Tweet Isaiah 57:16-21 16 I will not accuse them forever,     nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me—     the very people I have created. 17 I was enraged by their sinful greed;     I punished them, and hid my face in anger,     yet they kept on in their willful ways. 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them;     I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, 19     creating praise on their lips. Peace, peace, to those far and near,”     says the Lord. “And I will heal them.” 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea,     which cannot ..read more

Tweet Luke 2 King James Version (KJV) 2 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that, while they were ..read more

Tweet So very powerful and beautifully sung by Celtic Thunder. https://www.facebook.com/celticthunder/videos/299698487331351/Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth Tweet ..read more

Tweet A wonderful short film with an awesome life affirming lesson. Please take a moment out of your busy life to sit quietly and enjoy and embrace it. Tweet ..read more

Tweet A Francophile at age 11, Carol Pouliot dreamed of going to Paris. She holds a BA in French and Spanish. After obtaining her MA in French at Stony Brook University, she headed to France for her first teaching job. She taught French and Spanish for over 30 years in Upstate New York. She also founded and operated an agency that provided translations in over 24 languages. Carol is the author of The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mystery series, which includes Doorway to Murder and Threshold of Deceit. When not working on her series, Carol can be found reaching for her passport and packin ..read more

Tweet by Carol Pouliot Published by Level Best Books Cover art by Sean Eike Carol Pouliot’s concept of a depression era police procedural blended with time travel just gets better and better. Doorway to Murder masterfully laid the groundwork with subtlety and care for this fascinating fusion genre. I found the word smith’s follow-up novel, Threshold of Deceit, growing in intensity and power as she follows the lives and adventures of her protagonists, Olivia Watson and Detective Sergeant Steven Blackwell. It bears repeating that Pouliot uses time travel for a serious look at how peo ..read more

Tweet by Carol Pouliot Published by Level Best Books Cover art by Sean Eike Time Travel Mystery Novels were outside my comfort zone, until now. Carol Pouliot has opened up a whole new literary vista to me, one in which a murder mystery is skilfully blended with science fiction. I’m very pleased to have selected Doorway to Murder as my introduction to this fascinating fusion genre. The yarn is spun with subtlety and care as our master word weaver weaves her tapestry of history, mystery, love and time-travel. Pouliot uses time travel for a serious look at how people connect with each ot ..read more

Tweet by John Farrow Published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. Reminiscent of great composers, crime thriller author John Farrow has crafted a masterpiece of astonishing power and depth set in the underbelly of Montreal. He masterfully conducts his two protagonists, Quinn, a thief and Emile, a cop, like soloists in a magnificent symphony. Within Ball Park’s first few pages the thief’s and cop’s solos intersect. Emile, the concertmaster, acts as the referee for the other players in the opus and the conductor, John Farrow. The ball park is a gathering place of people who are bound tog ..read more

Tweet JOHN FARROW, a.k.a. Trevor Ferguson, of Hudson, Quebec, is the author of fourteen novels and four plays. He has lived and worked throughout Canada as a heavy equipment operator, bridgeman, cabbie, and eventually as a university instructor in Creative Writing, although he has since retired from that job. His novel The Timekeeper was a feature film. Booklist has called his crime series “the best of our time,” while Die Zeit in Germany called it “the best of all time.” The New York Times wrote, “John Farrow is an authoritative writer who creates characters with depth and plots that say so ..read more

Tweet From: Nancy Cohen Participate in the writing community. Get involved in a critique group. Attend writing workshops and conferences. Join a professional writing organization. Networking is critically important to success as a writer. You’ll learn all about the business aspects of a writing career from other published authors. A featured speaker at libraries, conferences, and community events, Nancy is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. She belongs to Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime ..read more