A miscellany of thoughts about dogs, cats, writing, life in the Ozarks, & occasional book reviews
Ozark folklore is a recurring theme in my writing, and chasing down the old stories and tall tales has led me off the proverbial beaten path more than once. Sometimes, though, the stories fall right in my lap, as happened a few months ago when I attended the Books in Bloom Literary Festival and met Arkansas …
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Book #2 in my series introduces a feral feline who settles into the kennel office as though he'd been born there. He'll take on the customer relations work scorned by Momma Cat--a stray who "came with the house" and prefers dogs to people. I suspect both cats will play a role in forthcoming books, and …
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