Apr 5, 2020Pay it forwardIf you are lucky enough to be working during the Covid 19 pandemic, there are a lot of things you can do to pay it forward. Here are a...
Mar 19, 2020Navigating Covid 19We're one world. We're all in this together. I work from home on a normal day so some of this is less stressful for me, but I once broke...
Jan 15, 2018Mother Nature Knows BestSpending several days trapped inside in a historic snowstorm helped me understand how to let go of the stress of life and apply a little...
Nov 4, 2017When that dream comes true…it’s pretty cool!Never give up on your dreams. Small dreams, big dreams. Keep them right on the horizon where you can see them. Maybe it takes a few years...
Jul 9, 2017HomeIt is a beautiful, sunny, summer Sunday morning. I’m alone with two old sayings running through my head: “Home is where the heart is”...
Jun 26, 2017The Little Book That CouldRemember The Little Engine That Could? Wasn't that the name of the well known children's book? I call my memoir, Seven Thin Dimes, "The...
Feb 7, 2016The Gift You Give YourselfIn September, 2016, I’ll be publishing my second novel - The Leaf Queen - which centers around a young woman making a mess of her life by...
Dec 20, 2015THE REASON FOR THE SEASONLast week I was suffering from holiday fatigue, trying to check everything off my list while working even longer hours at the office to...
Nov 22, 2015Some thoughts after Paris...I've had over a week to stop thinking about the attacks on Paris. Or to start thinking about them again. Or to simply never stop thinking...
Nov 2, 2015What is Coming Home?What is “coming home”? When I began the process of publishing The Narrow Gate, I had just moved myself and my cat for the third time in 10 y
Oct 26, 2015It Always Starts with a QuestionI once read somewhere that every good novel starts with a question (or 2 or 3, perhaps?) That resonated with me because I’m one of those...
