“Hurry up and wait.”

“Hurry up and wait.”

That’s such an odd phrase. But, it sums up the process of publishing a book perfectly (or at least it does mine.) First, I get really excited about an idea. Usually my first step is to tell my somewhat bemused, somewhat confused husband in a disjointed fashion while...
Life lessons

Life lessons

Big changes have happened this year. My oldest son fell in love and got married. Brandon is completing his second year of medical school across the county from us. So, we initially met the delightful Elizabeth via the wonders of Skype. There are many things that I...
#1 !

#1 !

Thanks to my friend R.C. Matthews for making sure I had this moment memorialized :). I guess it is kind of a big deal to make it to # 1.
Here’s to a Quarter of a Century

Here’s to a Quarter of a Century

Happy 25th birthday to my son, Brandon. I swear it was just yesterday that I was anxiously comparing diaper brands, sure that the fate of my son’s happiness surely must be divined somewhere in the magical combination on sure-stick tabs and perfect absorbency. It...

My personal love story…

  I’ve gotten comments on my writing that maybe it’s a little unrealistic or too much like a fairy tale. I don’t dispute that (much). I am a fiction writer. I don’t claim to write nitty-gritty documentaries. I also will freely fess up to my bias: I like happy...