Category Archives: Writing Ideas

Looks Like I Lost the Plot

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, don’t that beat all. I’ve been bamboozled, hangdogged and hogtied. No, and it wasn’t very fun, at all flirty or fantabulous! Let me give you the skinny on the latest. It all started last … Continue reading →

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How A-muse-ing!

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! And another weekend zip, bang gone! How does that happen? Well, quickly and even faster when you spend time in the company of a great artiste. Let me tell you all about it. See, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Well, I ain’t no Ma Kettle…

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there guys and dolls! Hope you all had a fine weekend. I had an educational experience, you might say. I have discovered that I am not just urbane, I’m very urban, as well. Let me fill you in. Thursday … Continue reading →

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The Tale of Val, Sal and Hal

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! You know, I just love Monday Night Bridge Club. Now of course, I don’t have the first clue how to play. I basically follow along, sometimes I take home a little lunch money, other times … Continue reading →

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New Season, New Changes

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Yes, it has been a while, hasn’t it? Lordy, I’ve missed being out and about in the social swirl. My girls have been so busy, but not forgetting me. Yes, they are at work on … Continue reading →

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Susan Takes 5 with Barbara Jean

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, look at that. Another month is passing before our very eyes. Being that it’s almost Halloween, I think we’re all due for a treat rather than a trick, don’t you? For yours truly, that … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Magic

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! As writers, my girls Andrea and Heather make things up. They pull ideas out of what seems like thin air, making up tales of trails that twist along and lead somewhere. There is plenty of … Continue reading →

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Grow, Change or Stay the Same?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Do you often hear voices in your head? Well I do, or should I say my girls Andrea and Heather do (sometimes I forget that I’m the fictional alter ego and my real writer girls … Continue reading →

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Andrea and Heather Take 5 with Barbara Jean

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well, if you told someone you’d ‘See You in September,’ you’d better do it lickety split, because the month’s almost over. Wasn’t that a fast one? Yours truly cannot believe how fast the days fly. … Continue reading →

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Not Now, I Must Have My Beauty Sleep

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Barbara Jean Coast

Hi there, guys and dolls! Well I don’t know about you, but my girls (Andrea and Heather) have both been hitting the snooze button lately. They’ve been talking and realizing that they’ve been needing a little extra zzz’s and taking … Continue reading →

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