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Southernism of the Week: "She’s dancing in the hog trough." She's argumentative, mad.Meet teen “Felony Melanie” years before the movie Sweet Home Alabama in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy series. Follow the crazy antics of Melanie, Jake, and the...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “He tried to chuckle but it came out a kind of horse wheeze.” Neigh, no wheezing horses!  That was from my current work in progress, Pride and Prejudice at the Cat Café. I hope to finish it this autumn. ...

Southernism of the Week: “She’s so contrary she floats up-stream.” Kinda sounds like Melanie. But, hey, it gets her what she wants ... at least some of the time! Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy nove...

I'm sending this earlier than usual because I don't want you to miss a sale that ends today! See the "Bonus" below.Voice recognition mistake of the day: I wanted to find out what kind of uniform somebody might wear if they were hired to power wash a...

Southernism of the Week: “She’s got some snap in her garters.” Depending on whom you ask, this either means she's capable or she has sex appeal. Either way it sounds better than saggy garters.Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Hom...

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Mistake of the day: Voice recognition is supposed to make choices based on context, so how did it think “Is this when she males the letter?” made sense? And how would one even male or female a letter?  Big News: Something Shady at Sunshine Haven...

Southernism of the Week: “I could sit still for that” meaning something is acceptable. Also: “It’s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.” Hm. Most things are.Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic com...

Voice recognition mistake of the day: “We can pull some geez ...”  In airplane pilot terms, pulling Gs means doing a maneuver that uses acceleration to increase gravity ... Okay, it's complicated. Look it up if you’re interested. Anyway, this ca...