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I’m Baaaaack!!!!
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated this blog, but now I am back with DOUBLE good news! I have two (sort of) new books to tell you about! First, I have re-released my first book, A Little Company, under a new title, In the Deep North Woods. My reason for doing so is I changed …
Letting Go
Here is a picture of my Dad letting go of me as I took my first wobbly baby steps. Last night, at 10:30 PM, Dad let go of the strings that bound him to this earthly world. For the past decade or so, Dad struggled in the cruel grip of Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and …
Mirrored: CH Osborne Interview
Recently I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing the Young Adult Fantasy novel, Mirrored, by local author C.H. Osborne. The review will appear in the January issue of Watertown Neighbors magazine. In the meantime, I liked the book so much that I contacted the author, to see if she’d grant me an interview for …
The Worst Halloween Ever (1979)
You will not find this fact in any textbook, or even on Wikipedia, but I can attest that October 31st, 1979 was The Worst Halloween Ever. Of course, we don’t know we’re making history while we’re making it. All I knew at the time was that I had the worst luck of any kid in …
Watertown Neighbors
There is a new local magazine just starting to make the rounds, called Watertown Neighbors. The publication brands itself as: “A community magazine serving the residents of Watertown.” I recently had the chance to write a book review, which appears in the current issue. In keeping with its community-oriented theme, I chose …
Home
Every two or three years, the sickness hits me. My heart starts to feel heavy, my mind drifts off to a faraway place, my lungs cannot fill with adequate air. The walls seem to be drawing closer, and the ceiling lower, by fractions of millimeters each day, until I’m struck with an almost …
Go on Living
I’ve been going through boxes of family mementos, unearthing a hodgepodge of my own memories, and mysterious, black and white photographs from long before I was born. One item I found caught me by surprise. It was a poem I had written long ago. I haven’t thought of it in years. Although there were no …
2017 Reading Challenge, Part 4
I’m still plowing ahead with my promise to read at least 4 books per month throughout 2017… and I’m also trying to expand my horizons, so to speak, by reading some books outside my normal, favorite genres. Here’s a run-down on what I read in April. The Awakening and the Selected Short Stories– Kate Chopin …
