Single Mom. It all happened quite by surprise one day. I was with a friend at a leadership celebration where I was being honored for my achievement. She introduced me with kindness and grace and spoke of my unending drive and love. She said so very many wonderful things about me. I even blushed. … Read More
In the Mysterious Case of the Explosive Dog Poo Once upon a time I set out on a great, big road trip with my family and our two dalmatians. I had our hotel booked for the first night on the journey only five hours away. It seemed so easy when I planned it all out, … Read More
Living through the Kickstarter rollercoaster. I did it twice. TWICE! What kind of lunatic does that rollercoaster twice? Me. That’s who. I did it back in 2013 with my first novel Bloodmark in the Bloodmark Saga, to help pay for the marketing, editing and proofing process before it ever got printed. I remember that … Read More
Pay Kindness Forward. Sometimes in life, we are running so fast to survive, we stop seeing the people around us, for what they truly are . . . other human beings in need of love. We just see them as the guy that gives me coffee, the waitress serving my table, the woman at … Read More
Dealing with Death I’ve now lost all my grandparents. My paternal grandfather when I was very young, and I have very few memories of him. My paternal grandmother after many many years in a nursing home. She taught me to love kittens and life on the farm. My maternal grandmother after a long fight … Read More