“If you’re going to do something, then do it right.” Those words, spoken by my father, came to me the winter of my thirteenth year as I delivered newspapers along my route on the streets of Elmwood Park, a suburb of Chicago. It was the winter of 1976 and we were in the clutch of […]
Hey! What about Thanksgiving?!
Here in the US, it seems like the last wisps of smoke from the fireworks have barely begun to fade from the July sky when all the craft and hobby stores begin rolling out the fall and Christmas stuff. It never fails, immediately people begin lamenting it coming “earlier every year” and grousing about seeing […]
A “Bluming” Good Holiday!
What a sweet time the past two weeks in the UK have been. Starting with Autumn… No, not the season—the writer. I had the great privilege of spending two hours in London at the amazing St. Pancreas Station with fellow Inspy Romance author, Autumn Macarthur, when we landed in the UK on May 3rd. Meeting […]
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors of the season, the scent in the air, and the expectancy of the holidays. Thanksgiving in America is a pretty big holiday and one of my favorites. I will be hosting a crew of ten or eleven at my house. I’m so excited that […]