Writing, reading, travel, good conversation, coffee, laughing, singing, dining out, getting fit, music, movies, book browsing, playing ball with my dog, learning about God.
Music
Beatles, Joan Baez, Buffalo Springfield, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Monkees, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Firefall, Steely Dan, Genesis, Moody Blues, Loggins & Messina, Bonnie Raitt, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, America, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Amy Grant, Toto, the Police, Sting, Keith Green, Bob Dylan, Phil Collins, Big Bird's Veggie Rap, Baby Birdie Bomber, Raffi, The Thompson piano series beginning with Teaching Little Fingers to Play, Five for Fighting, News Boys, Kutlass, Lifehouse, Enya, Andrea Bocelli, Il Divo, Handel's Water Music, All things Beethoven.
Movies
Crash, Chocolat, Enchanted April, Gone With the Wind, Dr. Zhivago, Moulin Rouge, Phantom of the Opera, Hitch, Big Fish, Tuck Everlasting, Ladyhawke, Pride & Prejudice (BBC), Emma, Tess, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Shrek 1 & 2, ToyStory 2, Stuart Little.
Television
Not much for me on daily TV. But this: Lost, Monk, House, and the new BBC Dr. Who.
Books
Bel Canto, Ann Patchett, Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, At the Back of the North Wind, George MacDonald, Great Expectations, Charles Dickens, all things Dickens, The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkein, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte, The French Lieutenant's Woman, John Fowles, all things Shakespeare.
Pirates, pooches, paddles, and pure fun.
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Heroes
*Jesus* *my husband* *my mother (now passed)*, my sisters: *Angela* now dreaming with angels, and *Robin* the resilient. *Teachers*, the most under-valued people on the planet.
Anyone who battles cancer for even a day.
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I have just completed THE SWORD SWALLOWER'S DAUGHTER, a semi-autobiographical novel about loving people despite their failures, faults, and fetishes.
You may read chapter one of THE SWORDSWALLOWER'S DAUGHTER by clicking here.
When not writing novels, I exercise in the craft with short stories. Two of my stories have won first place in the Backspace short story contests, while a number of other stories have placed in the top three positions. Winning is fun, but the challenge of writing to specific parameters is a blast.
You can read more about me and my writing at my author's website: Carolyn Burns Bass
Everyone said I would be an artist when I grew up, but I wanted to be an acrobat. Not because I was good at tumbling, cartwheels, and head stands, but because I could spin. I was the best spinner on my block. I could spin and spin and spin and keep spinning when all of the other girls would falter and sicken from dizziness. I also liked how the word acrobat rolled around in my mouth before tumbling off my tongue. I never became an acrobat or an artist, but I sure do love drawing conclusions and spinning stories.
I heart art. I write. I read. I listen. I watch. I live. I'll tell you a story if you stick around.
We are so much more than the words we write, yet the words we write draw from everything we are.--Carolyn Burns Bass
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who puts their mind where their mouth is and their hands where their heart is.
Friendship today is sowed with electronic pulses that bounce off satellites and land in the cultivated hearts of like-minded people.--Carolyn Burns Bass
As you may or may not know, I turned twenty-five recently. Instead of gifts this year, I'm asking everyone to join my Email List on www. jjhebert. net. Unconventional, my newest novel, will be published by Mindstir Media later this year, and joining the Email List will ensure that you receive updates regarding my book release, contests, giveaways, and more.
i wish You and Your family inspiring and beautiful christmas days filled with harmony and love! Also I'm wishing you a healthy, safe, happy & prosperous New Year! God Bless You! A.
Mainly because I don't have time to work the system and promote the book right now. I'll make more of an effort next year after the day job peak is over.
ha ha... well... my work sometimes feels like a jail... and not the kind Elvis sang about. So I had four days off and it was delicious. I went shopping with my husband today and somehow he didn't seem as happy as this fellow... Which brings me to a question that has always stomped me. Why don't men like to shop? I mean, how crazy is that?
Hi Carolyn! I'm trying to keep warm! Brrrrr! I hope you are doing well and that your upcoming week holds the best of everything for you! Take it easy. Much love and hugs! :)
Hey Carolyn, the fall is really coming in here....leaves falling, a chill in the air! I'm doing pretty good. I hope you are well. Have a really great weekend. Big hug! :)
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