Boo is, ironically, the most fearful of our adopted greyhounds. Oh, she's brave enough when someone comes to the door, she greets, wags and smiles happily at new people. She's brave enough on a walk to glance at a dog and follow the leash right up to the human on the other end.
But any inkling of thunder - I'm talking a rumble so far away that human ears can't hear it - and Boo runs for her storm shelter: the half-bath downstairs.
Like most half baths, this one is small and Boo, being slig
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Light and Dark Elements of Paranormal Romance Novels
It takes all kinds of books, stories and authors. Even in a genre like paranormal romance, the varieties are as endless and lively as the individual paranormal romance authors with both wild and mild tales to tell.
Most people wouldn't label Nora Roberts specifically as a paranormal romance writer, but she frequently adds elements of the paranormal to her romance novels. She's done specific trilogies with witches (Donovan family and Three Sisters Island) as well as vampires, but she also adds
Most people wouldn't label Nora Roberts specifically as a paranormal romance writer, but she frequently adds elements of the paranormal to her romance novels. She's done specific trilogies with witches (Donovan family and Three Sisters Island) as well as vampires, but she also adds
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
God Worthy World Building for a Paranormal Novel
Okay, he's not paranormal romance writer, but Rick Riordan sure has perfected the art of world building for paranormal novels.
Riordan's latest young adult release, The Red Pyramid, The Kane Chronicles Book 1 came out in March, but I just got a chance to read it and I enjoyed the ride from the first word to the last!
Once again, Riordan superimposed a mythological network on the modern world (Egyptian this time) creating an unforgettable adventure that takes a brother and sister glob
Riordan's latest young adult release, The Red Pyramid, The Kane Chronicles Book 1 came out in March, but I just got a chance to read it and I enjoyed the ride from the first word to the last!
Once again, Riordan superimposed a mythological network on the modern world (Egyptian this time) creating an unforgettable adventure that takes a brother and sister glob
Monday, August 2, 2010
Adopted Greyhound Gives Alpha Female a Boost
In the ongoing effort to redefine what it means to be the alpha female of my world, our adopted greyhound puppy Bandit has proved inordinately helpful.
Typically when Bandit goes out into the yard, he does his thing, pokes around a bit, then comes back to the door and yips for someone to come out and play with him. That someone is typically me, the alpha female of his pack (besides I’m the one who works at home)
In earlier posts I’ve told you Bandit quickly learned I couldn’t play tug when I got injured, but he refuses to let me feel too useless. On most days I can still go out and toss one of the backyard toys for him.
His favorite is the floppy yellow cowboy our foster greyhound Hank carried out one morning. (our general rule is if a toy goes outside, it stays outside, so Bandit thanks Hank for this).
Smart pup that he is, Bandit doesn’t ask me to bend over and pick up the cowboy. He simply brings it to me (for which I’m glad he’s so tall) I throw it and he brings it back. It’s fun, even when the occasional throw is rather lame, Bandit is the forgiving sort and does his best to affirm my place as alpha female of his heart.
You can read more about Bandit’s arrival and what makes greyhounds such greyt pets in the Adopt A Greyhound Guide. (50% of proceeds go to help greyhound adoption and rescue groups).
Live the greyhound adventure!
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