Suprise Me

But I don’t want cursive to die. Because from one hand to the next, it’s such a distinctive expression of who each of us is. Read More

"My latest attempt to post a comment the normal way yielded a new error message" Read More

I have never been on a diet. I don’t say this to brag, just stating a fact. I have no idea how many calories are in anything. I have never read a diet book or listened to a diet guru. I eat whatever I want to, and stop when I feel full. Yet I have… Read More

She practiced Christianity as a religion of love, tolerance, and generosity. She never turned down someone who needed help and she was the most open-minded person I’ve ever known. Read More

By Walter Nicklin I had worked most of the summer on the horse farms that defined that part of rural Virginia where I grew up — making hay in June and painting fences in July.  Finally, in August, I had saved enough to buy the sportscar of my dreams, a used MGA.  The year was… Read More

I love Thanksgiving and taking time to feel grateful for the blessings in my life. Read More

I’ve enjoyed some of the movies that have made top ten lists. Parasite, The Irishman, JoJo Rabbit, and Marriage Story are particularly good among the ones I have been able to see. But my favorite movie of the year for pure enjoyment is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It was released this summer, so people… Read More

Comparing children's TV of the '50s and the '90s, I think the '90s win. Read More

It was a time of experimentation and self-expression, and self-express we did. Read More

As a historical novelist, I love doing research. I can and do lose days at a time finding and reading background information from which facts, or a sense of place or time will emerge to inform my story. I am often asked where I learned about the story in my recently published novel, Even in… Read More