Category Archives: book

I am a fairly good speller, but I have my weaknesses. I always have trouble with sheriff – which letter doubles, the R or the F? What about ceiling – is that EI or IE? (I have to write it … Continue reading →

Inside my head I imagine myself at a book signing, fans of my latest work queueing up for autographed copies of my work in a line that stretches out of the bookstore and around the block. Policemen are directing traffic … Continue reading →

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” as the saying goes. Well, I know my own road certainly is. When I get a great story idea, one that hits me in my guts and makes me hyperventilate, my … Continue reading →

“No, not that one.” On the shelf to the right of the expensive gift pen sets I indicate another box, a cheaper, bulkier one. Thirty pens for $3.59, not bad. “I’ll take those, and a pack of pastel writing pads.” … Continue reading →

My favorite season has arrived at last!  Cool evenings, jacket weather, crunching through mounds of fallen leaves, cutting open pumpkins and scooping out and roasting their unborn children…these are the days I live for. Spring and summer just don’t have … Continue reading →

(image from Desktop Nexus) Out of our five senses – sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell, the one that has the most power over us is our sense of smell. Certain odors can evoke memories of our childhood, our first … Continue reading →

  In real life, what we think of as “reality” depends upon what we perceive and the meaning we attach to it. Two people may take the same roller coaster ride, but while one thinks the ride was exciting, the … Continue reading →

Seeking escape from her abusive husband, aspiring newspaper columnist Rachel Jeffries travels into the hill country of Massachusetts, where she is saved from certain death by self-taught folk healer True Gannett. Armed only with his great grandfather’s knowledge, can True … Continue reading →