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
It is peach season in Missouri. If it is peach season, it is time for
I’ve written about my early school years. See here and here and here. By the
Today is a first Wednesday, which means that at 11:00am, sirens will blare. At least
This random photo was taken in December 1986, when our family visited my parents for
In my monthly newsletter, I usually update readers on the status of my work-in-progress, but
Henry Vizetelly, an English publisher who was in San Francisco at the time of the
I am pleased to report that I finished the third draft of my work-in-progress this
I’m trying to find business interests for one of my characters in my next Oregon
Many of the scenes in my current work-in-progress take place in a Methodist parsonage in
My family is an eclectic mix of Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and skeptics. Most of the
I’ve written before about the importance of reading in my family when I was growing
My father and I took a day last week to go to Lake Crescent in the
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
I could have titled this post “Tidying Up, Part 2.” But I decided on “Treasures
I deliberately try to keep this blog apolitical. Yet, the theme of this blog is
This week I have a guest post on Write Brain Trust that discusses how I formatted
In past years, each October I have used this blog to review books that I’ve
During the Christmas season, we scurry to find our loved ones unique gifts, suited to