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I Began Hearing Voices
Last week I disclosed my dilemma in combining two short novels, A Southern Girl and Just a Dance, into the single story they cried out to...


Two for the price of one
A Southern Girl (ASG) began as a short novel, by word count almost a novella. It began with the infant’s abandonment as the U.S. family,...


Life on the Literary Road
Six weeks on the road is a stretch, and when forty-three events in four states are factored in, there is only one logical question that...


New rules in a strange land...
Last week’s blog listed the major factors that weighed in our decision to spend a year in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. As part of my...


Best seller? Ah . . . no.
When I left you last week I was on the cusp of literary stardom with my first novel, Bethesda’s Child. I had what I had been assured was...


Wordless Wednesday
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A Wizard to the Rescue
Last week I wrote about the attrition of the spirit I felt after eighteen years in the legal arena, butting heads with judges, opposing...


Writing vs. Law; the price of conflict
My writing life began with a short story I wrote in 1990 called The Dare on the Bridge. The bridge, in case you’re curious, is the...


Long-eared Legacies
As Easter approaches, I’m reminded of one of my mother’s most enduring gifts. Like most of her generation, she handed down to her...