Ready . . . set . . . go! The fall 2023 writing contest is a go! Everything you need to know about the writing prompts, the prizes, the age categories, and the deadline can be found by clicking the turquoise link. Can’t wait to see your stories! Happ...

Check out the other What Am I games >> Congratulations, Charity C. You were entry #68 out of 111 correct responses (117 entries). The mystery image is a . . . PINE CONE Charity has 48 hours to claim her prize. After that, I will randomly choose...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?)...

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...

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...

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...