Reading and Listening

This week I finished reading “The Outsiders.” Do you remember the movie? I remember bits and pieces, and that the drive in movie theater from the movie (in Tulsa) burned down not too long ago, causing a storm of emotion. (And fundraisers to rebuild,...

Sing Alleluia

Hi friends! Did you have a nice holiday? Celebrate the New Year with bubbly and fireworks? I hope it was delightful. I am happy to have taken some time away to spend with friends and family. I had a break from work and have returned full of excitement about the tasks...

Basket Baby

This week marked a milestone: I finished the first draft of my second novel, “Basket Baby” and sent it off to a handful of friends who agreed to edit. I’ve been working on this story since 2009 and am profoundly happy to see what it has become. I’m evolutions behind...

Reading

I haven’t been reading as much as usual. There was a time of my life when my parents would take away my books as punishment and make me fish. (Today, I dream of summer vacation in Wyoming, fly fishing with family friends, and reading until the sun sets or the...

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Beginning of the New Year public proclamation! I am giving up artificial sweeteners. No more diet soda, or sugar-free anything. There is plenty of research backing up this decision, and a good bit of personal motivation too. Actually, a good friend was recently...

Word Count Wednesday

23,200 words completed on novel 2 in the current draft, with about 10,000 more to be edited and added. Internets, hold my feet to the fire. I need to be adding 10-15,000 words a week to meet my April deadline for Novel 2. The story is there, it’s just… My...