Family

As a writer, I'm often asked where do I find my ideas? How do I get started? I start with two words: What if. I find this works with everything I write, whether it's a short story, a novella, or a novel. Take my Mad Max series as a starter. In Max 1, Unintended...

Every family has a keeper of the box. It's often the eldest child, or the only girl, or the one interested in genealogy. The box can be literal or figurative, but there is always a box. My husband and I are both only children. The boxes handed down to us from our...

Family and community are two words that are flung around like confetti nowadays. We're a football family. We are a community of like-minded individuals who like a certain musical group. We think of community not as something where we are actively involved but where we...

Hi, Mini Mommy, I'm writing this on Mother's Day, May 8, 2016. It will be posted on your birthday, May 9, 2016. I want to say thank you for so many things you did to help me grow into a responsible and, I hope, caring adult. You made me take responsibility for my...