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On PAR Woman, anyone?

On PAR stands for On top of, Primed and Ready. It’s a site that will be about a grown up woman’s Point of View. First we launched an On PAR Facebook Page. It’s aimed as an upbeat site :For the over 45 grown up woman, and those who simply feel grown up. And, the men who admire them!”

The Big Picture

Ever feel like the weight of the universe is on your shoulders? Deadlines to meet, traveling and wondering why you can’t sleep, multi-tasking like an octopus, and still need a few more arms, brains, bodies to do it all? Sometimes it helps to take a look at the big picture.

FAMILY FOLKLORE: Story Prompts for the Workshop

Ever wanted to write down your family history, or your own story, or something that you want to share from your life with readers? Here’s a chance to spend a day learning, sharing, and writing about exactly that. Great for the family genealogist, family reunion memoirs, scrapbook makers, family photo archives,the memory writer, nonfiction writers, and anyone who ever thought about some that really happened.”I bet that would make a great article for…” Come and get started with my FAMILY FOLKLORE workshop.

“Christmas and Coconut Cake” — The gift that keeps on giving.

Sometimes good news comes from the past. I’ve just discovered, 5 years after it’s first printing, that House Housekeeping included my grandmother Eva’s Coconut Cake Recipe in their 2004 edition. And it’s still available.

Good News: COUGAR TALES available. Bad News: My name/storyline is wrong in the promo!?!?!

“Is forty really the new thirty, or is it just an excuse for an older woman to date a younger man? Perhaps it is another chance at love? In Cougar Tales, three short stories give us a little insight into what it is like to want love and find it in a place and with someone younger than expected…” Sharel Love.

COUGAR TALES: Something for those Summer Vacations, or Staycations!

My new release, a romantic anthology perfect for summer reading!

The Chicken Caper! Win a Prize!

I’ve discovered that, as a writer who writes by the seat of her jeans, that something else keeps creeping into my storylines. They are what I call the Backstreet Capers: those little teaser storylines that seem to have nothing to do with the book’s subject manner and are often seen as played for laughs. So I’m starting a contest called the CHICKEN CAPER.

Ginuwine and Me!

The Sisterhood Outreach Summit and Showcase in Memphis, TN June 6-7 2009

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

A salute to mothers, Laura Parker Castoro’s own, and her fictional characters.

Off Site Literary Events with Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing

Ma’Dear, Momma, & Me Mother’s Day Event

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