Abandonment Issues in Romance Novels
Show me a happy family with little conflict and I’ll show you a writer with nothing to say.
A Daughter's Reflections on Mother's Day
“Children are not things to be molded but rather people to be unfolded.” I open the box of goodies my daughter has sent me for Mother’s Day and delight in…
"I made a chocolate cake…"
Nobody's Fool The following is excerpted from the romantic comedy NOBODY'S FOOL by Barbara Meyers, released 1/6/15 from Samhain Publishing -- She heard her mother’s approach from the back door and…
The Last Sarcoxie Day
Back in Sarcoxie I stop to visit Maxine once more. I won't see her again before I leave. I wish I had the energy to go down to the square…
(Chief?) Sarcoxie Days
I'm back in Sarcoxie. Again. Ugh. Chief Sarcoxie Days is a celebration, but of what? Obesity? Poverty? Hopelessness? Am I just used to everything new and bright and shiny so…
MISCONCEIVE
As usual, it has taken me forever to make a book available to my legions of fans. Thank you for your patience. Writing and publishing are not only still in…
Me and Justin and Matt
Last spring at the coffee store where I’d been working for a couple of months, I noticed a regular customer named Justin. Tall, good-looking, polite. He always ordered the same…
The Guilt Trip 2013 (Part 4)
Thursday is our last full day here. We’re going to lunch with the aunts on my mother’s side. Well, two of them. Martha is sick with a cold and can’t…
The Guilt Trip 2013 (Part 3)
I lose track of time while I’m cleaning and sorting and before I know it it’s ten o’clock. I’m afraid I’ve missed the window of opportunity where Mom will know…
The Guilt Trip 2013 (Part 2)
Tuesday evening we were invited to my Aunt Rosemary’s for dinner by her daughter my cousin Janet, who is the only one of my cousins I sort of stay in…