Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony DoerrMy rating: 5 of 5 starsWhen my book club decided to read Doerr's latest, I was...
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Twas the Night Before Deadline
I always rerun this post just before Christmas in honor of the angst my fellow writers and I often feel. I hope you...
Breathing Life Back Into This Blog
After an absence longer that I thought it would be, I'm resurrecting this blog. During the pandemic last year, I wrote...
#BackToSchool
By the end of July, I'd be anxiously looking forward to the first day of school, usually Tuesday after Labor Day. I...
#StayHomeAndRead
Like most of us, I've been doing a lot of reading and writing lately. My most recent book was Heath Hardage...
Musings on Privilege
I used to think that privilege meant you had to have a lot of money, that you had to be born into the "right" level of...
Finding Peace in the Time of COVID-19
We're all doing our best to stay calm in the midst of a daily tsunami of bad news. As a writer, it's less...
Back with a new book
It took longer than I thought, but I am proud to announce that OUT OF THE DESERT is now available in print...
#ICYMI Convergence of Dates
This past week has been a convergence of important dates for nearly 40 years. First, there was my mother's birthday on...
Meditations On a Boot
Sometimes, life encourages you to rest a bit, slow down a bit, and put your booted foot up on the sofa. That's me...
EYES WITHOUT A FACE Teaser
I find it hard to believe that not everyone has read EYES WITHOUT A FACE, my novel about a female serial killer. She...
I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Hi, all, I know I went silent for a few weeks. Nothing wrong here at all. More like needing to clear my head and focus...