A Writer’s Holiday in Maine

By Gayle Lynds We're ready to welcome winter & the holidays.Six years ago I left the gentle breezes and tall palms of Southern California for a forest in Maine where I live with my husband and books.  No, I’m not crazy.  I’ll get to that in a moment.  Some things haven’t...

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THANKS FOR THINGS SHARED AT THANKSGIVING

by Chris GoffThanksgiving―traditionally a holiday to celebrate the harvest―has become a time to celebrate family and friends, to over indulge in all things yummy, and the day before Black Friday. In our home, we gather around the table, make a toast to those present, those who couldn't be present...

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THE PERFECT APPLE PIE

by Sonja StoneA PASTRY CHEF'S FAVORITE DESERTFrancine's post (Comfort Food for Any Crisis) resonated deeply with me. Like Francine, I often express my love by feeding people. I learned it from my mother--she's Lebanese, and in our culture, sharing food is vitally important.Wedding cake, designed...

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COMFORT FOOD FOR ANY CRISIS

By Francine MathewsMy family is sick to death of the phrase Food is Love. I trot it out on numerous occasions: when my son texts a picture of the grilled salmon his girlfriend left plated for him after his first day of work; when I spend three days shopping and preparing dinner for ten; or...

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Crises Made Into Thrillers

Posted by Karna Small BodmanThis month we are writing about crises we have experienced - personally or professionally -- that we may have woven into our thrillers. My Rogue colleagues have gone through many harrowing and challenging emergencies - from hurricanes and tornadoes to national...

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DIABETES: Have You Been Tested?

by K.J. HoweNovember is National Diabetes Awareness Month.   It's staggering how widespread diabetes is--over 29 million Americans have been diagnosed, and it's possible 8 million more have this illness and don't know it.  It is a worldwide issue with over 380 million people dealing with...

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Tornado Rules

S. Lee Manning: This month at Rogue Women Writers, we’re writing about natural disasters – real and fictional. I’ve never written about a natural disaster. Never really experienced one either, although as a child of the Mid-West, I did have a close brush with a tornado or two back in 1974 when 148...

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