Dear Reader,For those of you who reside in the US, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was quiet, for the most part, but I'm not complaining. This photo shows part of Market Street in Rhinebeck, NY. It's beginning to look a lot like Christ...

Dear Readers,Happy Halloween to you, and happy 65th birthday to me! I'm so excited to be the age I've lived to see, and I can't wait for whatever comes next! And no, I've never been shy about sharing my age. Why should I be coy about it? It's somethi...

Dear Reader,As we hit the halfway mark in October, I find myself thinking how grateful I am to all those of you who open my emails once a month to see what new madness, joy, or sorrow I have to share with you. And I need to say a very HUGE "Thank you...

Good morning, dear Readers!It's a great day to be a romance reader! Author Zoe York hosts Stuff Your Kindle events a few times per year and over these next three days, you will have access to 2,400+ free books across 17 categories. I'm giving away T...

Dear Readers,Can you believe we're a week away from September? Good Lord and butter! (This has become a favorite exclamation, even though I'm not sure what it means.) I participated in a free book giveaway -- over 3K books claimed between August 4th...

Dear Reader,This will be a short newsletter because our family has suffered another tremendous, heart-wrenching loss and we're still trying to process the shock as we plan yet another funeral. In the meantime, it's Freebie time! For the next THREE DA...

Dear Reader,Forty years ago, July 9 was a Saturday. How do I know this, you ask? Because it's my anniversary, y'all! My first thought when I woke up this morning was "Damn, I'm old!" Chuckle with me, it's okay! LOL! My second thought was, "At least,...

Dear Reader,Please excuse this too-swift follow-up email, but thanks to my OCD self, I discovered that I hadn't sent you the correct link for the AJ Buchanan blog. So here it is, and I hope you'll enjoy visiting it. Thank you for your patience.AJ's B...

...but it pours, dear Reader!My sincere apologies for my extended absence from your inboxes. So much has happened since my last letter, and much is still occurring, but I needed to feel in control of something, so I'm sending this out just to catch y...

Dear Readers,This is just a fun newsletter to share the fun I've been having since Thursday evening. Every year at the end of April, I journey to Florida by train -- because I love trains and hate flying -- and spend time with my fellow IR (interraci...