Author’s Blog

Deadlines

Pushing forward day after day, as many words as you can eke out, is sometimes what it takes to get a story finished. It doesn’t always flow like water. Some of you know I’ve been struggling the past month. Step by step, pushing myself along, I finished a rough draft of “Not Again, Harry,” for […]

Downer

Ok, I’ll admit it. I no sooner sounded off about glorious May than I slid off into a swamp. I haven’t been able to move since. I’m forgetting things. There’ve been days I couldn’t get out of my chair. I went a couple of weeks without writing a word. I’m now late for everything, have […]

It’s May

Tra La, it’s May, the, er…blessed month of May. My world has been exploding with birds, blossoms, and butterflies. I decided I was at the point I had to either move to one of those independent retirement apartments or hire help with the yard. I hired help. Flowers have been planted, and the squirrels are […]

The Fate of a Lady’s Companion

Juggling

Juggling two stories, two deadlines, and life works until it doesn’t. When the balls all fall on my head, I go a little brain dead for a while. The only thing for it is to take long walks and try to reboot my brain. My church project, a Trivia Night, went off with out a […]