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   Pamela Rice Hahn

Associate Editor:
   Eric J. Ehlers

Associate Editor:
   David L. Hebert

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Grammar & Style Books

 Online Grammar Resources

The Writer's Bookshelf.


A SALUTE FROM HIS FELLOW WRITERS

RJ Corradino
July 20, 1979 - March 31, 2000

The Psychedelic Rose
and
"FABRIC MOMENTS"
the words of R.J. Corradino

NEW FEATURE
The "Writing Woes" Comic Strip
SPECIAL READ-ALOUD FEATURE:
"The Ball That Started It All"

by Maggie Bab Boon
BOOK EXCERPT FEATURE:
Rhyme Time
an excerpt from:
Macmillan Teach Yourself Grammar and Style in 24 Hours
by Pamela Rice Hahn and Dennis E. Hensley, Ph.D.
Short story for grammar lovers everywhere:
Perfect Sentence by David L. Hebert
  FICTION
Our assortment of happy beginnings and surprise endings.

My First Silk Shirt
by Pamela Rice Hahn
One of this heroine's most frequent fantasies involves being the only female in a roomful of dignified men, each dressed in a dark custom-tailored suit and a power tie.

The Spice Cupboard
by Ruth Latta
Should be wary or welcome women wearing amethyst pendants and silver rings? Decide for yourself as you read about the secret housed in this spice cupboard.

A Sister in Trouble
by Janelle Meraz Hooper
Discover three sisters' solution for a momma who cheats at cards!

Fishing for a Solution
by Larisa Dawn
Can a fishing trip -- set up by a meddling mother -- save this marriage or will it make things worse?

Perfect Sentence
by David L. Hebert

Student feature:
Faces

by Erin "Indy" Klitzke

Freighter's Gravy
by Robert Marcom

 

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Announcing new sites edited by your Blue Rose Bouquet editor:

CookingWithPam
featuring BREAD recipes and other favorite creations, like:
Strawberry Surprise Pie!

 HappyGrandparent
featuring humorous grandchild stories and  Safety Tips!

 

  HUMOR

Elvis Has Left the Building --
And Is Living In My Computer

by Janelle Meraz Hooper
Janelle doesn't deal with conspiracies. She deals in facts! And she now knows where Elvis is hiding out.

Party Games Gone Bad
by J. Kristin Dreyer

How to Write Good
by Michael O'Donoghue

Unedited Opening Lines to My Unpublished Stories
by Christopher Orlet

RUMINATIONS ALL STARS
from Chris White's
The Ruminations List

NON-FICTION
The best collection of essays on the Net.

Get Thee To A Writer's Group!
by Janelle Meraz Hooper
Janelle discusses the advantages of finding a good writer's group. Find out why, if you're a writer -- especially one who doesn't have a gifted plumber, you need to find a writer's group where you feel at home.

A Trip to Mecca
by Ron Collins
Discover why spring and summer is truly special for Ron and his family.

Two Rights Make a Wrong?
by TJ Robertson
This humorous essay is about how being right doesn't always make you correct. Anyone with a stubborn spouse, partner, or acquaintance will appreciate this one!

It Walks, It Drools, It Wants The Remote
A humorous essay about raising a teething toddler
by Randy Shore

Cora's Quilt
An essay by Lauri E. Klobas

PWC: An Untapped Market
by Pamela Rice Hahn
*Person With CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
According to this humorous essay, there are many reasons why a PWC would make the perfect mistress.

  Best of HUMOR
Puns, the Best of s(Pam), and other surprising delights.

'I Bet' and Other Stuff
by Andy Pierson

Words that *Sound* Dirty,
but Aren't

Compiled by Travis

RUMINATIONS ALL STARS
from Chris White's
The Ruminations List

Unedited Opening Lines to My Unpublished Stories
by Christopher Orlet

What Is a Humor Writer?
by Pamela Rice Hahn

With links to:

The Top 5 Things NOT To Say to a Cop

WARNING!!! The LINKs below this line lead you to ADULT HUMOR.
Top 5 Ways to Tell You *Have* Gained Weight

Monica Lewinsky Film Titles

Top 5 Alternative Gods of Mythology

Top 5 French Phrases

and other stuff. ...

WRITING
Advice, issues, and insights for writers of all genres.

Writers Who Don't
by Ron Collins

Get Thee To A Writer's Group!
by Janelle Meraz Hooper

How to Write Good (humor)
by Michael O'Donoghue

If Jack London Had Edited Robert Frost
by Dennis E. Hensley

Revised!
Fast and Efficient Creative Writing
by Diana Fox (Diana Stout)

Ronny's Book
by Judith A. Chance
(If you've ever needed the incentive to write, or whether you're simply curious about the difference one book can make in a child's life, you'll love this story!)

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  PORTFOLIO 1:
Images by Kathan

Kathan Michele

Passages
Some of the great lines from our favorite works.

Ronny's Book
by Judith A. Chance
(If you've ever needed the incentive to write, or whether you're simply curious about the difference one book can make in a child's life, you'll love this story!)

Thief of Time
by Terry Pratchett

Murdering Mr. Monti
by Judith Viorst

Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul
by Jack Canfield (Editor), Bud Gardner, Mark Victor Hansen

THE "WEE" NURSE
by Norman Cousins

Deep End of the Ocean
by
Jacquelyn Mitchard

The Walking Drum
by Louis L'Amour

Reviews

Angela's Ashes
by Frank McCourt
Reviewed by Luanne Oleas

Here on Earth
by Alice Hoffman
Reviewed by Luanne Oleas

Point of Impact
by Stephen Hunter
Reviewed by Dave Silberstein

War and Peace
by Count Leo Tolstoy
Reviewed by Keith Giddeon

Worst Fears
by Fay Weldon
Reviewed by Pamela Rice Hahn

The MasterHarper of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey
Reviewed by Diana Rowland

"It's not how hard you work but how much you produce."
--Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor

  Best of
The Blue Rose Bouquet Fiction

SPECIAL READ-ALOUD FEATURE:
"The Ball That Started It All"
by Maggie Bab Boon

Grandpa's Night Out
by Troy More
(Eddie and Waldo humor)

The War
by Troy More

A Night In The Loft
by Luanne Oleas

The Pirate and The Butterfly
by Luanne Oleas

Drainpipes and Winklepickers
by Terence Watts

Muriel
by Bryan Dobson
(A Critique Corner story)

The Sparrow Way
by Alan C. Baird
NOW honored as a Hall of Fame story at Francis Coppola's workshop.

The Charm of Christmas Cookies
by Larisa Dawn
(Will boy win girl in this one?)

  Best of
The Blue Rose Bouquet Nonfiction

Ron and the Mailbox
by Ron Collins

The Things People Ask You To Do
by Dennis Rice

Flying Low
by Robert Marcom

The Name Game
An anecdotal essay
by Luanne Oleas

Ode to PMS
A humor essay
by Tami Coxen

My Caffeinated Memoirs
An essay by RJ Corradino

Fly Low
by Robert Marcom

Tortured Travel
by Kristie Escoe

FEATURE for: Microsoft Access 2000 users
How to Use Microsoft Access 2000
Complete Access 2000 Complete Icon Chart

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