Writing is Imagination in Flight
About Me
- Ruth J. Hartman
- Ruth J. Hartman spends her days herding cats, and her nights spinning mysterious romantic tales that make you smile and laugh out loud - or so she's been told my readers! She, her husband Garry, and their two cats, love to spend time curled up in their recliners watching old Cary Grant movies. Well, the cats, Roxy and Remmie, sit in the people's recliners. Not that the cats couldn't get their own furniture. They just choose to shed on someone else's. You know how selfish those little furry creatures can be.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
"Flossophy of Grace" Interview
Click below for an interview on Charlene Wilson's site:
http://cawilson.blogspot.com/2011/02/welcome-ruth-hartman.html
http://cawilson.blogspot.com/2011/02/welcome-ruth-hartman.html
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Free Read - "Why Does My Cat Lick My Eyebrow?" - Short Story
“Why Does My Cat Lick My Eyebrow?”
By
Ruth J. Hartman
“Sure,” said Maxwell. “But keep it short. I’ve got to do my toes in twenty minutes.”
I assured him I had just a few pertinent questions in mind. “First of all, “what does that mean, ‘do my toes’?”
“If you have to ask, you haven’t been paying enough attention to me. But why am I not surprised?” Maxwell glared at me.
I stared back.
“Oh, all right,” he said. “It’s like this.”
He demonstrated by curling back his lips and gnawing the tangled fur between his toes until every hair was parallel to his claws.
I was fascinated. “Wow. Okay, next question. Why do you lick my eyebrow?”
“Marking.”
“Excuse me?”
“I’m marking you as belonging to me. You are my person. I own you.”
“I see,” I said. “But it tickles.”
“Not my problem.”
“Okay, then, moving on. Why does it seem like a good time to, um, lick your private parts in front of a room full of people?”
“Is this a problem for you? From my point of view, your people are invading my kitty space. I live here. They don’t. Case closed.”
“Gotcha.”
“Next?”
“When you purr,” I said, “why do you sound like an outboard motor?”
“Ambience.”
I nodded. “Of course. Makes sense, I guess. Who doesn’t like ambience? And why does it seem as if you decide to jump on my lap at the exact moment I’m planning to get up?”
Maxwell stared at me. “Because you’re wearing a catnip sweater and I can’t get enough of you. I literally cannot pull myself away.”
“But I’m not wearing—”
“Oh, don’t be silly! I know you’re not actually covered in ‘nip’, but in my very fertile imagination. You’re reeking of it.”
“I had no idea.”
“Of course not. That’s the beauty of the way I stare at you. You’re never really sure what I’m thinking.”
I shivered. “But I’m always frightened.”
“As well you should be. Anything else? I’m kind of down to the wire for my toe thing.”
“Oh, sorry. Just one more.”
Maxwell sighed. “Make it snappy.”
“Sometimes when I rub your back, you flip your tail up and down. Is that a good thing or bad?”
“Gas.”
My mouth fell open. “What?”
“Gas. Flatulence. The aroma that keeps on giving.”
“I see.”
“Now,” he said, “if there’s nothing else, I feel an eighteen-hour nap coming on.”
“Oh, yeah, about that….”
The glare he gave me needed no explanation.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Five Star Review for Pillow Talk!
Review of Pillow Talk by Toni Sweeney
Trixie Trident is the owner of a small jewelry-making business but she has a deep dark secret. At night, she dresses in black, steals into sleeping children’s room, and… Takes away their fallen-out teeth and leaves them money instead. That’s right. Trixie Trident is a tooth fairy! (With a name like that, what else could she be?) Tooth fairies aren’t made, they’re born, and there are many of them, of which Trixie is only one, but she’s a good one—if a trifle klutzy—and she loves her work and the kids. There’s one little boy who gives her problems, however—Timmy Westfeller, who has lost so many teeth, Trixie wonders if the child has any left. Not only that, but Timmy has managed to wake up twice during her visits, and he’s not only seen but talked to Trixie, though of course, no adult believes him… Yet.
Trixie’s real problems start when she bites into a French fry with a bit of gravel inside and breaks a tooth. The tooth fairy ends up at a dentist’s, and not just any dentist but heart-breakingly handsome Graham Keebler—and who couldn’t love a dentist named after two cookies? It isn’t long before tooth fairy and tooth doctor are feeling a mutual attraction having nothing to do with teeth. Of course, Korkie, Graham’s dental assistant, who seems to think she has first dibs on the toothsome oral physician and isn’t afraid to let Trixie know…but she’s soon to be the least of Trixie’s problems.
When Graham buys a piece of Trixie’s jewelry for his sister, her small business blossoms. Sister Anna wants to give a jewelry party, with Trixie’s wares on display, and while they are there, she and her mother disclose a few secrets about Graham and how he feels. They also fix Korkie’s little red wagon and that further enhances the assistant’s desire to get her rival out of the picture. A short time later, Graham asks Trixie to be his date to his cousin’s wedding. Trixie is overjoyed, and she and Graham have a great time, in spite of a minor problem concerning her climbing into his monster truck resulting in his sporting a black eye at the reception. And then, Graham introduces Trixie to his nephew and her world comes crashing down. It’s Timmy, and the first thing the little boy blurts out is, “It’s the tooth fairy!”
All the adults laugh off the child’s accusation as an overactive imagination…all except Graham, that is. Now Trixie knows she can’t see her handsome dentist any more, because she has to keep her secret just that. But she’s also come to realize he’s the one, the man she wants to spend her life with—when she isn’t collecting teeth—and she’s certain he feels the same way about her.
What’s a tooth fairy to do? Trixie knows, but is she strong enough to do it?
MY OPINION: I laughed out loud while reading this book, and believe me, I rarely do that. This story is a novella, but it’s a whimsical delight. A klutzy tooth fairy who loves cats and kids, and has problems with her overweight supervisor as well as her dentist’s jealous assistant, and a somewhat shy dentist who loves cats and kids and has eyes only for a certain patient. All the characters are so well-defined in the short space allowed you’ll find them easy to love…or hate. It’s cute, it’s sweet, it’s a fairy tale for adults. If you want a Happily Ever After that’ll make you smile, as well as have a few loud chuckles along the way, this is the story for you!
http://www.tonivsweeney.com/Book_Review/Entries/2010/10/22_Pillow_Talk_by_Ruth_J_Hartman.html
Trixie Trident is the owner of a small jewelry-making business but she has a deep dark secret. At night, she dresses in black, steals into sleeping children’s room, and… Takes away their fallen-out teeth and leaves them money instead. That’s right. Trixie Trident is a tooth fairy! (With a name like that, what else could she be?) Tooth fairies aren’t made, they’re born, and there are many of them, of which Trixie is only one, but she’s a good one—if a trifle klutzy—and she loves her work and the kids. There’s one little boy who gives her problems, however—Timmy Westfeller, who has lost so many teeth, Trixie wonders if the child has any left. Not only that, but Timmy has managed to wake up twice during her visits, and he’s not only seen but talked to Trixie, though of course, no adult believes him… Yet.
Trixie’s real problems start when she bites into a French fry with a bit of gravel inside and breaks a tooth. The tooth fairy ends up at a dentist’s, and not just any dentist but heart-breakingly handsome Graham Keebler—and who couldn’t love a dentist named after two cookies? It isn’t long before tooth fairy and tooth doctor are feeling a mutual attraction having nothing to do with teeth. Of course, Korkie, Graham’s dental assistant, who seems to think she has first dibs on the toothsome oral physician and isn’t afraid to let Trixie know…but she’s soon to be the least of Trixie’s problems.
When Graham buys a piece of Trixie’s jewelry for his sister, her small business blossoms. Sister Anna wants to give a jewelry party, with Trixie’s wares on display, and while they are there, she and her mother disclose a few secrets about Graham and how he feels. They also fix Korkie’s little red wagon and that further enhances the assistant’s desire to get her rival out of the picture. A short time later, Graham asks Trixie to be his date to his cousin’s wedding. Trixie is overjoyed, and she and Graham have a great time, in spite of a minor problem concerning her climbing into his monster truck resulting in his sporting a black eye at the reception. And then, Graham introduces Trixie to his nephew and her world comes crashing down. It’s Timmy, and the first thing the little boy blurts out is, “It’s the tooth fairy!”
All the adults laugh off the child’s accusation as an overactive imagination…all except Graham, that is. Now Trixie knows she can’t see her handsome dentist any more, because she has to keep her secret just that. But she’s also come to realize he’s the one, the man she wants to spend her life with—when she isn’t collecting teeth—and she’s certain he feels the same way about her.
What’s a tooth fairy to do? Trixie knows, but is she strong enough to do it?
MY OPINION: I laughed out loud while reading this book, and believe me, I rarely do that. This story is a novella, but it’s a whimsical delight. A klutzy tooth fairy who loves cats and kids, and has problems with her overweight supervisor as well as her dentist’s jealous assistant, and a somewhat shy dentist who loves cats and kids and has eyes only for a certain patient. All the characters are so well-defined in the short space allowed you’ll find them easy to love…or hate. It’s cute, it’s sweet, it’s a fairy tale for adults. If you want a Happily Ever After that’ll make you smile, as well as have a few loud chuckles along the way, this is the story for you!
http://www.tonivsweeney.com/Book_Review/Entries/2010/10/22_Pillow_Talk_by_Ruth_J_Hartman.html
What's Bad for the Teeth is Good for the Books
As most of the Midwest knows, we are covered in ice. Literally. Tomorrow for the third day in a row, my boss is unable to open his dental office. So, a whole lot of people with a whole lot of teeth won't be getting them cleaned this week. Their teeth will just have to keep wearing their fuzzy sweaters until I can get back in there.
But...the upside is, I'll be putting that time to good use here at home. My current work in progress, "Grin and Barrett" is about two dentists who compete for all the new patients in their small town, but end up falling in love anyway.
Yes, I realize that the majority of my romance novels have to do with dentistry. Hmmm. Wonder why that is? Maybe, write what you know? Well, I'm very well acquainted with teeth and how to de-gunk them. So I guess it's not a stretch for me to write about dentists, hygienists and tooth fairies, right?
So, to all of my patients who are missing their de-gunking appointments this week, I'm sorry. We'll get you in for an appointment. I promise. But just know, I'll be plugging away at my story about the dentists while you wait. So, at least in a virtual world, I'm still doing dentistry, right?
But...the upside is, I'll be putting that time to good use here at home. My current work in progress, "Grin and Barrett" is about two dentists who compete for all the new patients in their small town, but end up falling in love anyway.
Yes, I realize that the majority of my romance novels have to do with dentistry. Hmmm. Wonder why that is? Maybe, write what you know? Well, I'm very well acquainted with teeth and how to de-gunk them. So I guess it's not a stretch for me to write about dentists, hygienists and tooth fairies, right?
So, to all of my patients who are missing their de-gunking appointments this week, I'm sorry. We'll get you in for an appointment. I promise. But just know, I'll be plugging away at my story about the dentists while you wait. So, at least in a virtual world, I'm still doing dentistry, right?
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