“Waiting and hoping is a hard thing to do when you’ve already been waiting and hoping for almost as long as you can bear it.” ~Jenny Nimmo British author Jenny Nimmo was born on this day in 1944.
Welcome to Ev’Ran
As the Thursday role-play crowd settles into their characters at The Jaunty Mug, I work my magic. Bert spins his narrative. To their eyes, the coffee shop morphs into a seedy tavern. For the next several hours, they are in Ev’Ran, Bert’s fictional realm of the multiverse. They sip their morning ale as watch the … Continue reading Welcome to Ev’Ran
Random Quote for January 13, 2024
“What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?” ~Ernestine Rose Jewish suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker Ernestine Rose was born on this day in 1810.
Random Quote for January 12, 2024
“A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.” ~”Texas” Guinan American actress, producer, and entrepreneur “Texas” Guinan was born on this day in 1884.
Random Quote for January 11, 2024
“Unless women are prepared to fight politically they must be content to be ignored politically.” ~Alice Paul American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist, and one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Alice Paul was born on this day in 1885.
Storms
Gods, I hate the cold. Ashlee lay with the blanket tucked up tight around her neck, the top of her head the only part visible, not wanting to get out of the warm bed. She heard Tori moving around in the kitchen and hoped she’d laid a fire to warm the house. Ashlee threw the … Continue reading Storms
Random Quote for January 09, 2024
“Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.” ~Lady Randolph Churchill American-born British socialite Lady Randolph Churchill was born on this day in 1854.
Random Quote for January 08, 2024
“The question whether the long effort to put an end to war can succeed without another major convulsion challenges not only our minds but our sense of responsibility.” ~Emily Greene Balch American professor, writer, economist, sociologist, and pacifist Emily Greene Balch was born on this day in 1867.
Introducing: The Jaunty Mug
I wrote this as a contest entry on a writing site I belong to. I don’t remember the prompt, but the idea of a “hub of the multiverse” for some of my stories intrigued me, so I ran with it. Here is my hub, The Jaunty Mug. I hope you like it. When customers enter, … Continue reading Introducing: The Jaunty Mug
Random Quote for January 06, 2024
“Bullies are just frightened people.” ~Elizabeth Strout American novelist and author Elizabeth Strout was born on this day in 1956.
J.J. Shaun 