A little devotion to the angels
Okay, so a page from the Philangelus Family History File. I’ve mentioned before that I like to make a fuss over the angels when they have a feast day, so I make a feast (usually a lasagna) and a cake,…
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Monthly Archive: September 2012
Happy feast day!
Today is the feast day of Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, the archangels. If I think of a story worth posting on the blog, I’ll come back and do it later. (For now, here’s a story about my…
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So it begins…
Raguel waited at the back of the Judgment Hall to hear the verdict passed on the boy’s soul: Heaven. He nodded as he registered the word, but without rejoicing as he should have. Based on…
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When a cliche turns backward
About a week ago I came across the story of an aspiring rapper who died in a fatal car crash. The driver was drunk. What made his story all the worse was that right before he died, the guy had…
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Quick updates
First quick update: We have a Goodreads page for The Wrong Enemy! If you’re on Goodreads, please add my book to your to-read shelf? Thanks! Second quick update: due to a snafu, we’re pushing back The Wrong Enemy’s release date…
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Reader Appreciation Award
I got nominated for a “Reader Appreciation Award” by Bethany Myers. This is a meme with the following requirements: – Identify and show appreciation to the blogger who nominated you – You must add the reward logo to your blog….
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Book Review: A Catholic Mother’s Companion To Pregnancy
Full Disclosure: I received my review copy in ebook form from NetGalley, and it’s now expired, so I in no way benefitted from this review. I requested this book not because I’m pregnant (I’m not) but because I contributed a…
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Of angels and baby goats
Last week I saw an author make an offer: for every copy of his book that got pre-ordered, he would donate a dollar to Heifer.org, and his publisher would match it. And given that mantra that “Bad poets borrow; great…
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The world where I bike
I thought maybe I’d show you the places where I bike, because there’s something awesome about being able to turn off on a little path you never saw before and discover a lake. Or a tiny wooden bridge over a…
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Well, that one backfired
Last week my doctor decided I had bronchitis, so she sent my prescription over to Chain Pharmacy Of Angelborough and I went grocery shopping (which is what you’re supposed to do with a cold.) Two hours later I returned to…
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