29 Oct, 2019

Where the Train No Longer Runs: A Flash Fiction Ghost Story

2019-10-29T18:35:57+00:00October 29th, 2019|

Ashley Pemberly stood at the door looking barely a day older than the day Sarah Goodsen watched her descend the front stairs and walk out of her life for good. That was twenty years ago, but there had rarely been [...]

16 Oct, 2019

Was Columbus a Psychopath?

2019-10-16T00:06:06+00:00October 16th, 2019|

Why bother addressing the question the day after his day? Or after Indigenous People's Day? Why bother? Why bother understanding the story? Or ourselves for that matter. After all, it’s history. Shouldn’t our history, our stories, remain in the past. It [...]

4 Nov, 2018

The Hills of Heroes: Vercingetorix

2018-11-04T01:40:54+00:00November 4th, 2018|

The Massif Central. An ancient landscape. To stand in its embrace is to experience the soul of France. In its heart, the Chaine des Puys is a line of 80 dormant volcanoes that run along a north-south axis. The capital [...]

11 Sep, 2018

The 5 Stages of Fear and Lessons from 9/11

2018-09-12T00:20:45+00:00September 11th, 2018|

Fear. As a profound sufferer from migraines, I've always known the brain is complicated. Just ask my list of doctors who resorted to the eenie-meenie-minie-moe method to try to prevent them and, when that didn't work, treat them. So, it [...]

28 Aug, 2018

5 Reasons We Tell Stories

2018-08-28T20:00:49+00:00August 28th, 2018|

We tell ourselves stories in order to live.--Joan Didion Stories. It has now been a couple of months since Entangled Moon was published. Between marketing, attending writing conferences, working on my second book(s), and enjoying summer activities with family and [...]

20 Jun, 2018

5 Books that Inspired Me to Write Suspense Thrillers

2018-06-20T22:07:23+00:00June 20th, 2018|

In May, I had the opportunity to post about the 5 books that inspired me to write my coming-of-age suspense thriller. It sounds easy. Or at least, it sounds like it should be easy. In fact, picking the 100 books [...]

11 Apr, 2018

A Sign of Books

2018-04-11T13:04:47+00:00April 11th, 2018|

Bars need neon, clothing stores need novelty, restaurants need food...books only need a time worn sign.       Photo by César Viteri on Unsplash

10 Apr, 2018

Rabbit Hole Down

2018-04-10T17:04:58+00:00April 10th, 2018|

I love a good rabbit hole which means I love a good walkabout through and around a good open-ended question. It always comes back to the fantastical den of Alice in Wonderland's rabbit hole and the peculiar round of logic [...]

3 Apr, 2018

Who Will Your Words Kill Today?

2018-04-03T21:32:19+00:00April 3rd, 2018|

“You are a dark and dirty child.” The whispered words floated but gained speed and slammed through me. Burning like burrowed chiggers. I never knew why she hated me. Shy and sensitive to all external stimuli, I only wanted to [...]

16 May, 2017

Finding Life After Cancer in the Land of Hoodoos

2018-02-03T02:20:27+00:00May 16th, 2017|

I Got Cancer for my Birthday. For six weeks, I lived with a death sentence. I turned 50 knowing I might not make my next birthday. Worse, my husband and kids lived it too. I was alone with my surgeon [...]

Go to Top