Strong yet Flawed and Fabulous

So glad to see March. Thank you, Mother Nature! Trees are blooming, bulbs are bursting, and cool mornings turn into warm afternoons. However, even that ever-present strong woman is flawed. Mother Nature has to taint her beauty with all that ugly yellow-green pollen causing us allergy-prone people to sneeze, blow and wheeze. Fictional characters, likeContinue reading “Strong yet Flawed and Fabulous”

Strong Hearts – Strong Women

STRONG HEARTS – STRONG WOMEN Hello everyone! Well, she’s baaaaack — The strong woman in fiction and non-fiction. Do you know a strong woman? What words would you use to describe her? Maybe BRAVE, PASSIONATE, DRIVEN, ACCOUNTABLE, and RESPONSIBLE – just to name a few! When I write, I want a flawed protagonist who possessesContinue reading “Strong Hearts – Strong Women”

The Latitude of Gratitude

Hi, y’all! Are you enjoying the colder weather where you are? Well, we’ve got it, like it or not, down here in Georgia. This month’s theme is obvious. Just like everyone else, we go to gratitude this time of year. However, I thought I’d stretch it a bit. Here is one definition of latitude: TheContinue reading “The Latitude of Gratitude”

Ghosts, Witches, and Monsters, Oh My!

Due to “technical difficulties,” some of you may have received this post twice. My apologies! Hello everyone! Are you having a fantastic October? I hope you have autumn-like weather where you live—such a beautiful time of year! THERE’S NOTHING TO FEAR BUT… I love this season and I love Halloween. Always have. I guess it’sContinue reading “Ghosts, Witches, and Monsters, Oh My!”

A Row of Ducks & Katherine Nichols

Hope everyone is well and happy! It’s hot here in Georgia. How hot is it? Well, one way of putting it might be – “it’s hotter than blue blazes,” or “You could fry an on that asphalt.” Pretty stinkin’ hot!! So glad my writing keeps me in the AC! This month, I want to continueContinue reading “A Row of Ducks & Katherine Nichols”

One Bite at a Time

Ah! May! Hello everyone! It is gorgeous here in Georgia with all the flowering plants and shrubs and it’s beginning to be quite warm. I hope the scenery and climate are beautiful where you live, too. Zeroing In and Moving Forward Often, I have several stories floating around in my crazy head and it takesContinue reading “One Bite at a Time”

Finding Our Feathers

Don’t you just love this time of year? To see and smell the beauty around us. April is my favorite month. Well, of course—it’s my birthday month! Yes, the pollen seems never-ending especially down south where I live. However, somehow we southerners manage to survive because of the splendor in the trees and bushes aroundContinue reading “Finding Our Feathers”

“Don’t Stop Believing”

Most people have goals whether they are daily, weekly, yearly, or lifelong ones. One of my goals has always been to write a novel. Well, I wrote my first one, Weather Permitting, over ten years ago, but never published it. When I finished novel number two, Relative Consequences, I was determined to get it published,Continue reading ““Don’t Stop Believing””

Food, Football, and Friendship

Hey guys! Look at this month – a month of celebration-worthy days! To name just a few: February 1 – National Freedom Day, Chinese New Year, Beginning of Black History Month, and Work Naked Day (Oops! – I missed that one!)February 2 – Ground Hog DayFebruary 4 – National Wear Red Day – to supportContinue reading “Food, Football, and Friendship”