The Blue Rose Bouquet online magazine

2008

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief:
Pamela Rice Hahn

Associate Editor:
Eric J. Ehlers
Associate Editor:
David L. Hebert

The Blue Rose Bouquet
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In loving memory of former editor, poet, and one of the kindest souls ever to touch our lives: RJ Corradino (We miss your presence and support.)

Grammar & Style Books

Online Grammar Resources

Revised!
The Writer's Bookshelf

Attention authors:
Until further notice, The Blue Rose Bouquet no longer accepts unsolicited submissions.

It's a Bunny-Eat-Bunny World: A Writer's Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Today's Competitive Children's Book Market

NEW FEATURE The "Writing Woes" Comic Strip
I Could Never Do That! (Scrapbooking is Easier Than You think) by Star Geisz
SPECIAL READ-ALOUD FEATURE: "The Ball That Started It All" by Maggie Bab Boon
Revised! Fast and Efficient Creative Writing by Diana Fox (Diana Stout)
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! Novel Excerpt FEATURE: A Sister in Trouble by Janelle Meraz Hooper Read this revised excerpt from the Award-Winning Novel: A Three-Turtle Summer
Fishing for a Solution
WRITING FEATURE -- AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Pamela Rice Hahn iUniverse Interview
BOOK EXCERPT FEATURE: Introduction: How Bert's Journey Begins an excerpt from: Journey to the Center of the Internet by Pamela Rice Hahn
	FICTION Our assortment of happy beginnings and surprise endings. Grandpa's Night out by Troy More (Read this Canadian author's account of what can occur when grandpa goes out with the boys....) Follow Your Heart by David L. Hebert 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? The Charm of Christmas Cookies by Larisa Dawn (Will boy win girl in this one?) For more, see the ARCHIVES -- Announcing sites edited by your Blue Rose Bouquet editor: NEW!!! CookingWithPam featuring BREAD and other delicious, quick, and easy recipes and Pam's newest creations, like: Strawberry Surprise Pie! HappyGrandparent featuring humorous grandchild stories and Safety Tips! Save our planet; it's the only one with chocolate. EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! A "Read All About It" FEATURE: NPR ON STRIKE! by Dave Maez	HUMOR Free Wheelin' by Ed Williams 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. How to Write Good by Michael O'Donoghue Cartoon Feature: Strange Breed by Steve Langille How to Fight Big Hair (Adventures in Raising a Teenager) by Janelle Meraz Hooper A Word from the Transylvania Tourist Board by Darren Lomas Grandpappy's Red Flannels by Richard H. Williams Change by C. Stell NON-FICTION The best collection of essays on the Net. NEW!!! How to Fight Big Hair (Adventures in Raising a Teenager) by Janelle Meraz Hooper The Big Navy Blue Crab by Janelle Meraz Hooper 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

	SPECIAL READ-ALOUD FEATURE: "The Ball That Started It All" by Maggie Bab Boon WRITING FEATURE -- AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Pamela Rice Hahn iUniverse Interview WRITING FEATURE Writers Who Don't by Ron Collins	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

	Best of The Blue Rose Bouquet Fiction Grandpa's Night Out by Troy More (Eddie and Waldo humor) The Sparrow Way by Alan C. Baird NOW honored as a Hall of Fame story at Francis Coppola's workshop. Burying Grandpa by Gerald Bosacker Nothing Worse Than an Empty Basement by John Fern For more, see the ARCHIVES Other sites of interest: HappyGrandparent.com CookingWithPam GenealogyTips.com	Best of The Blue Rose Bouquet Nonfiction Ron and the Mailbox by Ron Collins The Things People Ask You To Do by Dennis Rice The Name Game An anecdotal essay by Luanne Oleas Get Thee To A Writer's Group! by Janelle Meraz Hooper 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!) For more, see the ARCHIVES

The Blue Rose Bouquet no longer accepts unsolicited submissions.