The Roar of the Lion

The Roar of the Lion

Evidently, March is coming in like a lion. That is, if we count last night and the wee hours of the morning, when the storms were at their worst. If we think of March coming in today during daylight hours, it should be a lot calmer here in Arkansas at least; maybe not so much farther […]

Moonlight Can Be Deceitful

Moonlight Can Be Deceitful

Moonlight lies like a blessing along the roof of the old church, silvering the dark shingles. Like solemn eyes, the windows reflect the still light. Trees, silent sentinels, stand guard over church and cemetery, nodding their heads as a breeze moves among them. Year after year, century after century, the trees watch and listen. Grateful worshipers, happy […]

Encouragement Turns on Full Force of Creativity

Encouragement Turns on Full Force of Creativity

Encouragement Full Force: I absolutely love this book.  It is interesting and well written, I hope to see more books in this series.  I am going to purchase more books from the same author. When my publisher sent me an email with this review from someone who had read Moonlight Can Be Murder, my heart […]

Go With What You’ve Got

Go With What You’ve Got

“Go with what you’ve got” is one of those folks sayings Jane, Carolyn, Peg, and I grew up with. Jane brought a long list of others: I really don’t want to get into it now; If I agree with you, we’d both be wrong; I’m supposed o respect my elders but it’s getting harder and […]

Happy Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow! Six more weeks of winter. It’s always kind of fun to see the big deal the folk in Pennsylvania and other places make of Groundhog Day. I have a feeling, though, we’d have six more weeks of winter anyway. Wit, wisdom and fun crackled around the hundred-year old table at […]

After the Ball Is Over, After the Book Is Finished

After the Ball Is Over, After the Book Is Finished

After the ball is over, does the melody linger on? I can’t speak for all writers, but this writer is a puzzle, a bundle of contradictions. How can a book that I’ve worked on, groaned and moaned over, re-written, edited, worried about, fluffed up, lengthened, shortened, and at last declared finished, be so hard to […]