Every day I try to remind myself about all of the goodness in my life. Every once in awhile, though, I’m shocked into the full reality...

Buy NOW! I started writing THE WIND THIEF before the changing climate started bringing us the more extreme weather phenomenons of our...

I loved meeting so many of you this year, and keeping up with those of you whom I’ve known for a long time now. Whatever your...

Who’s the woman warrior in your life? That’s the question I asked the women who participated in the American Historical Novels Facebook...

Happy birthday to my oldest sister, Dee (middle)! I say “oldest,” but there’s only 3 years difference between us, with my sister, Sue...

It’s my husband’s birthday today, and while he’s not a social media guy and will never see this post, I wanted to share his marvelousness...

For as gut-wrenching as the stories we write can be, there’s nothing quite like the pivotal moments in our real lives to remind us about...

Buy BLISS ROAD NOW! I I had a wonderful online meetup recently with those who read BLISS ROAD, my memoir about being the daughter of an...

While working on my upcoming memoir, Bliss Road, (June 2023), I had more than a few low points. Lifting myself out of them took some...