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As I reviewed my blog post from last January, I noted the writing goals I’d set for 2019 and my word for the year—commitment. My gut reaction was: total fail! I didn’t accomplish everything I [...]

What a crazy six or seven months I’ve had. And here I thought 2019 was supposed to be my lucky year. Between health and personal challenges, my writing production has been positively shameful. [...]

Last September, I returned my car to the Rental Car Center at Phoenix Sky Harbor only to discover the terminal for my scheduled departure was shut down due to a bomb scare. Shuttles were no [...]

I have a confession to make: I love Mondays. Really. I’m pretty sure I didn’t love them as a teenager or even in my twenties, but as I’ve grown older, I look forward to them. I know it’s a [...]

It’s the twenty-first of December, and it looks like I’m going to make it. Christmas has always been an emotional challenge for me. Whenever I hear someone say this is their favorite time of year [...]

My mom had a thing for proverbs. Not necessarily the biblical ones, but more of what’s known as the common proverbs. Most people are familiar with them: “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” “A bird [...]

Not long ago, I moved out of a house I’d lived in for twelve years. Not only was the move exhausting and stressful, it also forced me to put everything else on the back burner. On a positive [...]

Calling all scifi fans! This is only the second book I’ve featured on my blog so listen up! DeAnna Browne’s new YA novel, Hooked, will be released on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. I was lucky enough [...]

“Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re aren’t out to get you.” I’ve always laughed when someone says this, but not so fast Sherlock. A strange thing happened today that [...]

From the time I learned to read, I’ve tried to read everything in sight. As a young girl, I remember reading every billboard as we drove along the Florida Turnpike. If anyone ever wanted to know [...]