Greetings Kind Reader,

It's been so flipping long since I've put anything here. Last one was, I believe back in August. Whew - at least it's the same darn calendar year.

I know why I always sort of get tense when I come to my blog site - it's because I get all stressed out thinking 'They're going to hate me because I've not been a good, diligent blogger' And since there's no sort of penance one can achieve/perform for that sort of blogging sin - I just think to myself maybe if I avoid it long enough, I'll come back with one seriously awesome post about something I've seen people doing when they think they're not being watched. Heck, maybe it'll be so good it'll win the bloggers' version of a Peabody. But that probably isn't going to happen.

Why?

Because now a days I'm always ... and I literally mean ALWAYS writing - and not goofy blog writing either. In fact, at this exact moment I've got 4 full-length novels I'm working on - all in various states of completion and I've got so many ideas for new ones, too that I've had to start carrying around notebooks to actually put down the ideas before I forget them. Sometimes, I wake up after an amazing dream and go 'where's the pad?' so I can write down all and hopefully remember as much as I can as quickly as I can.

And take it from me, that is not so easy!

So I thought --- what better way to PROVE to my readers that when this particular Southern Woman Rambles... those rambles actually do make their way to the page. And what's more, my ramblings are not always about the sweet and adorable things in life like with my WASWR series (which you might get a kick out of reading, too! If you want to giggle).

I figured I'd leave you with an actual short that's closer to a novella than a short story I wrote. It's called: Harlan Dairy Road. And my hope is to get it into the hands of an agent.

Read it, I do kindly ask and hopefully you'll enjoy it. Now I've been told by other readers that people might want to grab a couple of kleenexes before it's over. If you want to find out what the hoopla is about,  simply click on the title or the book cover and you'll be redirected to BookRix.com - don't worry, it's not a phish farm. It's a real site for real writers. I hope you'll give it a try!