Sunday Inspiration: Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. Today’s gift to all of us is this moving poem “To The Moms Out There Who Love Someone On the Autism Spectrum,” by Kerry Magro, an autistic man who grew up with a mom who supported and challenged him as a child and adult. A lot…
Read MoreThe Fabulous Jayne Ann Krentz Chats With Yours Truly
Some of you will remember that Jayne Ann Krentz and I met about 18 months ago on a Mediterranean cruise. A reader told me she was on board, too, and our mutual agent told me to find her. So I did. Here’s our first meeting in a lounge during, well, happy hour! More about that…
Read MoreAuthor Karen Harper
My author friends are generous people. And none were more generous than Karen Harper, an Ohio author I’ve known since the beginning of my career. Karen was the first person to tell me about the Buckeye Book Fair, the one person I could count on to send me my PW reviews back before they could…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Hope begins
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” Anne Lamott
Read MoreMask Maker Heroes: When Help Is Needed.
Thanks to everyone who sent photos of the masks they’ve made. Today I’ve tried to include all the photos I received, although it’s possible that because some came to different Facebook addresses, I missed adding them. I’ve also sent links to my ebook, The Unmasking, to every mask maker who commented and sent a photo.…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: Resilience
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” -Maya Angelou How are you holding up? These are hard times for so many people. It’s difficult to wrap my brain and heart around the myriad changes in our world and the suffering of so many. We are…
Read MoreThe Best Laid Schemes
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” Robert Burns Plans or Schemes? While we often talk about best laid “plans”, today I like “schemes,” from the original quote by Robert Burns, especially as it pertains to today’s blog. Novelists are schemers more than planners. After all we tell lies for…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: A Different Easter
Happy Easter Friends! Even though this is a different Easter, May the renewal of life at this holy time of year bring new blessings of love, hope, peace, good health, and happiness to you and your loved ones. Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your religious convictions, May you embrace renewal and joy. And…
Read MoreThe Unmasking: A Special Gift For Mask Makers
Making progress on making masks. I’ve now made about two dozen masks. I’ve figured out how to streamline the process, working on a few each morning before I start writing. I’m almost out of interfacing, but I’ll never be out of fabric. I’ve been adding to my fabric stash for years, buying fabric on sale…
Read MoreSunday Inspiration: A Universal Golden Rule
I can’t think of a better time, while we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, for us to rededicate ourselves to the golden rule. I’m thankful that the golden rule is not for Christians only, but as you can see from the image above (thanks to Scarboro Mission and Resources for Life.com), it’s at…
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