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 I started but never ...

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

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 and the junk drawer...

Let the Journey Conclude We have all been anxiously awaiting Alison's fourth book. My publisher and I have scheduled her official launch date for January 18...

​​​​​​​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 of my books to you. ...

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 story, but as I was...

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 has dropped to almos...

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 the new look for Ali...

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

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 the respiratory ailme...

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 a bit of a gypsy. ...

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, tale. His protagoni...

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

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 while we were in Florid...

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 came home ready for th...

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 happened since you ...

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

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 reviewing before the end...

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 fought in the war and my...

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 scene, succinct in hi...