Dec 2, 2022It’s been a heck of a year.They say the holiday season is a time for gratitude and reflection. A time to take stock, appreciate everything you have, and set some new goals for the new year. As 2022 draws to a close and 2023 starts peeking over the horizon, I look back over the past year…Authors2 min readAuthors2 min read
Aug 10, 2022Life lessons in the gardenEvery spring for the past fifteen years or so, I’ve gotten the crazy notion in my head that I should plant some seeds and grow some stuff. Edible stuff. Vegetables, mostly. There’s something about planting a seed and helping it grow that is infinitely satisfying. …Gardening4 min readGardening4 min read
Oct 26, 20213 Ways to Overcome Impostor SyndromeImpostor syndrome involves feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence that persist despite your education, experience, and accomplishments. You feel like a fraud even when you have no reason to. Like you don’t deserve the success you have, or that success isn’t legitimate. Raise your hand if you’ve experienced impostor syndrome.Self3 min readSelf3 min read
Oct 24, 2021Call Me a Tombstone TouristOne of my favorite sayings in life is “You learn something new every day.” And for the most part I find this to be true. I especially love days when I learn new words, and today is one of those days. The new word: “taphophile.” A taphophile is an individual…Cemetery2 min readCemetery2 min read
Oct 19, 2021Some lessons you gotta learn the hard way.He that deceives me once, its his fault; but if twice, its my fault. ~The Court and Character of King James, Anthony Weldon, 1651 Sept 14 was a big, bittersweet day for me, friends. I turned 45 that day, but that’s not why. 9/14 was the also the day that…Authors5 min readAuthors5 min read
Oct 18, 2021To Pen Name or Not to Pen Name?That is the question. When I started out on this crazy author journey (for real…I had no idea what I was getting myself into until I was totally committed), I spent a lot of time thinking about whether or not I could use my real name on my books. Authors…Authors3 min readAuthors3 min read
Oct 17, 2021This little girl is me.This little girl read billboards from the backseat of the car by age three, shocking her parents. She read “The Monster at the End of This Book” over and over until it fell apart in her hands at age six. She’d read every single Stephen King novel in her parents’…Inspiration2 min readInspiration2 min read
