Magic

Two years ago, due to a confluence of events, I decided to go back to college. I had a complicated relationship with college in my 20s and never managed to complete more than a year or so of any degree program. (I tried three.) Thirty years later, I still regret not sticking with it—with something—andContinueContinue reading “Magic”

My Favourite Things: 2018

It’s time for my favourite post of the year, and thank goodness for that. Did anyone else think 2018 was a long year? Time’s supposed to speed up when you get older, isn’t it? I needed all the time I could get, though, to write the last book of the This Time Forever series, aContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2018”

Thinking About Nothing

Sometimes there is so much stuff in my head—the two TV shows I keep up with, the three books I’m usually reading, the plots of my own books, marketing strategies, ideas for new stories, the classes I teach, when we’re going to move all the boxes of books I’ve packed for the library—and I reallyContinueContinue reading “Thinking About Nothing”

The View

When Out in the Blue released as part of Dreamspinner’s “Never Too Late” Daily Dose collection, I planned to write a post about the trail Jared and Fin hike during the story. Well, a part of the trail—my favourite part: The hike up to the summit of Mt. Tammany. In many ways, the short hikeContinueContinue reading “The View”

Available Now: Out in the Blue

I really enjoy writing short stories. Despite the word count limit, a short story is an invitation to examine something more closely–an idea, an event, a slice of life. In “Out in the Blue” I take a look at what it feels like to be forty-five and ever aware of the big question: Is thisContinueContinue reading “Available Now: Out in the Blue”