(Hello friends. I know you’re tired of hearing about Covid-19, but I promise this won’t take long. Please bear with me.) So, I have a confession to make. I h...

Another week of coronavirus. Sigh. How do you survive mentally and physically in the midst of a pandemic? What if you’re surrounded by dogs, cats, and childr...

Hello, everyone! Are you trying to forget the tumult in the world or are you checking the news every hour to see where the coronavirus (COVID-19) is now?? It...

Word by Word: A Blog For Readers and Writers

My historical fiction trilogy, The Margaret Chronicles, the first of which is still out to publishers (fingers crossed), is set in the 14th century. I’m sure...

Hurray! Can you hear me clapping and doing the happy dance? The hot summer weather has finally broken! The high for today is supposed to be 66 degrees. It’s ...

Hi everyone, Before I delve into malaria, cholera and smallpox, let me tell you the news about The Solitary Sparrow, my historical fiction novel. My agent is...

For those of you of a certain age, I’m sure you remember Gene Autry, the Hollywood cowboy who sang “Back in the Saddle Again. “ I thought of that song as I s...

I’m writing in the coffee shop today. And since it’s been awhile, I thought I’d bring you up to date on my news and adventures. First – woo hoo!, drum roll!,...

Here in my neck of the woods in the South, there is no definable boundary between the heat of summer and the cold of winter. It’s blazing hot from May to Sep...

Thing Two, age 4, is angry. Her mother—my daughter—has told her "no!" and has explained why Thing Two cannot have what she wants. Much crying and whining ens...

When I worked in newspapers and television, I had short deadlines. I wrote in my head as I drove back to the office and then typed the news story at warp spe...

I've had a number of jobs in my life, been married twice (that's another story) and raised two extraordinary daughters, but through good and bad, sickness, d...