Bullwhip Kelp

If anyone remembers the short story, “Where the Trees Meet the Bay>>” I decided to do A Peek Behind the Curtain and let you see a real Puget Sound kelp whip. Here is Tacoma, WA, during the setting of this short story, when Andi visits Jenny in...

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Sep 11, 2023
September Fan Fiction

Read Circle C fan fiction here >> Included in this month are one original fan fiction and four contest entries from the 2023 Annual Contest. No one has requested, so I thought it would be fun to post a bunch of entries anyway before I delete th...

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Sep 08, 2023
👉 Who Won the Whillo Streaming? 🎧

Rebecca K. won the giveaway! I sent the Whillo folks an email with the winner’s email address. It is up to them to contact the winner. If you are Rebecca, feel free to respond and let us know if you got the Whillo email. Thanks, everyone, for partici...

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Sep 07, 2023
What Am I? #8

Check out the other What Am I games >> Hands down, this is the most popular guessing game on Andi’s Blog, even more popular than the character quizzes. I usually receive 80 or more entries. Last month, I received 112 entries! I’m sure that Octo...

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Sep 04, 2023
👉 Why Whillo? 🎧

Read more Interviews >> Crazy name for a post title, don’t you think? I wanted to catch your attention and point you to this fascinating interview with my guests, Layne and Melinda van Rhijn (what’s not to like about her name, Melinda, right?)...

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Aug 30, 2023
Look-a-like Fun Round Three

See more Photo Fridays >> By popular request, the Circle C (and Goldtown) Look-a-Like contest is back with Round Three! A quick recap of the previous Look-a-like Contests from last September (round one) and November (round two) can be seen belo...

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Aug 28, 2023
Stagecoach Hold-ups

This was first posted back in 2011, not long after Family Secret was published. Andi had a lot to say about her wretched brother-in-law Troy Swanson and his robbing of stagecoaches (when he wasn’t swindling folks). Since then, however, much has chang...

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Aug 24, 2023
Alphabet Game #4

More Just for Fun Posts >> Note From Mrs. M. Summer is slipping by, and I have begun some projects that are taking a lot of time (like a massive 100,000 editing job for a publisher). In a couple of weeks, I will be flying to California to run m...

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Aug 21, 2023
Where Do You Find Past Posts?

The other day, I received an email asking when a certain character would be highlighted for the character quiz. The reader was really excited to enter the contest. I was grateful for this email. It prompted me to share the way that anyone can find an...

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Aug 19, 2023
Photo Friday Fun

First up is our new “friend.” I named him Yogi Bear, after a cartoon bear I loved to watch as a kid. Mr. M wondered why our cat, Rosie, was sitting frozen solid on the deck porch bench at 4:30 am after she was let out. Now we know why! Yogi is wander...

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Aug 18, 2023