Though Stella drove them to the funeral, Will, Polly and Becky opted for the long walk home. Will appreciated the opportunity physical...

“We should have gone with your father, but I was too afraid.” Will wanted to pull away, but Cora held her in her grip. “His choice was...

Had her mother not been dying, the visit would have been Will’s best homecoming ever. Although just nine, Becky exhibited a maturity that...

Polly pulled onto a long drive leading to a large white frame house, which bore its century-plus existence with stately grace. A porch...

Will descended the stairs of the small plane and found herself under a lavish sunset. The Upper Peninsula airport that marked the end of...

Don’t underestimate the value of thinking If your goal is to write an encyclopedia before you die, then maybe you should write every day....

I just stumbled upon a post by an author who often gives great advice about blogging, writing, and other important things in life. What...

A dark crystal tower dominated the landscape. It sprang from a fracture in the earth in the center of the city, blooming from the soup of...

The clouds looked like huge puffs of popcorn. Will pressed her forehead to the cool window of the jet and peered at the earth below...

She led the group through aqua water, past brilliant coral formations, through schools of orange and yellow-spotted fish, past...

Will headed south. She thought she might go as far as Antarctica -- all the way to the Pole, maybe. Perhaps the little shits would turn...

Louis Armstrong's trumpet painted the walls of the little craft with soaring blue notes. He climbed, she fell. The contrast pleased her....

No. 6: June 20, 2019 ~ Like any parent, I love all the characters I created for The Darkest Eyes, my debut novel, even those who make...

No. 5: May 20, 2019 ~ I would never in a trillion years have picked up The Crimson Deathbringer by Sean Robins if I hadn't chanced upon...

No 4: April 20, 2019 ~ Today I am announcing my campaign, and I'm inviting you to sign up to volunteer. No, I'm not running for...

No 3: March 20, 2019 ~ Painted lady butterflies passed through last week on their way from their desert hatching grounds to the Pacific...

No 2: February 20, 2019 ~ My totem animal is the spider. Spiders create beautiful, intricate webs, and that's what I strive to do with my...

No. 1 : January 20, 2019 ~ I'm going to break a cardinal rule of storytelling and begin in the middle. That's where I am on my journey,...