I Made the Leap
A poet friend from home called the other day. We had a great conversation about what we were doing. One of the topics of our visit reminded me of a strange message that came to me when I was still wondering whether becoming a writer was even possible. I had so many doubts. It seemed […]
My Favorite Things
Staying informed on current events is horribly depressing these days. Some nights, I have trouble sleeping because I can’t stop thinking about it. To get my mind off of the cruelty I see and hear about, I work on book plots in my mind, remember fun times, or read a book. Today, I am listing […]
The End of the Year
Where 2025 went, I don’t know. I certainly flew by fast and I’m left wondering is 2026 going to be that way? Hubby and I are late in getting to our winter home this year due to meetings, sickness, and doctor appointments. They are mostly over with now so we’re in the midst of finalizing […]
An Old Journal
Hubby and I want to pare down our junk and get rid of things. Like most people our age, we have too much stuff we’ve collected over the years that means nothing to anyone but us. Some of it means nothing to us, we’ve just forgotten we still have it. I went through an old […]
Another Busy Time
This past week and a half have been a whirlwind of activities that kept me running (figuratively, not literally). I said yes too many times and paid for it. The South Dakota Festival of Books is a very large event where over a hundred writers from all over are invited to speak and sell their […]
Signing Books at Henry’s
Yesterday, I spent part of the afternoon at a small indie bookstore called Henry’s Books selling and signing my books. It’s a charming place in the back of an old red sandstone building on Main Street in Spearfish, SD. In the front is an Italian restaurant, Nona’s Kitchen, that serves great food. I know that […]
Keep Trying
I love independent bookstores. They’re small but quaint, and the owners are usually such nice people. We have a lot in common: we both love books and reading. I connect with them easily. Where I live, there are several bookstores, two of which are big corporate chains. One is an indie bookstore with hoity toity […]
No Doors Needed
An unusual thing happened when I was selling and signing books at Wild Deadwood Reads a couple of weeks ago. Let me preface it by saying that it’s a free country where people can write what they want to write, and people are free to read or not read what they want to. At this […]