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Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 29: Mastered Submissive

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 29: Mastered Submissive

Summer served up a fleeting moment of beauty during some yard work this week. The muggy, oppressive heat of summer has settled in. I'm not fond of summer on the best of days--give me a crisp autumn breeze--but I'm especially not fond of days when, for example, a...

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 27: More to Love

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 27: More to Love

Beautiful surroundings can quiet the mind while the words flow free. A new year is often heralded as a time for new beginnings, but for me, 2019 is a year for revisiting old friends. Henry, Alice, and Jay still have stories to tell, and I want to be able to share...

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 26: More, More

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 26: More, More

Fall is finally here! It's my favorite season, even though I couldn't get Jay to help me stack the firewood. He apparently had more important things to do with Henry and Alice. Okay, yes, their plans were probably more fun than stacking a cord of wood. I'd guess the...

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 25: Hazards No More

Coming soon: Tuesdays with Jay No. 25: Hazards No More

It's been hotter than Hades this summer, so I've been thrilled to spend time inside writing rather than outside doing yard work. Of course, I promptly ruined the air-conditioned climate inside by turning on the oven to bake a pie. I'm fairly certain Henry would have...

Author M.Q. Barber | Where blazing heat bares souls and binds hearts