February, the sweet short month of groundhogs, love, Chinese New Year, and my birthday. Let’s first address the rodent part of this second month. February 2nd is Groundhog’s Day.  [...]

It is that magical time of year again, and while at my last writer’s guild gathering, we were given a prompt to write something beginning with the line ‘Twas [...]

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae   In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, [...]

I am so very happy to live in a part of the world where the glorious burnt orange hues of autumn, paint our landscapes so vibrantly during this tenth [...]

What was once Raymond, is now Everybody Loves Wink! This statement has been an almost unanimous response to my cherished and comedic character Winifred Pallas. But you can call [...]

I found myself extremely interested in all things ‘raven' while I was writing my novel. The notion of having one of these incredibly intelligent birds play a trusty side-kick [...]

So, once To Be True was off at the publishers and awaiting printing, I heard the two words that I had quite honesty been dreading the most in this [...]

So, this winter I took a short story writing class, that Music and Books in Ayr were offering. It was something that my friend who writes children’s books was [...]

Apparently the term ‘blog’ was first coined in the late 1990’s. The history of blogging can be traced back to several digital precursors. Whatever the hell that means. To [...]