Don't get me wrong, I really like my new optician, and the eyeglasses he sold me. It's just that he talks a lot about everyone else. Gossip. I can't quite figure out why, and, having worked in retail … Continue reading >>
Nature can help us understand so many things about life.
My eldest child took his own life in the fall of 2011 at age thirty two. As a mother, no matter how many counselors, doctors and friends … Continue reading >>
Scratch Magazine online wonders how real writers live. Certainly they don't have houses like the celebrity writers whose tastefully decorated homes are often featured in glossy magazines or interior … Continue reading >>
It was so random.
I hunted for a good seat for a session at the RWA 2014 conference. Near the front, I spotted a row of empty seats where I'd need to maneuver past a guy wearing a baseball cap. … Continue reading >>
THE DISTANT SHORE is an eloquent love story that begins in Norway, a land so well described by author Mariam Kobras I could feel the cold wind blowing in from the rocky coast. An international rock … Continue reading >>
I wasn't sure what branding meant for an author. Why would an author want to brand his or herself? It seemed somehow limiting, like an actor who ends up getting roles only as the funny guy, never the … Continue reading >>