The Velvet Zebra

Author: The Velvet Zebra

  • whoa, dude, srsly?

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    Have you ever been so wrapped up in some project or other and then suddenly look up and realized just how much time had passed without you so much as realizing? When you find yourself concentrating very deeply on a project at work and the time just flies – or you’re out somewhere having a…

  • tuff enuff

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    While I’m sitting here, eating lunch, contemplating an interesting revelation, Tuff Enuff comes on the radio and it dawns on me what the issue is. Lemme ‘splain.  I’ve been writing for years, and I’m grateful for that because writers improve with each novel they pen.  As much as I adore Keeper and the sequels, it’s…

  • I don’t do summer

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    As much as I enjoy being outdoors — and I do, very much so — as much as I love my big yard, all the flowers, the chance to be outside with short sleeved shirts and in bare feet . . . I don’t do Summer. Can’t take the heat, you see.  I’m a happy…

  • what does it want from me?!

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    Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall? Well I have one.  It’s sitting on my cubicle wall, just sitting there, staring at me.  I know it’s not dead, I saw it fly there an hour ago. And occasionally it washes itself. But mostly it’s just sitting there, staring at me.  It’s not…

  • 3-days of fire prevention

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    Well the holiday weekend us almost upon us – us American’s, that is. I love 3-day weekends, I have to admit. Who doesn’t? And I have plans for this one. Plans that have nothing to do with the Fourth of July, or BBQing or anything like that. In fact, I plan to do almost nothing…

  • The Bad Genie

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    Over at Trunk Novels there’s a new author being featured this month – Mary Butler – who has written a wonderful Young Adult novel called The Bad Genie.  If you have kids, you’re gonna love this one! Head over to the blog to read Mary’s interview, then check out her book The Bad Genie. You…

  • Need a good read?

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    So, Pete has this new thing, see, and it happens to be launching today – he says the site isn’t fully functional as of yet, but he was determined to go live – something about pants, and links not finished. I dunno – why don’t you go check it out. I’m “pretty sure” he’s wearing…

  • the definition of irony:

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    Over the past few weeks, I’ve been scoffing at all the news reports claiming “The price of gas is nearing $4.00 a gallon!”  mostly because I’d already been paying well over $4.00/gallon for diesel. In fact, just two weeks ago, the price of diesel in my area went up to $5.02/gallon. Am I pissed? Of…

  • a little friday fiction

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    I haven’t done this in a while – and since I did remember to apply underarm deoderant this morning, I’m feeling generous 🙂 Here’s a snippet of my novel Keeper, now available in paperback and pdf from Trunk Novels. If you like it, feel free to read more at the Trunk Novels website. Really like…

  • did she, or didn’t she?

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    Ever have one of those days – the kind where you can’t remember if you did something or not? I’m sitting here wondering if I remembered to put on deoderant or not.  It’s one of those routine things that you do religiously without any real conscious thought. Something you do in the morning, when you’re…