As a rule I am not overly sentimental. I am not one who saves stacks of photo albums or souvenirs or old socks from high school, or, as Phil does, every T-shirt he’s ever owned. Right now that’s a good thing—sort of. What few relics I have found worthy of …
Phil and I this evening were talking about how much fun we have together. It’s true. We do. We laugh and talk …
Every journey begins with putting on your shoes. Or filling out an application for a scholarship to one of the best writing …
Not too many of us get up first thing in the morning wondering what the latest book reviews have to say, but …
Absolutely, if almost unbelievably true, NASA posted an incredible image of Western Australia on the day Jagged Edge of the Sky was released. Karma, …
Launch day arrives. Since Friday, I’ve been making myself available to chat virtually with my group of early readers. So far …
I stopped wearing a watch when I was a nurse. You heard me. A nurse who counts pulses and respirations without a …
Writing about Australia has not been easy. I live in the Western U.S., not Western Australia. Twice I’ve tried to plan trips …
People who don’t write books may not completely understand the significance of cover reveal day. To put it into perspective, think about …
People having sex with the wrong people. That’s what my new book is about. I’m almost thankful my father isn’t here to …
On my mind tonight is my dear friend Ed McClanahan, much-beloved Kentucky author of such well-regarded books as The Natural Man and O The …
True to my promise to myself, in September, when I dove into the autumn’s writing work full on, I also started …
The words “blue moon” have a certain musicality to them. Poetic thanks to the assonant sounds making up their middles. We all …
Phil and I recently acquired a modern television set. We held off because neither of us is in the habit of replacing things until they’ve …
The magical second time around. Good for lovers and careers, but not so good for bank robbers. More bank robbers get away with …
If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know that I tried hard early in my and Phil’s relationship to learn to …
It was ejected from my computer the day of its original deadline, sidelined while the photographer waited out the last days of a difficult pregnancy, lost …
I think I go through it every year at this time. I don’t even know what to call it: shutting down, transitioning, …
I’ve spent the past two weeks with my aging parents, helping them navigate the here and now while trying to survive myself in …
The moment every writer dreads: turning on the computer to your most current project, only to find it missing, gone, vanished into the …
Well. I certainly had no idea that writing a cookbook would take so much time and effort. But it has, it does, …
Yesterday, I did indeed make gluten-free tortillas. I’ve come a long way since I got out of bed in the near-dawn at …
One look at the adorable rapture in this young girl’s face and you must have guessed that a post about today …
In honor of National Heart Health Month, I hope you will take a moment and think about your ticker. Think about how …
