Hello ,Happy mid-summer! Are you in a heat zone? I am! It's in the 90's in upstate New York and sunny right now. I just returned from four weeks in England where it was decidedly NOT summer, cloudy and chilly. That did not stop us from taking a cross...
Hello ,At last, summer begins! You may have heard summer is my favorite season, and always has been. As a child, I relished summer vacations, the long, lazy days seeking shade under a tree to play games or read, wet afternoons at the Campello pool, e...
Hello ,It's Nurses Week! I've been a nurse since 1990. I started as an aide in a long-term facility on a dementia ward, then became a Licensed Practical Nurse, then a Registered Nurse. I never wanted to be a nurse. I wanted to be a writer.In my junio...
Hello ,Friday morning I was on the phone with a friend who lives nearer to New York City than I do when the house started shaking. His too! We both started shouting "What's happening?!" Turns out it was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in...
Hello ,Here’s a little March Madness for you!The 15th annual Smashwords Read an Ebook Week sale runs March 3rd through 9th!This is a chance to fill your ereader with books from many great authors at a discount, some for FREE.I'm pleased to announce a...
Hello ,Happy Valentine's Day! I do hope you have someone sweet to share it with. All of the hoopla surrounding this holiday can be tough on those who have lost their love or sweetheart, or are too caught up in the demands of daily life to take the ti...
Hello ,Happy New Year! I hope this email finds you well and ready to start a new year. I'm one of those people who look at the new year as a fresh start, a new page, and start off full of ideals and ideas. Months from now we'll see how many of them I...
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Hello The holidays are upon us! If you're caught up in the hoopla surrounding all the preparation and celebration, I hope you're able to take a few minutes for yourself to chill out with a good book and a hot cup of something you enjoy. It's importan...
Hello ,Ten years ago I published my first novel, Blue Hydrangeas, an Alzheimer's Love Story. This was a tough book to write - it took 18 months to complete the first draft - and even tougher to publish. It was nine years before I held a paperback cop...