If he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.🪛

Southernism of the Week : “So crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.” 🪛The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister....

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Jul 11, 2025
Big difference between chased and chaste. 😺

Voice recognition mistake of the day: A few of the cats settled in laps, but others wrestled or chaste toys. You could probably guess that one was from a cat café book, and that should be chased, not chaste. The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance se...

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Jul 04, 2025
Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal?

Southernism of the Week: “Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal.” I think this is similar to “Actions speak louder than words.” (Going to church may be an action, but the point is, how you live your life outside of church is what counts.)The Teen...

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Jun 13, 2025
Two Very Different Heroines in my two mystery series

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “If Peyton didn’t know where they were, one of the others my butt idea.”😳Er, “might have an idea.” That’s from writing A Stone Cold Murder, and that’s why we proofread. The blog tour for A Stone Cold Murder...

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Jun 06, 2025
It’s okay to work a drone pace. 🐝

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “It’s okay to work a drone pace.” 🐝Hm, drone like a remote-controlled flying robot, a stingless male bee, or a menial worker? Let’s stick with “at your own pace.”That was from the writing of A Stone Cold Murder....

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May 23, 2025
so honest you could do what over the phone?🎲🎲

Southernism of the Week: “He’s so honest you could shoot craps with him over the phone.” The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister. ...

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May 16, 2025
Watch out for that destroying rack! 🍵

Voice recognition mistakes of the day: Liberty rinsed her mug and put it in the destroying rack. “I bring my own teabag and have a monk there in the morning,” she said. That should be “dish drying rack” and “a mug” there in the morning. In A Sto...

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May 09, 2025