As my editor and I are working on the book that will be my debut, we’re getting into the nitty gritty weeds. For example, do I want to spell out my numbers (three…

Why do we call it Fall? This time of year, the months between summer and winter, weren’t always called ‘Fall’. They were actually referred to as “Harvest” back in the olden days. (The…

Jólabókaflóð is an Icelandic word. It basically translates to “Christmas Book Flood.” Why are we talking about Christmas and Icelandic people in September? Because I was just made aware of this Christmas tradition!…

Every morning, I got out and sit on my patio with my coffee, journals, current book I’m reading, and computer. My whole world is contained in my fenced in space. I watch the…

I had no idea, when I started writing this quick blog that it would morph into something bigger. I’m not going to lie. This is long. But worth it! You see, I was…