When I spoke to my parents a few days ago we discussed a lot of random things, but the SCOTUS ruling was a big one.  They were thrilled...

I have every other Friday off from the day job and typically, I get up around 7 and go right to work on writing or writing-related...

I didn’t have a chance to talk about my mother on Mother’s Day, so combining these two posts will have to do. My parents are awesome....

There was no flash fic for me today, for a number of reasons. The biggest is that I came down with a nasty cold at the end of last week...

As you know, things have been a little crazy around here.  I managed to get three days off work that fell at the same time as my normal...

Unfortunately, I had to skip the flash fic again.  As eager as I was to write this particular prompt I am once again drowning in work. I...

Today’s the sign up for GRL this fall and I’m sad to say I won’t be going.  I left it last year planning to go as an author but the...

Scent is a funny thing.  It triggers so many memories and there’s no controlling them.  The memories leap out when you least expect them....

Astrology is something I’m more inclined to giggle at than take terribly seriously, but there’s something to be said for how nutso people...

I’ve been writing like mad in the last week and a half and have over 15,000 words on Evan’s story.  The story’s outlined, I have a clear...

For all my moping about not being able to spend Christmas with my parents, I got myself in gear, bought two stockings (ours were at my...

I have mixed feelings about Christmas this year.  I’ve been so busy with the novella that my Christmas preparation didn’t really get...

My heart hurt this week.  There’s so much anger and pain and wrong in the world right now and it makes me ache.  At time I’ve felt...

If you’ve read my books, you know I love including food (and wine!) in my stories.  Yesterday when I ran across a Buzzfeed article about...

It’s taking me a while to get back into the swing of things after being gone.  GRL was wonderful and so was the time spent in downtown...

I’d originally written this blog post about a week out from the start of GRL and my trip to Chicago.  Well, I kept forgetting to post it,...

In college, I studied psychology.  I won’t get into my disappointment in the lack of clinical experience in the program or the fact that...

It’s funny, I’ve had this half-finished blog post sitting in my drafts for months.  It never felt like quite the right time to post it. ...

In early July I visited the Potter Park Zoo with one of my closest friends.  With as busy as we both are these days, we don’t get to...

I am several months behind on posting this one *ahem* but in May my husband and I finally tackled the massive project of landscaping the...