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The Pulpwood Queen Goes to California with A Book Upon Her Knee!

September 6, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

My daughters, Madeleine Alexandrite, Helaina Amethyst Wilkerson and my grand son Hawthorne with my Aunt Marti Whitmer at our 2020 Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend Book Club Convention this past January! Dear Readers, In this time of social distancing I have a lot of time to reflect on who I am, where I am going, and what is my story. I began this journey by doing a DNA test and was surprised. I was told all my life I had Native Indian Heritage, Cherokee in fact, I was wrong. When I …

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The Pulpwood Queen Goes Hollywood!

September 3, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

My mother, Mary L. Murphy, crowned Ms 3D at Emporia State Teacher's College now Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas when she was a student in the 50's as a Speech and Drama Major. Dear Readers, Nobody was a bigger fan of the big screen than my mother, you see her dream was to become a movie star. She bravely traveled by train to Hollywood back in the 50's to see if she could get discovered. You can read all about it my book, "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide …

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The Pulpwood Queen features Author, R. Scott Boyer in “Feather Your Nest”!

September 1, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Reader, Pulpwood Queen Author R. Scott Boyer attended his first Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend this past January 2020 in historic Jefferson, Texas. I had a wonderful time meeting Scott and towards the end of the weekend he purchased on of my Alcohol Ink paintings on metal to have sent back to his home in Los Angeles. This is Scott's story. Kathy: Scott, you will be my my very first Pulpwood Queen "Feather Your Nest: blog for September. Tell me how we each came into each …

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Author of the Month – September 2020

September 1, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Author Leila Meacham Leila Meacham is a writer and former teacher who lives in San Antonio, Texas. She is the author of the bestselling novels Roses, Somerset and Tumbleweeds. Dragonfly At the height of WWII, five idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the OSS, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds - a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother …

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September 2020 Bonus Books

September 1, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

House of Rose Rookie patrol officer Rose Brighton chases a suspect down an alley. Without warning, her vision wavers, and the lone suspect appears to divide into two men--the real suspect, frozen in time, and a shadow version with a gun. Confused by what she's just seen, but with no time to second guess it's meaning, Rose shoots the real suspect in the back. Forced to lie to detectives, she risks her job and her life to discover the shocking truth of who she really is--a witch of an …

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New Pulpwood Authors – September 2020

September 1, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Welcome Our New Pulpwood Authors! Solo in Salento SOLO IN SALENTO BEGINS WITH A LIE. Desperate to break out of a life haunted by a wretched past, a loss of faith, toxic relationships, a stressful management career, and a slow sink into domestication, Donna craves time away from everything and everyone, including her loving husband. So she lies, telling everyone she is traveling alone to research a novel she intends to write. While in Otranto, Donna masters the complex recycling system of a …

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The Pulpwood Queen Gives a Birthday Thank You and More Exciting NEWS!

August 30, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, First of all THANK YOU to all who wished me a very Happy Birthday. I also will tell we raised in honor of my birthday well over $1,000 to the Pat Conroy Literary Center and honestly we have one day left to contribute. If everyone of my members and authors would just donate $1 we could quadruple this fundraiser to the best literacy program ever, one of my charities of choice! Check out my NEW The Pulpwood Queen Film Club Facebook group page and new youtube …

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The Pulpwood Announces 2022 Girlfriend Weekend Featured Authors and Presenters!

August 24, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! Check out so far our CONFIRMED Keynote Authors and Presenters for our up and coming 2022 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Girlfriend Weekend, location to be announced at https://www.facebook.com/Pulpwoodqueen/media_set?set=a.10219958205440275&type=3 <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPulpwoodqueen%2Fposts%2F10219965623945733&width=500" width="500" height="708" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” Blog on ART!

August 22, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Whether you "Feather Your Nest" with the "Dreaming of Italy" Alcohol Ink and Acrylic painting that my dearest friend, client and Pulpwood Queen Leader Margie Dilday of The Pulpwood Queens of West Monroe, Louisiana did with the purchase of this painting above by me, or "Feather Your Nest" with your art or others, do note that art is personal. Showcasing art is a way to convey your own signature style in your home. One of of kind anything gives anything a more statement …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” Blog Featuring Murphy’s Law!

August 21, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Welcome to my little cabin in the woods, Murphy's Law. This is where I live at Holly Lake Ranch, Texas and where I have added my Art Studio by enclosing my former carport, shed, into my glass enclosed artist working space. Today I will in my "Feather Your Nest" I will focus on the outside of my home as that is important too! Thank you for coming by for a visit! Here is one of the wreaths I have created from my forest finds to decorate my home. This bird feeder greets …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” and Ironically, with CATS!

August 20, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Today's post on "Feather Your Nest" is all about cats. Mine in fact, Ferrelina my gray and white rescued ferrel kitten and Rush, my sleek little tabby also a rescue. I have had so many pets through the years, dogs, cats, and my daughters had lizards, turtles, frogs, once a flying squirrel, hermit crabs, if they could catch it, we had a new pet. Once Lainie came in the house wearing lizard earrings as each one she caught clamped down on an ear lob. It was pretty alarming to …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” Blog Features Lighting!

August 19, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! Today on my "Feather Your Nest" I am going to talk about lighting in my little cabin in the woods, Murphy's Law. Most of the lighting in my home comes from either unique finds at estates sales, antique and resale shops, but mostly designer Angie Hudson of Made in the Shade in Jefferson, Texas! I love her lamps and light features so much they are throughout my home. Pictured above is the birdcage light fixture that I embellished, because I can never leave well …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” with Travel Souvenirs!

August 18, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, No matter where I go, I always bring back something that reminds me of that trip. Above, these are little raku ceramic pots that I have picked up from galleries and museums that I have visited all in my little cabin in the woods, Murphy's Law as I "Feather My Nest". This is an African doll that I picked up at the Chicago Art Institute on one of my visits that I have had now for over 25 years. I often go to estate sales and find the most incredible art work …

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The Pulpwood Queens Talks about Armchair Reading on “Feather Your Nest”!

August 17, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Today I wish to talk about "Feathering Your Nest" with books. I have armchair traveled around the world reading especially during this time of social distancing. Above you will see some of the reads and books of my now fascination with all the storytelling of India cinema all displayed on my living room coffee table. I love the colorful world of Bollywood, the costumes, the cinematography, the dance, and songs, but especially the storytelling. My dear friend, …

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The Pulpwood Queen Launches “Feather Your Nest”!

August 16, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! Today I am launching a NEW blog called "Feather Your Nest" which will be a monthly blog on my Pulpwood Queen authors, writers, book club members, and art clients homes that have purchased my art for their homes. We will get to know how they "Feather Their Nest" as we learn of their decorating styles, their collections, whether art, books, or from their travels. We will learn of their favorite books, their libraries, and what books they may have written or are writing. And the …

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The Pulpwood Queen Film Club Kicks Off TONIGHT, Saturday, August 15, 2020!

August 15, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Pulpwood Queens, Timber Guys, Readers and Film buffs! I have just created on Facebook a NEW way to have some fun during our time of social distancing with the launch of The Pulpwood Queen Film Club, please join and bring all your friends. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112701/ Tonight at 6:30 p.m, I will be doing a LIVE Facetime at 6:30 p.m. Central Standard Time as we Kick Off our very first Watch Party for our first film to watch together "Cold Comfort Farm". Unfortunately the …

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The Pulpwood Queen Talks about her Favorite and Most Despicable! Book Characters!

August 13, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, A question was posed to me this morning of which I was tagged by my friend Kristen Chambers as follows. "Reading friends, what literary characters come to mind when asked which one(s) do you love? And which do you loathe? I don’t mean how well or how poorly written the characters are. I’m talking about the ones who make your heart swell, who you’d admire if they were to come to life, who you’d want for a neighbor, best friend or mate; and the ones who are so despicable …

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The Pulpwood Queen “Feather Your Nest” Blog Coming Soon!

August 4, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

I had to share this as working on a NEW monthly blog that I will be posting on our Pulpwood Queen Book Club Member and Author's homes at www.thepulpwoodqueens.com blog page. As I have been selling my paintings, I have been in awe of the homes that my artworks are going into for their new homes. Who wants to see some incredible homes? Home is where we "feather our nest" with our libraries, our collections, and featured artworks all surrounded by the things we love. …

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Author of the Month – August 2020

August 2, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Author Claire Fullerton Claire Fullerton hails from Memphis, TN. and now lives in Malibu, CA. with her husband and 3 German shepherds. She is the author of Little Tea, the August selection of The Pulpwood Queens Book Club. Claire is the author of 5-time award winning, Mourning Dove; Dancing to an Irish Reel; and A Portal in Time. Her novella, Through an Autumn Window, is included in the book, A Southern Season. Her work has appeared in Celtic Life International, Southern Writers Magazine, The …

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New Pulpwood Authors – August 2020

August 2, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Welcome Our New Pulpwood Authors! I"ll Go: War, Religion, and Coming Home from Cairo to Kansas City When the Twin Towers fell, Alexs Thompson didn’t rejoin the military, he quit his classes at the University of Chicago and backpacked through Yemen and Egypt to live with Muslim fundamentalists. Eventually, he fought alongside US Special forces and Marines in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout Eastern Africa. Motivated by an unwavering commitment to live the best life possible, this is his …

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August 2020 Bonus Books

August 2, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Clover Blue and This I Know Set against the backdrop of a 1970s commune in Northern California, Clover Blue is a compelling, beautifully written story of a young boy’s search for identity. There are many things twelve-year-old Clover Blue isn’t sure of: his exact date of birth, his name before he was adopted into the Saffron Freedom Community, or who his first parents were. What he does know with certainty is that among this close-knit, nature-loving group, he is happy. Here, everyone is …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares an Outstanding Art Teacher Story!

July 31, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qOOqgP8pw&vl=en Dear Readers, "Like stars on earth" every child is special, I love this phrase as so very true. Most of my adult life I have worked with children whether as Sunday School teacher, Youth Group leader, Youth choir director, Girl Scouts, or doing story times and events when I was Children's Manager and Buyer for an independent bookstore. I have won twice, from the National Women's Book Council, the Lucile Michele Pannell Award for …

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The Pulpwood Queen Champions Women’s Stories!

July 29, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! I am passionate about many things, books, art, fashions, decorating, collecting, theater, music, films and breaking stereotypes. When I wrote my first book "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing Book Sharing Guide to Life" I talked at great length about not judging a book by it's cover. I was interviewed once for a radio program in New York via phone from my hair salon/book store, Beauty and the Book. He kept making remarks, like, "Are you chewing gum as you backcomb that …

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The Pulpwood Queen’s Narrow Escape This Saturday Morning!

July 25, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Before dawn I packed a bag, grabbed my laptop, and a bag of books as I was traveling to my daughters to pet sit her animals until the first of the month. I left at dark as they were to leave around 6:00 a.m. for a trip so driving is a great time for me to ponder life's big questions. As I went around a blind curve driving the speed limit suddenly in front of me was a multiple truck, boat, and car wreck. No time to hardly hit the …

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The Pulpwood Queen Shares a Great Story from Author/Songwriter Layng Martine, Jr.

July 22, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

RIDING OUT OF THE BOX When my wife Linda was crippled in a car accident years ago, we had to adapt. Quickly. After the shock, the tears, the fear and the steep learning curve subsided, instead of thinking of all the things we could no longer do together...hike, ride bikes, play tennis etc...we began to think of all the things that were still possible for us. Chief among those possibilities were car rides out into the country to towns and villages with cafes, bookstores, local bakeries. We’d …

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The Pulpwood Queen on her Forever Quest for the NEXT BEST READ!

July 18, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! During this time of social distancing during the Covid - 19 global pandemic I have been on a mission to read, write, paint, create, feather my nest, and to educate, enlighten, and entertain myself to keep me fully engaged in turning a negative into a positive. I have learned how to be alone with myself. A daunting task because I am no easy person to be with, I can't sit still. I need work, good work to keep me busy and have found it so never been more productive in my …

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The Pulpwood Queen Wants You to Watch This Film, “Billu”!

July 12, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjT_s3m6t2Y&list=PLJ7Ozx-BB0y0EqP8TJNx3OGQG3L7AdN5U&index=20&t=0s&app=desktop Dear Readers, I watched this film some time ago and shortly after one of it's stars, Irrfan Khan, died suddenly and I have been mourning ever since. You may recognize him from the film, "Slumdog Millionaire" but every role he has played is sheer gold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_agFp1PMnM I want you all to watch this film either on youtube.com or …

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The Pulpwood Queen Presents Heidi Surber Teichgraeber!

July 8, 2020 By Kathy Murphy Leave a Comment

Dear Readers! This is the first of a series of videos that we have done this week . Facebook has made some changes so trying to figure out the new way to share so hope this works! https://www.facebook.com/stefania.chance/videos/10219378264469650 Kathy L. Murphy Artist/Author/Founder of the Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Clubs and Author of "The Pulpwood Queens' Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life" P.O. Box 1220 Hawkins, Texas 75765 - …

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Meeting the Pulpwood Queen By Jax Frey

July 5, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Two weird things happened in Fairhope, Alabama on August 9, 2019. One of them would change my life. The other, well, not so much—as you will see. A little background first. I wasn’t even supposed to be hanging around the Page & Palette bookstore in Fairhope that day. It’s a quirky shop that has been around for over forty years, and it not only sells books, it is also a café, an art supply store, a live music venue, and most importantly, a wine bar. I was in town to deliver my art to a …

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New Pulpwood Authors – July 2020

July 4, 2020 By Paul Roberson Leave a Comment

Welcome Our New Pulpwood Authors! The Mermaid Mahjong Circle -- A Fairy Tale for Women A fairy tale for women, The Mermaid Mahjong Circle follows two lifelong friends and artists, Evie and Hannah, as they embark on an adventure that takes them from the present to the past and back again, thanks to a tale about a mysterious mahjong tile crafted a century ago. From the moment they discover the extraordinary tile on a beach near San Francisco, Evie and Hannah are caught up in the adventure of …

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