Live Long and Prosper
I am a Trekkie. I don’t go to conventions, and I don’t dress in costume–although I once made a complicated Star Fleet uniform for one of my sons. Now that he’s well into his twenties, I’m sure he would prefer I not discuss how cute he looked as Captain Kirk.
Read MoreWish You Were Here
Right now I need a slice of Wanda’s Key lime pie. You haven’t yet had the pleasure of Wanda’s company. She’s one of the women of Happiness Key. Wanda bakes pies when she’s stressed. She bakes pies when she’s happy, too. In fact Wanda bakes so many pies, she’s always on the lookout for friends to give…
Read MoreHeading Off Into the Sunset: Happy Endings and the Critics Who Hate Them
Have you stopped by Goodreads? Goodreads is a networking site like Facebook for book lovers, a comfortable place online to hang out with other readers and discuss books. As an author, I have a profile page, with information about books I’ve read, friends I’ve made, and reviews I’ve written. Shelfari is similar. Both sites are worth a…
Read MoreYou Can Make a Difference–Brenda Novak’s Diabetes Auction
Mother’s Day–another excuse to be happy
Some words are loaded with emotion. “Mother” is one of them. If you’re reading this, you had a mother, whether you knew her or not, loved her or not, appreciated her or not. Some of you may have recently lost your mother. Some of you may just have found her. Some of you may by…
Read MoreHope (not) to Kiss a Pig
My Hands are Tied
I love my email. First of all, most of it is positive. Overwhelmingly. Going to the computer every day to write a novel takes either a certain amount of ego or a complete absence of good sense. Often a positive email gives me the necessary ego boost to start work. Sometimes it blunts what good sense is left after…
Read MoreI Just Can’t Understand You!
“Hamburg (ots) – reader reaches and inspires you with their projecting seeds and romantic stories women such as men with their books millions. Now equivalent two novel filmings are radiated by Emilie Richard to the Prime time on Sunday in the Second Channel of German Television. On 3 May the Second Channel of German Television…
Read MoreHow Can I Keep From Singing?
What’s the payoff for a cold, rainy spring? A sunny warm day when the world bursts into bloom. We’re having one of those today, and I wanted to share it with you. Here are some photos quickly taken in my garden along with the words to one of my favorite hymns of praise, written in…
Read MoreWhat Price Happiness?
The following made me smile. I hope it makes you smile, as well. I don’t know how this Amazon bookseller got a copy of a book that’s not yet in print. I don’t know why this bookseller thinks this particular copy is worth a thousand dollars–but, of course, as the author how can I dispute…
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