Story Weekend: Sunglasses
I’ll kick off this weekend’s topic with my own sunglasses story. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ …
Read MoreStory Weekend: Cats
What’s your cat story? I know you’ve got one! If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ The story…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Runaway
I have many tales that fit this weekend’s theme! Like the time my best friend and I ran away . . . to my screened porch, with my parents’ permission. Or the runaway kids I worked with in San Diego. But I’ll start off the comments with a different kind of runaway story that happened…
Read MoreMid-Week Questions from my Readers
This week’s questions are taken directly from my Facebook readers. Here we go! Q. Do you ever watch TV and if so what’s your favorite show? A. Unless I’m on deadline, I watch either TV or a movie nearly every night I’m home, but I’m pretty picky about what I watch. I love a great…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Banks
I love picking weird topics for Story Weekend because I never know what interesting stories those topics will elicit in my readers. I’ll start it off with my own comment this time and then I hope you’ll join in. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share…
Read MoreMidweek Questions from My Readers
Every once in a while I like to answer some of the questions you’ve sent me. Some are related to writing, some are more personal, and my goal in these posts is to answer two of each. (Almost) anything goes, so feel free to add new questions with your comments and I’ll try to answer…
Read MoreAn Inventive Book Club Discusses Necessary Lies
I Skyped with a book club recently as they discussed Necessary Lies and the host forwarded me a copy of the invitation she sent out to the members. I love it! She really took the story to heart. She gave me permission to share the invite with my readers (I blanked out all the members…
Read MoreRecipe of the Week:
This may be my new favorite quick and easy way to prepare pork chops! I “pinched” the recipe from Just a Pinch and contributor Janet Crow. Yum! Parmesan Baked Pork Chops Ingredients: – 4 boneless pork chops, 1/2 thick (mine were those amazing Costco 1″ thick chops and they worked just fine. – 1 T…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Bathrobes
I’ve never been a bathrobe kind of person, but a few months ago I was in Bed, Bath and Beyond and saw a display of bathrobes at a very reasonable price. On a whim, I bought one. Now I wonder how I ever lived without my big, soft, fuzzy pink robe. During this frigid winter,…
Read MoreCan We Talk? Should I or Should I not Publish Private Relations (Revisited)?
June will mark the 25th anniversary of the publication of my first novel, Private Relations, which has me pondering–yet again–whether or not to release it for my 21st century readers. I’ve had this chat with some of you before, but I need to have it again. I need your help in making the decision. I…
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