Let me get this out of the way first: This is not a post about gun control. Okay, now we can move on. As I write this, the Mass Shooting Tracker has logged 373 mass shootings in America this year. Check here to see the current number. The tracker defines a mass shooting as any […]
Introducing the Ron Smith method of lawn repair™ When Daughter #2 mowed the back yard several weeks ago, the rear left wheel fell off the push mower. It was irreparable. This allowed me to put my patented lawn equipment repair system into practice. Should you find yourself in similar circumstances, I invite you to try […]
The happiest land is the world is one none of us can easily reach. It’s tucked away in a hidden valley in a faraway part of the world that does not appear on any map. By happenstance, a hiker entered this remote place on his way to climb one of the highest mountains in that […]
An excerpt from The Savior of Turk. After I died, I figured I’d possess a clear memory of my whole life, from the day I popped out of my mama’s belly till they put a sheet over my head at the hospital. In eternity, I had in mind that I’d go back and forth over […]
Reason #1: I know I should not be my own editor I published my first novel, The Savior of Turk (Only $2.99. Hurry while digital copies last!) a little more than a year ago. I don’t know if I’m any smarter, but I was dumber then than I am now. An adage, which I just […]
I’m taking my younger daughter to my alma mater for homecoming this weekend. I have an aerial view of the motel where we’ll stay. I know if I drive the speed limit, we’ll arrive there six hours and five minutes from the time we leave home. I know the structure is less than five years old. […]
As I watched the jittery heifer pace along the makeshift barbed wire fence, something from my past warned me the situation was about to go to hell in a hand basket. I should have seen it coming. As a kid, I got a crack at Granddad’s prized herd before he sold the rest at auction. […]
An excerpt of an interview on The Avid Reader blog… The Avid Reader: If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why? Ron D Smith: I would like to go back and hang out with Abe Lincoln in the White House, but there’s […]
The Night Budda Got Deep in It is featured by these fine book bloggers and reviewers. Let’s hope it doesn’t go to Budda’s head. Jenn’s Review Blog All Things Writing Crystal’s Book Corner
Check out Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews for the Summer Lovin’ Hop, which starts Wednesday, July 11. The Savior of Turk is one of the giveaway. Laurie does a great job of connecting book lovers. It’s people like Laurie who independent writers going strong. http://lauries-interviews.blogspot.com/p/summer-lovin-giveaway-hop-jul-11-17.html
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