December is always a time of reflection for me. Looking back at 2019 feels like stress. I have several blog posts through the year that ...

Announcing a Winner and a New Giveaway The Winner of my January giveaway, the very first signed copy of Emergent, is subscriber 714. I u...

Life in 2019 Every year I make resolutions. To lose weight, to be more fit, to cook better meals for my family, to clean out the closets...

Let the Journey Conclude We have all been anxiously awaiting Alison's fourth book. My publisher and I have scheduled her official launch...

​​​​​​​It's a Holiday Giveaway As a thank you to everyone who has joined me on this journey I am giving a free (digital) copy of any one ...

I am working very hard on the second draft of Alison's fourth book, Emergent. I have thought all along that this was the end of Alison's...

I have received several emails in the past two weeks asking if I have fallen off the face of the earth. My Facebook and Twitter activity ...

The Cover Contest is Closed! We have chosen our covers and will Highlight them when they are ready to Release. I am very excited about ...

When Peter Davidson contacted me to review his book, Marital Advice to my Grandson, Joel, I had not quite gotten geared up for reviews, b...

Buy it Now! My kids were home last week for winter break and on Sunday night, at the beginning of break, my eldest and I came down with t...

I had a dream the other night that I was an old woman living out of a van, and I was perfectly happy about that. I think in my soul I am...

My first Gallion Picks Review of 2018 comes to you by way of Australia. Blair Denholm has created a dark and at the same time, comedic, ...

In September of 2017, Intoxic was in the running for Underground Book Reviews Pitch Perfect award. I was thrilled with the honor of being...

We've been at our current school for two years now. It's the longest my kids have been in a single system. My oldest started school whi...

We had safe travels back from Illinois, and while we had a happily exhausting trip, it's always good to be again at the Beech House. I ca...

When you come home, you have the pleasure of running into people you haven't seen in a long time, and you also hear the stories that have...

We arrived in Charleston on Tuesday in the mid-afternoon after spending a pleasant last morning visiting with my mother near Springfield....

I didn't manage an indie book for this week. We are gearing up for the holidays and time is hectic. I doubt I will do any official revi...

I have a natural interest in history and when I was in high school I did a lot of reading about World War II. I have uncles who had foug...

Celadon by Ian Haight is a collection of poems that I suspect will walk with me for many years. Haight is masterful in his creation of s...