Hello, Sleevers, I hope you are keeping well. I have missed our back and forth here at the blog. I have been absent but I have what I think is a good excuse. Book release! My debut novel, Daughter of the Moon is finally ready! Release date is October 3, 2024. If you are interested, […] The post New Book Release #women’sfiction #literaryfiction appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

  It's Woman's WorkHe rushed past the thresholdWith barely a glance backNo concern for his son’s lost shoeOr his daughter’s missing “my little pony”It’s woman’s workAnd he need not botherHe works hard, he explainedBut went to great painsTo catch a gameHe was important, you knowAbove menial choresBut he would soon learnThe cost of his absenceCould […] The post It’s Woman’s Work appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

Hello Sleevers, t’s been a while since we’ve talked. Life has been interfering with my blog. I hope you are doing well. I thought a nice way to ease in back here is to share what I’m currently reading, doing and anticipating this Spring. We’re half way through spring, that’s true but it’s not too […] The post Currently Reading, Doing, Anticipating this Spring appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

Challenge: If you can guess the Christmas song that the following lyric excerpts belong to, then you win a free copy of my upcoming book I Don’t Drink Alone and Other Lies. Simply write the song to which the lyric belongs (in order) in the comments section. Challenge closes December 24th at midnight, moments before […] The post Guess the Christmas Song appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

Last year my son and his girlfriend bought me a very thick book titled 500 Writing Prompts. Whew. Not daunting at all… Well, I did delve in and the trick to not being overwhelmed was to start in the middle. It has worked for me so far. I don’t go in order of page numbers. […] The post Yikes-500 Writing Prompts appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

My last mail out I had asked my subscribers which upcoming book they would like to read of mine, given a choice of the three works currently in progress. The results are listed below in order of popularity: I Don’t Drink Alone and Other Lies-a hilarious essay collection Between Midnight and the Moon-Poetry Collection Daughter […] The post Just a Little Chat appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

It's hard to enjoy the last weeks of summer when you feel as though our world is on fire. The post Thinking About…The World Is On Fire appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

In a world of increasing Artificial Intelligence, are you missing the human touch? I am. In 1992, Bruce Springsteen penned a song titled “Human Touch”. I suppose he was ahead of his time. These days, the human touch seems to be missing, a dreadful consequence of automated life. It’s not that I’m a super social […] The post In a World of AI, Are You Missing the Human Touch? appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

Are you feeling the Magic of the season? For me, it comes and goes. I have days where I’m meh about it all. Whatever, Santa’s no big deal. And it’s just so damn dark all the time. Even though it’s been short days for almost two months, I’m still surprised when I look out the […] The post Seasonal Magic, Riddles, and a Recipe appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more

WOMAN OF SOCIETY She attended charity soirees In borrowed dresses And Nobbed with the Hobbs A Woman of Society Her teeth shone brighter Than her one-karat Diamond She had exchanged For her original wedding ring She traded in friends For stepping-stones Social climbing a pastime With no concern who she treaded upon If it happened […] The post Woman of Society appeared first on Lisa Thomson~Author & Artist ..read more