Bookish Survey

I love doing surveys like this, and revisiting them from years past. Here’s my 2022 version. Not much has changed from years past other than the what are you currently reading and what have you just finished questions. I hope... Continue reading →

Bar Harbor, Maine from Back to December

When Cooper invites Anna to go away for a weekend, he takes her to a little town called Bar Harbor, Maine. Bar Harbor holds a special place in my heart: two days after my wedding, my husband and I packed... Continue reading →

Writing Short Stories – Worth It?

Here’s something you may not know about me: I love writing short stories. Yep, it’s true. It is one of my absolute most favorite things to do. I love the challenge of it, the uniqueness of it, the sheer fun... Continue reading →

Book Affairs? Guilty …

I read an article today by Katie Rose Guest Pryal titled Writing Isn’t Sexy: Book Affairs and Why We Need Them. Have you ever read an article and at the end said to yourself, “O.M.G., that’s me!” Yeah, well, that happened to me... Continue reading →

Lover’s Reunited

My seventh attempt for The First Line, February 2018. 944 words. Leo massaged the back of his neck, thankful the meeting was finally over. He had a backlog of end of term papers to grade and they weren’t grading themselves while... Continue reading →

Hello 2018!

I have big plans for 2018. The new year probably isn’t aware of my plans, and likely doesn’t care. Every year I write a post, declaring my goals for the year, and by March it’s usually all out the window.... Continue reading →

Best Reads of 2017

I’m sad to say I didn’t get to read a lot this year. Life with a toddler is hectic, to say the least, and just being able to write was a monster undertaking. More often than not, I chose to... Continue reading →

Duke’s Escape

My sixth attempt for The First Line, November 2017. 1423 words. “I’m tired of trying to see the good in people.”“So what are you going to do?”“I’m running away, first chance I get.”“You know that won’t work. They have us on... Continue reading →

The Drifter

It’s been a little while (almost 4 years!) since I wrote one of these for The First Line, but it sure did feel good to get back into it! My fifth attempt, February 2017. 2013 words. Eddie tended to drift into... Continue reading →

The Eclipse Sapphire

My fourth attempt for The First Line. August 2013, 2862 words. Sara There must have been thousands standing in the rain that day. The sky was a dark grey and the clouds looked menacing, ready to unleash the crackling lightning at... Continue reading →