family stories
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When the blog title no longer works :D
First off, though I don’t like talking-up my books, when there is a sale on one of them, I always do pass that along. Until December 15th, Family Graces, the 3rd in the Virginia Kate Saga Trilogy, is on ebook sale for a tiny little bitty .99cents. I appreciate all your support and love and… Continue reading
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You are mine and I am yours, dear Reader: how I love you.
What shall I do with my gift? For I am not quite sure what direction I want to take with a new novel. Unfinished work sits in my computer. For I imploded my life over a year ago–I exploded it–I ripped it asunder–I left my marriage and my life on the mountain. I pummeled myself stupid… Continue reading
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Moonshine and Santy Claus . . . a timeless Appalachian tale
Moonshine and Santy Claus – yup, chil’ren, it’s that time of year again – time for Moonshine & Santy Claus, that timeless Appalachian tale of Santy, Canadian Reindeer, and drunkenness – Old Moon shone over the mountains, over the valley and hollows, and over my little log house. Snow drifted willy-nilly, until a sharp wind blew flakes… Continue reading
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The mystery of kin . . . family in dark and light and in between
I stumbled on this in my archives while searching for something else. It was on the cusp of my 50th birthday, five-ish years ago. Now Daddy is gone. In photographs, the people are disappearing one at a time, and when you stare at the photographs, you do not know who will disappear next. It is… Continue reading
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Me, the future You: R E S P E C T! Your life
The furthest thing from a young woman’s mind is that time far off into the future when she will be fifty(+) and menopausal. Who has time to think about such things when your baby is crying, your toddler is reaching for a sharp object, and your eight-year-old just threw up all the pizza, cake, and,… Continue reading
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When the ghosts come whispering tragedy; the quest for The Story no matter what?
Yesterday after writing a scene that left me drained and exhausted, I took to my bed for a nap. In that time between when I thought I couldn’t possibly nap and the time that I did fall asleep, I thought about The Graces Saga—the Virginia Kate story, and how she is the storyteller of her… Continue reading
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She’s Chuck-ie, she’s beautiful, and she’s mine….
Imagine me in a rocking chair, and I have a glass of sweet tea (Swate tae) held out to you. My own glass of (not) sweet tea (yes, I know, I’m Southern, but I don’t drink swate tae-but we can pretend) is sweaty in my hands. I pat the chair beside me, and you sit… Continue reading
About Kathryn Magendie
Author of 5 published novels & other this and that novellas and stories, Editor, Edge of Arlington Content Editor.