Welcome to another edition of Open Book Blog Hop. This week’s question is: “If you were a Muppet, what would you look like? Are you a person, monster, animal, something…
Farm Tales by Abbie Johnson Taylor #FantasticFridayReads #Nonfiction #ReadingWithTheAuthors
Having been a fan of the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a kid, I was intrigued when I read a review of this short, delightful collection. Although…
Cowardly Pride #SixSentenceStoryThursdayLinkUp #WritingPrompts #Author’sCorner
My parents may have considered me a yellowbelly, although they never used that word. At carnivals, I was terrified of roller coasters and other such crazy attractions. When hiking, I…
Reunited by Abbie Johnson Taylor #WednesdayWords #Fiction #Author’sCorner
I hadn’t had a drink in ten years, but when I went to my first high school class reunion, that changed. My wife was attending a writing conference that weekend…
Q Is for Quack by Abbie Johnson Taylor #TuesDayTidbit #Life’sAlphabet #AuthorsThey’reOnlyHuman
When I was about nine, one of my younger brother Andy’s nursery school teachers gave us a duckling. I don’t know why, but I fell in love with this creature…
How to Write a Blurb by Abbie Johnson Taylor #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlogHop #Author’sCorner
Some people think of a blurb as a one-paragraph explanation of the book. But in bloggers’ book reviews, I often see the word “blurb” followed by the entire synopsis from…
Poetry Through the Years by Abbie Johnson Taylor #FantasticFridayReads #PoetryPlace #ReadingWithTheAuthors
A fellow author in my Behind Our Eyes group recommended this book, and I’m glad I picked it up. Produced by the Library of Congress, it includes work by poets…
Life Is a Carousel by Abbie Johnson Taylor #SixSentenceThursdayLinkUp #WritingPrompts #Author’sCorner
Days, weeks, months, years, seasons circle. Our horses rise and fall. We’re born. You can read the full post at the link below. Life Is a Carousel #SixSentenceStoryThursdayLinkUp #WritingPrompts #Inspiration
P Is for Prom by Abbie Johnson Taylor #TuesdayTidbit #Life’sAlphabet #PoetryPlace
My senior prom was memorable and unusual, as evidenced by the following poem. You can click on the title to hear me read it. You can read the full post…
In the Kitchen by Abbie Johnson Taylor #MondayMusings #OpenBookBlog Hop #AuthorsThey’reOnlyHuman
Welcome to another edition of Open Book Blog Hop. This week’s question is: “What skill do you wish you had, either as a hobby or career builder?” You can read…