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Mandy Haynes

author of literary fiction with a southern drawl

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    • Walking the Wrong Way Home
    • Sharp as a Serpent’s Tooth Eva an Other Stories
    • WORK IN PROGRESS
      • Sneak Peek inside the pages of WORK IN PROGRESS
    • OLIVER
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    • What I’ve been up to since leaving Tennessee
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  • WELL READ Magazine
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    • Every author needs an outlet. Especially one that will supplement a new author’s income. If you purchase one of my felted creations, you are also supporting a starving artist. My pups and I thank you! Click on the image below to see more items. Contact puplucyblue@gmail.com for more information.
    • 2019 has been a great year!
    • It’s happening!
    • WALKING THE WRONG WAY HOME stories by Mandy Haynes
    • I’ve been missing in action, but I’m back!
    • BULLSHIT
    • Tell your story.
    • Surprise Story
    • Thinking of my little brother-the original Wild Thing
    • Busier than a centipede at a toe countin’ contest
    • It’s in the genes
    • See you on the flipside Glynda!
    • Some mistakes turn into magic
    • Making friends in unexpected places
    • “Come talk to Donna.”

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Tell your story.

on December 9, 2018December 9, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 5 Comments

Our lives are a puzzle - made of so many different, odd shaped pieces. Those weird ones with the sharp angles, dark red or deep blue, that look more like someone else's bad dream than a piece of your puzzle.

Thinking of my little brother-the original Wild Thing

on November 25, 2018November 25, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 5 Comments

I bought Where The Wild Things Are at a scholastic book fair in 2nd grade for my little brother. He was four years younger and my little buddy. I couldn't wait to get home and read it to him. If I played hot wheels with him first, he'd let me read to him for as [...]

Busier than a centipede at a toe countin' contest

on November 24, 2018November 24, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 9 Comments

Hey y'all! I'm back for a minute. Sorry I've been missing in action.Lots of good things going on here in Fernandina Beach.Let's see. I submitted a story to Live Ink Theater for their storytelling event in December and it was accepted. The theme is Hope for the Holidays and I'll be telling a story about [...]

Another Monday Memory from the echolab

on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 3 Comments

He was stressed because of some new things going on that I wasn't aware of. For some reason I told him about Curly having seizures. I have no idea why that popped up but, it did.

Thrilled and Flattered-Liebster Award Nomination

on June 3, 2018June 3, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 8 Comments

A few days ago, I found out that Kat at, Family Furore nominated me for the Liebster Award. It's an award that recognizes new bloggers. I Googled it, of course I did, and this is what I found. “Liebster” is a German word meaning beloved or dearest. This Award exists only on the internet as [...]

Living in Xanadu-Wandering Wednesday

on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 9 Comments

These last couple of weeks have been crazy. Crazy good.Let's see, it started with a trip to the dermatologist. I had a spot on my leg that had gotten weird. I wasn't too concerned - no, that's not true - I was a little worried, but I guess that's normal. Karen, urged me to make [...]

Suzanne Hudson – Not for the faint of heart Fan-Girl Friday Blog

on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 3 Comments

My mother, although a huge fan of my words, occasionally, over the years, made her longings known for my writing to take a turn: “I wish Suzanne would write something that could be printed in the Ladies’ Home Journal.” Translation: “sweet—not dark and violent and disturbing.”

 

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