Best books

I’ve taken a break from writing. I’ve jumped face first into reading and audiobooks again. Which is so common for writers. If the words aren’t falling […]

Dogs? The Art of doing things alone? The placing of friends in categories unbeknownst to them, and how this is a new and icky concept to […]

Yes, that’s me in all of my 1983-toothless truth. I’ve never looked better, flaunting my unconventional Aquarian spirit. That’s code for I didn’t need to fit in. There […]

Tis the season for a lot of stressful things, let’s be honest. But also let’s be honest about it being a season where we reflect on […]

I hope October has brought you more treats than tricks. I don’t have a bunch to say or report this month. I’m waist deep into a […]

The Texture of Voices Music is part of most people’s childhoods. I know that. I can’t say all but based on my forty-plus years on Earth, […]

Send Me Your Thunder in 50 Words Is May bringing you flowers? Longer work hours? Soapy showers? Our lilacs are in bloom, and my lord, are […]

When I googled synonyms for “Spring, the season”, the phrase Blackberry Winter appeared, and now I officially will never be the same. I love it. This photo is one I took last […]

Winter 2022 Dear Subscribers,  I’d like to reinvent my newsletter and blog for 2022 as one less about me– since I’m in a “many saucepans on […]

Hey friends. It’s a cold and rainy Memorial Day Weekend on the Jersey Shore, so here I am saying hi! Revisions for Italian Bones in the […]

Some of my favorite reads this year so far: Queen by Suzanne Crain Miller Brass by Xhenet Aliu Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo Caterpillar Summer by […]

The first week of February slapped me silly. Like knocked me down, tickled me until I couldn’t breathe, and even smooshed lots of snow in my […]