“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.” Erma Bombeck, American humorist The era that set all that Thanksgiving should be in my mind was actually rather brief. It began the year my immediate family returned to our Chicago-area home base and… Continue reading The ever-changing table
Author: JOY journal
After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second-wind season of employment that includes blogging and writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn.
Chick lit freebie here
The holiday frazzles are coming -- but a break is here for the taking. My chick-lit e-book Dune Girl is FREE at Amazon Kindle today (start of Monday California time) through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday California time. Tuck a copy into your Kindle, smart phone, tablet or other device as an uplifting, humorous break to the holiday crush. Even… Continue reading Chick lit freebie here
‘Country Boy’ griddle cakes
"Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle. When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle." John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" There is food and there is food. I'm pretty sure, when John Denver sang so delightfully of "cakes on the griddle," he wasn't talking… Continue reading ‘Country Boy’ griddle cakes
Feast fit for a squirrel
“...his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification.” ― Dorothy L. Sayers, British queen of mystery, "Busman's Honeymoon" Have you ever seen a squirrel sleep? Oddly enough, I have. Early in our marriage, we lived in a small, yellow house at the edge of 300-acre wood. This put us smack in the middle of all… Continue reading Feast fit for a squirrel
Book giveaway!!
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” Lemony Snicket, "Horseradish" Like so many other creatives who blog, I am praying and working my way through the long haul of book publishing. Good news -- a fresh burst of writerly joy has come along in an unexpected way. In celebration of Thanksgiving, my… Continue reading Book giveaway!!
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 