . .

Posted on January 1, 2017 by crossingsauthor

“’The time has come,’ the walrus said, ‘to talk of many things. Of shoes and ships – and sealing wax. Of cabbages and kings.’” This quote from “The Walrus and the Carpenter” by Lewis Carroll, sums up exactly the hodge-podge … Continue reading →

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#194–The selling season has begun . . .

Posted on March 31, 2016 by crossingsauthor

  Because spring break brings hordes of tourists to the Oregon coast, the selling season has begun. So I hit the road north. And this is what I saw: more traffic, more motorhomes, and more out-of-state license plates. California and … Continue reading →

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#193–Excuses, excuses, excuses . . .

Posted on March 16, 2016 by crossingsauthor

  Not much happening, but just enough to give me plenty of excuses for not starting my new book. I had planned to have the research and text finished before I head to California mid-April. Not so sure now. Stay … Continue reading →

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#188–Backstreet Gallery who’d a thunk it . . .

Posted on December 2, 2015 by crossingsauthor

  When I hired Karen Nichols to do the illustrations for my book, Devil Cat, I had no idea it would lead to me becoming a member of Backstreet Gallery. After the book came out, I asked Karen if she … Continue reading →

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