Picture Imperfect
The picture above is my favorite one of me with my sisters Leigh Ann and Carol (and Carol’s dog Ruby–which, if you’ve […]
Tag: writing
I Am Not My Grandmother’s Grandmother
I do not have wispy white hair pulled back in a bun. My hair is as soft as cotton candy, as thin […]
Testing One, Two…
I know I am falling down on my job as a self-appointed Senior Influencer. I am finding it hard to test new […]
Cover Reveal
TRUMPET FANFARE!!! Here is the cover for my new book, a Romantic Suspense entitled Saving Samantha (if the big white block letters […]
Another New Chapter (or 14 plus an epilogue)
So, it’s happened again! I have a new book under contract to The Wild Rose Press! If I seem a little quiet […]
Travelogue: Madeline Island, WI
When I can combine my two favorite past times–writing and travel– it is a win-win for me. And that’s what happened two […]
Worms, Roxanne, Worms!
If you love Steve Martin as much as I do, you are familiar with this line from the movie, Roxanne. In it, […]
Travelogue: College Station
It’s been a hot minute since I wrote to you, and I have missed you, but have been more than normally busy […]
Hindsight is 20/20
Cleaning out some old folders in my desk I came across this essay I wrote in 1992, pre-Lasik, pre-cataracts, when I was […]
An Ode to Adverbs
I confess. I love a well-placed truly, really, apparently, and only in my writing. Adverbs are important parts of our language. They […]