I suppose this post accidentally goes along with our June theme of Blossoming Love, because… well, that’s what’s happening. Oh, and there are flowers on the cover. So, I was in the throes of another project, one that I’ve been super excited about for a few months, and I wasn’t quite ready to share. However, …
This month’s theme is “Blossoming Love.” I’m not sure this post fits, except that before love can bloom, two people have to find each other. Right? Today you might look for your perfect match online. Back in the day it was the personal ads of the newspaper. A while ago, I came across a clever …
Blossoming Love – An Excerpt from Bourbon Street Nights, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Sorry it’s been so long between posts. I don’t wish to bore you with what’s been happening down here in Louisiana, but I have been writing when not looking after one of my grandsons. The trials of being …
A Northanger Abbey story, and the myth of Hyacinthus It was an awkward morning in Milsom-Street. It had been arranged that the Allens would deliver Catherine from their Bath lodgings to General Tilney’s superior ones, in time to join the family for breakfast, and then make ready for the journey to Northanger Abbey. This departure …
Happy June to you all! When I was thinking about this month’s theme, “Blossoming Love,” I realized that I rarely set a story in summer. Nor do I have many flowers in my novels (or, when I do, I tend to put them in seasons not meant for those flowers)! All of these thoughts brought …
This is the beginning of a little story I’ve been working on for a while now. Basically, what if Elizabeth left the inn at Lambton before Jane’s letters arrived? What would have happened? Take a look… Lambton, Derbyshire August 1812 Elizabeth tied her bonnet ribbons in a jaunty bow to the left of …
Well, it’s finally happened. My second Pride and Prejudice variation is out in the world, TODAY! 🎉🎊🎉 And what better way to celebrate than with another giveaway and one more excerpt from the book. 🙂 If you’ve been following along, I’ve already shared Darcy’s proposal (if you missed it, you can find it HERE), so …
Can you believe it is almost the end of May? I have had so much fun this first month after joining Austen Variations! I’ll admit, however, that I was more than a little daunted by the prospect of writing a vignette for this month’s theme, “A Mother’s Love.” Then I tried to imagine what, if …
Good morning! Thanks for stopping by for a chat today. I think you’ve already guessed which scatter-brained mamma I’m thinking of. Poor Mrs Bennet! In a time when no one had any understanding of genetics, it was regarded as the woman’s fault, and she was seen as having failed her husband, if …
This one has been out a few years, but it is still one of my favorites, featuring not one, but two well-meaning, match-making mamas! A Most Affectionate Mother Mama trundled into the parlor in another one of her flurries. The sunbeams and dust motes gave way to her, knowing better than to interfere. The furniture …
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