CAROL BURNSIDE / ANNIE RAYBURN

>Wednesday’s Word: lank Wat’s it mean?

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>lank / langk/ (adjective)
MSWORD’s definition:
1. limp and straight
2. long and slender

M-W’s Word Central:
1 : not well filled out : THIN
2 : hanging straight and limp without spring or curl

The girl’s lank brown hair reminded him of dried tobacco hanging in the sheds back home.

They called him String Bean, and he had his lank frame to blame for that
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Today’s Menu:
Slow-cooked pot roast with carrots, mushrooms, and onions.
Whipped potatoes with pan dripping gravy
Buttered rolls
2005 Tarara Cabernet Franc Reserve

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>Tuesday’s Tidbits

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Over on the Blaze authors blog, Alison Kent showed off her new cover for One Good Man and gave us a second showing of the recent video from ABC’s Nightline on Harlequin books. Her cover was the one they were shooting in the video. Too cool!

She’s also got a poll on there, the results of which I found very interesting. Check it out.

Brenda Novak’s 2009 Online Auction to benefit Diabetes Research is underway. Go. Browse. Bid. It’s for a good cause and if you’re a writer or reader, you’ll love, love, love the offerings.

Jill Shalvis had a funny I Love Lucy kind of day and lived to tell us about it. Bless her heart. Love the look of her blog too. I’m totally envious.

Linda Winfree is in a reading slump. Have a book you loved? Go recommend it to her. While you’re over there, check out her awesome book covers.

Susan May, author of Nick’s New Heart is chronicling her 20-yr-old son’s recovery from his most recent open heart surgery with all it’s ups and downs.

And for you YA readers, Barbara Vey’s Beyond Her Book blog now features YA books on her new feature, Saturday Breakfast (Book) Club/YA Style!

If you haven’t checked out the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales blog, you should. There’s lots of great posts and we try to have an author and a contest or giveaways every week. As an added bonus, nine of PF&HT’s authors have written a serialized novelette and the first chapter posted Sunday. Go check it out. There’s a contest associated with it and a new chapter for each of the next eight weeks.

Okay, I’ve shared my finds, now share yours or at least point me in the right direction. What cool stuff have you found on blogs lately?

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>I’ve been…dripping

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Constant dripping hollows out a stone. – Lucretius

My apologies to anyone who happens to still be checking on my blog for whatever reason. I’ve been…dripping. Why? See the quote above.

That’s my way of telling you I’ve been trying to keep my nose to the grindstone, keeping my butt in the chair, hands on keyboard. Gotta keep ‘dripping’ so I can hollow out a spot for myself in the world of publishing. And as you might guess from the sometimes posts on here about me blogging at PF&HT or other happenings there, I’ve been devoting some time to that endeavor too. Something had to be neglected for awhile and it was this blog.

But as of today, I’m making a concerted effort to post something on a regular basis. Honest.

Mother’s Day has been on my mind the last few days. Not for myself, but what to send my mom. She’s old and sick and in pain most of the time. The bulk of things I could get her would never get used. Others she’d consider a waste of money and would roll her eyes. I’ve got the perfect card and that’s going in the mail tomorrow. It’s one of those you record a short message and it plays a song that makes me tear up when applied to my mama, because this could easily be her last Mother’s Day. Any quick ideas for a shut-in that can be mailed or overnighted?
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Today’s Menu:
Pan-seared Salmon w/honey-mustard and champagne vinegar drizzle
Baked sweet potato fries
Rice pilaf with mushrooms, carrots and broccoli