Thanks to Jamie over at The Perpetual Page Turner for hosting another end of year book survey! Here's a recap of the best books I read in 2017: Number Of Books You Read: 52 Number of Re-Reads: 7 Genre You Read The Most From: I read a … [Continue reading]
New Season, New Stories
Posted on September 22, 2017 ·
Yesterday was officially the last day of summer, although for me summer ended six weeks ago when my kids returned to school. I miss having them home, and I miss long sleepy mornings and indulgent late nights filled with movie marathons, sprints to … [Continue reading]
Here and Gone
Posted on March 14, 2017 ·
Sunday was the end of a too-short spring break that left us on the verge of summer. When I woke my son on Monday morning light was already streaming through the window. On our walk to school, the sun was hot on the back of my neck. I wore a T-shirt … [Continue reading]
Some January/February Highlights
Posted on February 28, 2017 ·
It’s the last day of February in what was just a brand-new year—how did that happen? The past several weeks have been incredibly busy at the nursing facility where I work as we’re implementing an electronic health and medical records system. But I’ve … [Continue reading]
2016 End of Year Book Survey
Posted on January 6, 2017 ·
Thanks to Jamie over at The Perpetual Page Turner for hosting another end of year book survey! Here's a recap of the best books I read this year: Number Of Books You Read: 57 Number of Re-Reads: 3 Genre You … [Continue reading]
A Good Way to End 2016
Posted on December 30, 2016 ·
Honestly? This has not been a good year for me when it comes to publishing. Part of that is the majority of writing I did in 2015 is tied up in 2 unpublished books. One of the books is a collection of short stories, and I hadn’t been submitting the … [Continue reading]
The Other Side of the Magic
Posted on December 20, 2016 ·
Every December we travel north to Williams, Arizona, and ride the Polar Express. Grand Canyon Railway’s mystic “midnight” train ride is based on the classic children’s book made even more popular by the 2004 animated film starring Tom Hanks. Both of … [Continue reading]
What I Still Believe
Posted on November 23, 2016 ·
I’ve written and deleted more than one blog post since November 9. They were too angry, too hopeless, too cynical, too sad, too bloated, too simplistic, too something. And who am I kidding anyway? I have no answers for anyone, least of all my … [Continue reading]
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