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JUANITA SHOEMAKER
Welcome to Magnolia Magic Magazine™, a web magazine with a Southern view on life, love and the enrichment of the individual. I am a writer, reader, and internet devotee. I have short stories for your reading pleasure as well as new books information from my subscribers.
~~I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE 2008 SILKEN SANDS WRITERS CONFERENCE~~ Remember Hurricane Katrina? She wiped out New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At the time of the hurricane, my writer friends were planning a 2006 conference at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. It goes without saying that all plans were as scrapped as most of the members' homes--AND the conference site. The Gulf Coast Chapter Romance Writers have bounced back and have planned a stupendous conference to be held at the Hampton Inn, Pensacola, Florida--April 11-13 2008. With Springtime coming late to the northern tier of the country, why not escape for a fun filled weekend of networking, workshops, outstanding speakers, raffles, interviews with editors and agents, and -- oh yeah -- soaking up some of the Florida sunshine on the sugar white sands of Pensacola Beach. Interested? Click this link to find more information, a downloadable .pdf brochure, and .doc registration form. See you there!
~~WHAT'S NEW~~ New Books is growing. If you have a new release and are a member of my mailing list, please send your request and information, such as where I can find a picture of the cover. I will also need your back cover blurb, and website/email address.
From my site on Geocities, the Internet Circle of Prayer was started years ago for those suffering from disease, misfortune or tragedy. I plan to have a tribute to our American soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have been wounded or slain. I know we all pray for peace in that part of the world. I also want to mention my concern for the refugees in Darfur. Think of all these people when you visit the Circle.
~~GOOD NEWS~~ THANKSGIVING AT MAGNOLIA HILL is available on the short fiction page. "Thanksgiving" is a continuation of the Christmas at Magnolia Hill story. So, if you want to get more details about Addy Wampler, please read "Christmas" first. I'm working on .pdf files for those of you who have eBook readers. Enjoy!
Former country and western singer Addy Wampler has invited the family to Magnolia Hill, her Ozark Mountain home, for a Thanksgiving celebration. She's seventy years old, and a new love has entered her life. Her first-grade sweetheart, Keith, a retired doctor, came to her aid last year when a pregnant teenager gave birth at Magnolia Hill. Since then, he has become very important to Addy. What better time to share some good news than when she will be surrounded by her loving family, the dining table is laden with bounty, and the scent of holiday goodwill is in the air? Why do I get the feeling that things will not work out quite like Addy planned? To read last year's Christmas story, click on the FICTION link below.
Also, check out the short fiction by award winning author Jodi Lynn Copeland and other guest writers who have been kind enough to share with us. Get a cup of tea, send the kids to bed, and hand the remote to your husband. Then, click on the FICTION link below--and enjoy!
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