I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
As I’ve written before, my husband recently spent 30 days in the hospital. This was
’Tis the season for putting up Christmas trees. My husband and I have not yet
As I write this, I am visiting family in Washington State, not too far from
Some events stand out in the mind firmly enough that we remember where we were
I’ve been meaning to write the story of how I came to pierce my ears,
On one of the spring vacations my family took, we were in a gift shop
According to the Days of the Year website, July 13 is “Embrace Your Geekness Day.”
I’ve written before about my husband’s bald cypress tree. We had it chopped down last
One of the disadvantages I’ve found in getting older is not sleeping as well as
Now that I no longer have children in school—not even college!—I don’t mark the passing
I just spent nearly three weeks caring for my daughter who broke her leg skiing. She
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
After my rant last week about having to cook, which I admit is a trifling
I recently discovered that WordPress could show me how many words total I have written
Not everyone will be haunted by The Orchardist, by Amanda Coplin, but I was. I
I’ve mentioned before that my father was usually the photographer in our family. That means
When I first saw the scene in the movie Home Alone where poor little Kevin
Sometimes you just have to whine. Or rant. I’m doing some of both today. For
I recently returned from another visit to see family on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a