May 3, 2022
May... a time to remember
May is the month where we celebrate nurses and others who are also our healthcare providers. In addition, it is the time when we remember...
Apr 10, 2022
april in florida . . .
I do miss the daffodils, tulips and lilacs—the great introduction to Spring in parts further north. Unless you find them at the grocery...
Mar 10, 2022
A touch of the Irish ...
I grew up in a big Irish family, so March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, has always been a big deal for us. My parents were both from Chicago...
Feb 15, 2022
a different bigamist
"Scientists now estimate that only about three to five percent of the approximately 4,000 mammal species on Earth practice any form of...
Feb 4, 2022
my new novel
When a wooden box filled with old newspaper clippings is found in Sophie Dawson’s attic of fifty years, no one is prepared for the family...
Jan 9, 2022
LIARS . . .
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” -Sir Walter Scott In searching for the next mystery audiobook to take...
Dec 7, 2021
the cozy mystery. . .
Some years ago, when I was seeking an agent for my first Nora Brady mystery, I received a regretful response from one agent who stated...
Nov 21, 2021
diversity . . .
“Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization.” Mahatma Gandhi First off: Happy...