Political correctness (commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to language, ideas, policies, or behavior where people seek to minimize offense to gender, racial, cultural, disabled, aged or other identity groups. Two members of the British Royal family have been...
Month: January 2009
Looking to the Past
I heard on the news this morning that the 1911 census of England and Wales has been released to the public and is available online. Evidently enterprising people have already checked out David Beckham and Amy Winehouse's ancestors. Pre-writing days I was very...
5 Heart Sweetheart Award
I was very excited to learn TEA FOR TWO won the 5 Heart Sweetheart award from The Romance Studio this week. This week's 5 Heart Sweetheart... "Ms. Shelley Munro is quickly becoming a must read author. I enjoy her style and her approach to her varied plots. These two...
The Curious Series of Events
This is a bit of a story, so grab a coffee and get comfortable. Mr. Munro went to pick up Scotty from the kennels on Sunday. The kennel assistant came out with Scotty and a basket that didn't belong to her. Hubby said, "That's not Scotty's basket." But evidently...
Why Didn’t Someone Warn Me….
...that a person uses different muscles climbing up and down mountains to when they cycle, walk and run? OR: ...to take better care of my big toe - the same toe that I injured while ice skating when I was in my teens, the same toe the Goal Attack or Goal Shoot managed...
You’re so Vain!
I'm sure I've written about vanity plates on cars before. A lot of people have them in New Zealand. Today when I was driving home from my writing session at the coffee shop, I passed a car with the number plate BIG RAJ. Now I don't know if it's me and my erotic...
Are They Old Enough?
I'm off on my mini-vacation today, but I've scheduled some posts, and I'm posing some questions for you all while I'm away. And don't forget that Emily Bryan is here on the 9th giving away her upcoming release. You don't want to miss that! A few years ago, I read an...
Interview with my character, Jonno Campbell
Would you like to meet Jonno Campbell from Cat Burglar? He's visiting...maybe I should say flirting with Alyssa Brooks today. Here are the links: MySpace and at Alyssa's website.
Winners for Deliciously Decadent December
Congratulations to all the winners in our contest!! Amy Ruttan: Rain God - Lexee Angelia Sparrow: Eight Days Ablaze - Amy (Sam's Kiss & Tell blog @ December 27, 2008 2:10 AM) Aubrey Ross: Crimson Prey - Fedora Cheryl Dragon: Quintupled - Cathy M Emma Petersen:...