When a door opens…. After many decades as a writer—and a whole lot less time as a published author—I’ve learned a few things that I wish my older self could’ve told my younger self way back then. Here it is, … Read More

I want to thank author Keta Kendrick for giving my books a shout-out in her latest newsletter! In return, I’ve been reading her book Roots of the Wicked, which drew my interest because of its beautiful cover–which should’ve been charred … Read More

Bette Davis said that getting old isn’t for sissies. She’s right. I spent my youth thinking that once I got older, I’d have all this shit figured out, and life would get easier. I’d just have to slog through life … Read More

The other day, we went walking in Volcano National Park. There’s a lot of volcanic activity there these days, with a sulfur-scented mist rising out of fissures in the ground. It’s important to stay on the path, because a wrong … Read More

I’ve been loving a Netflix series called One Mississippi. You might not like it, but I do. I like it because it’s clever, and it’s true (written and acted by the woman whose story it portrays), and it strikes a … Read More

I recently bought a book I’ve been looking forward to reading. Then I realized, to my dismay… It’s written in present tense. Not She said, but She says. Not he walked into the room, but he walks into the room. … Read More

Tonight, for my dinner I ate a cold piece of chicken standing up in the kitchen, because my Granddogters are beggars. I usually edit as I type, and as I typed this sentence, my mind had already found fault with … Read More

Most of the time, when I communicate telepathically with a client’s animal, I use a method called “remote communication.” In other words, I’m not in the same place (or even the same zip code, usually) with the animal. I ask … Read More

I don’t know if y’all noticed, but in last month’s newsletter, some unnecessary commas snuck in. I knew it. I saw them. I even told my newsletter/website guru who formats and posts these things for me that I’d found a … Read More

I fell in love with Sharon Sala’s books way back when. The first book I read of hers was Sweet Baby, a romantic suspense with psychologically and emotionally complex characters that stuck in my head long after I finished reading. … Read More