Yellow Butterfly
Yellow Butterfly From the third-floor French doors I watch a pair of yellow butterflies chase each other around a summer breeze and think to myself, one of them could be…
Perfect Day at the Lake
Perfect Day at the Lake Walk Run Bicycle Roller Blade Skateboard Three Miles Smooth Path Never smile Can't hear: birdsong breeze against leaves passing "hello" Warning! Strangers! Eyes only…
Sunday Morning Musings: But For The Grace of God
Sunday Morning Musings: But For The Grace of God It’s a mix of anticipation and dread I experience as I plan to visit my friend Katie* for the second time…
Flowers for her Granddaughter
Flowers for her Granddaughter For her birthday, my friend Katie* wanted to send her granddaughter flowers and asked for my help, which I’m happy to give because Katie is somewhat…
Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing
Lessons in Overthinking, Undermining and Second-Guessing It’s how many books later? Twenty? And as I review the formatted eBook version I ask myself, Is this just stupid? Will readers think…
Covid 19 Vaccine: A Bonding Experience?
Is this what we’re doing now? Did you have the vaccine? Moderna or Pfizer? J & J? Sore arm? Side affects? How? When? Where?
What book in the women’s fiction genre should I absolutely read? (Me!)
What book in the women’s fiction genre should I absolutely read? “I’m always on the lookout for new authors and new writing voices
Can A Daughter Go Home Again?
Joy left home at 18 with a boy her minister father didn’t approve of. Joy and Mike marry in Vegas and arrive in LA. Shortly thereafter Joy discovers she’s pregnant and before she gives birth Mike is killed in a motorcycle accident. Broke, pregnant and widowed, Joy calls home. Her father, Art, says, “You’ve made your bed. Now lie in it.” He hangs up on her.
Too Stupid To Live? Or Daring and Courageous?
In art we seem to perpetuate the stereotype of the weak female who can’t think for herself or one who isn’t willing to risk her own safety to save someone else.
IF YOU DARE – Work in Progress – Excerpt
The Red Bud series is shaping up, starting with Book One, IF YOU KNEW, to be released late 2018. IF YOU DARE is the story of Doug Winston's chance at…