Month: August 2014
Writing Challenge 33
What’s your hobby or interest? This month’s writing challenge lends itself to writing about what you collect or what interests you. Each month, The Poisoned Martini presents a photo to spark your creativity. Such images, because of their visual nature, vividly speak to writers and spark ideas for writing. View the image below and write… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
Try a taste of sophistication with this Friday’s cocktail, the Journalist. This classic drink–a likely choice of journalists?–dates back as far as the 1930s, appearing in the Savoy Cocktail Book. Its a variation of sorts of a martini with equal portions of dry and sweet vermouth. A little citrus flavor is added for effect and… Read More ›
Friday Cocktail
This Friday, try a little taste of the high life with a Luxury Cocktail. This drink dates back at least as far as the early 1960s, appearing in the 1964 edition of Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide. The recipe calls for using a 6 ounce saucer champagne glass… or you could use a… Read More ›
Open Road Media & Mystery eBooks
The most depressing thing about managing a book collection is weeding. It might seems like an easy decision to get rid of a book you’ve read, but invariably, doesn’t it always seem like you want or need to refer back to that book only to find out you don’t have it anymore? Many bibliophiles, like… Read More ›
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