Category: About a Blog

  • Magical 13

    Magical 13

    In September 2002, my son said these magic words “you should start a blog. I’ll set it up for you.” When I say “magic” I’m not exaggerating. I was a writer before 2002. I had even published a handful of poetry, short stories and book reviews in small literary magazines. But I was a novelist…

  • Three Good Things

    Three Good Things

    Ten happiness boosters may increase your happiness up to 40%. They are to savor life’s joys, drop grudges, get moving, give thanks, keep friends close, get with the flow, practice kindness, look on the bright side, avoid over-thinking and comparing, and recall three good things. For the past week or two I’ve been posting on…

  • Something(s) New!

    Something(s) New!

    I’m so excited about my writing life right now. Bubbling over, actually. Vacation helped me wipe the slate clean as I transition from teaching college to doing other things. Mostly writing things. I’ve got plans in the works and have made a new page listing my writing-related public and social media appearances, all which have…

  • The Writing Room is Dark

    The Writing Room is Dark

    Finished the book and am taking a blog break to visit my sweet grandson and his parents. And Laura Zera:) Be back soonish. Maybe snow will melt by then.

  • Blog Birthday Gift

    My blog is 12 years old this month! And to celebrate I’m giving away Gypsy  for the last five days of September on Amazon. Here’s a very old picture with a shot of an earlier incarnation of the blog back in the day when I learned a little html so I could link and post photos. My son did the…