Volunteer work
Every Tuesday I drive 45 minutes to the fine art museum in Jacksonville and I give tours to first graders. What a trip, not just in miles but in experience. I chose that age group because even with no...
View ArticleCreating buzz
Why does it seem like some books get published and BAM! they’re considered bestsellers. NPR just reviewed a book on its FB page about an alligator wrestler. Say Wha? So how did that debut novel strike...
View ArticleThick skin
So you can’t please everybody. I know, I know. But when my book was read by my husband,who can see some of himself in it–it brought tears to his eyes. He loved it that much, understood it that much. I...
View ArticleThis and that
I know we all love our families but do we take the time to step back and really appreciate the miracle of it all? When your children have have children it sparks the wonder. This little person seems to...
View ArticleMythology
I became a fan of Joseph Campbell after I saw him by accident on Bill Moyers–a rerun of the broadcast. Joseph Campbell had one of the most fertile minds given to man. His legacy is continued by the...
View ArticleLoss
Life is precious is not a cliche. A very dear friend just lost her husband. A second marriage after the loss of her first husband. As I am graced with advancing age I also am given the wisdom to...
View ArticleThe good and the bad or what else is new?
First the bad. My pitch for my second novel, Sunspots, didn’t make the first cut in that Amazon contest. Out of thousands of entries it wasn’t picked. How does one feel about that? First of all with...
View ArticleDevastation in Japan
In my little nook, my insignificant dot on the planet, I go about my life in my mundane way. How weird that I get to do that when catastrophie is ringing in the ears on an entire population. Can we...
View ArticleReflections on marketing and the cosmos
So the blog tour is over. How do I feel about it? Very mixed. Some reviewers actually took the time to read the book for pleasure. Not like some who speed read it along with several other books at once...
View ArticleRainy day musings
Ah! Finally rain! How I love a rainy day. Especially now when here in Florida the weather has been stingy with rain. Sunny days have peeked through my shutters every darn day for weeks, months even....
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