• Adventures in Blogging

    I’m not sure why, but there is something about the end of July that always makes me think about my goals, and the steps toward achieving them. Maybe it’s the knowledge that there is only one month of summer left, one month before the season…

  • Plotting and Planting

    I finished the revisions on HELL BENT and sent it off to my editor on Wednesday, so then I took a little time to clean up my web page a bit.  If you go poking around, you’ll see a page for HELL BENT, (under Books:…

  • Cooking Oregon – Applesauce Cake 1

    I have this 1964  cookbook that belonged to my grandmother or one of my aunties, I think.  The cover has fallen off and the spiral binding has disintegrated. It was printed here in Salem by a local press that is still  around (Your Town Press)…

  • Vacation + Murder = bunny ears

    My best friend and I decided to get away for a couple days as a birthday gift to each other.  We thought the beach would be a relaxing place to get a room, knit, stare at the ocean, take walks, and catch up on Dr.…

  • Three things for a Thursday

    Thing one: My blogging has been a little sparse this week, due to me trying to remember how to write a short story.  I started out as a short story writer and spent over a decade dedicated to the craft, but over the last 5-ish…

  • Updatery

    It was time to do a little housekeeping here on the blog.  What have I updated? 1. I now have a Frequently Asked Questions page. You can find it by clicking the FAQ tab up there in the menu. 2. I also have a Reading…

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