Dear Readers: When I was a child I loved going fishing with my Dad, Grandpa, and big brother on Little Salk Lake in northern Minnesota. I remember sitting in the boat, drifting in a breeze that  ruffled the water, with my bamboo pole slung over the side, my bobber floating above some poor, submerged, waterlogged angle worm tethered to the hook. Then I grew … More The Beginning and the End.

Dear Readers: I am an expert at being totally serious about life, love, work, parenting – all of it. I’m naturally cautious by nature. No riding roller coasters for me. No sleeping on airplanes while bouncing across the skies. My to-do lists add an element of assurance that I will not overlook something important. One of … More Serious Humor

Dear Readers: I started my historical novel, Chasing the Strawberry Moon, in September of 2008. Voila, after four years, here I am, working on the last pass, before submitting my manuscript for copyright. During that time, I have learned oogobbies, read oogobbies, written oogobbies, and deleted oogobbies. I know now that most of the planning of my … More A Gift from my Heroine