The actual chickens aren’t funny in this book, but the book, as Jayne Cobb would say, is hi-larious. I was contacted by author Daisy Pettles (her real name is Vicky Phillips). Although we didn’t know it at the time, she’s a friend of a friend.…

It’s the first of the month, so there’s a new tiny little story on the Hot Flashes page. We had to cut this tree down because it died. But Nature wastes nothing. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Write about someone or something living…

HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I got a great present this week. PAPER! Not just any paper, though. This is special peeky paper. Tipper says he got some once, and he played it all to bits. He says I can have this one for my…