Book deals July 11-12, free signed bookplate

Bookshop.org is offering some deals in competition with Prime Days. My book You are Not Alone is on sale; there is also free shipping on all orders and a free tote for those who purchase $100 worth of books. If you purchase a copy of my book from their site during...

Are you ready for some football?

I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning as my husband drove our vehicle into the parking lot of the uniquely shaped building. I practically bounced out of my seat. Wearing my “adventure hat,” a tie-dyed hat from the M&M store I had acquired on our last...

Flowers for Krista

Today I bought some beautiful silk flowers to decorate my front table for the month of August. They were on clearance as I walked into Michaels with my daughter so she could make a return. I had not planned on buying anything. But, when I saw the flowers, I thought of...

Fourth of July Founders’ deaths

More than just the birth of the United States with the Declaration of Independence, July 4 can also be remembered as an ending. On July 4, 1826, two of the Founding Fathers died, 578 miles and 5 hours apart. Fifty years after the Continental Congress voted to adopt...

Camp Nanowrimo 2023

It’s July, which means it’s “camp” for me. Two years ago this month I took the month of July to write the first draft of my memoir, the book that you can now buy here. It was a great month to get thoughts down on paper, to translate notes and journal entries into...