"Weightless inside a gem, her heart unchained like a pardoned prisoner." - Escape Into the Blue by Bibiana Krall. A dangerous quest for a...

Be Yourself by Bibiana Krall One of my favorite literary quotes is by the inimitable Oscar Wilde, “Be yourself; everyone else is already...

Are you stressed about friends and family coming over for the holidays... with no clue what to serve them? Skip the gross junk food and...

Ossabaw Island was a creative milestone for me. Three years ago I attended my first writing retreat, Ossabaw Island Writers' Retreat on a...

Quotes about reading. "Defeat winter, read a book." -Moon Zinc by Bibiana Krall #books #reading #mindfullness #literary #socialjustice...

- Creative Elysium - Scroll down and listen to "Take Me Higher" by the super talented C.J. Beards. So many times in the past year I...

It’s been an extremely long and difficult week for my family. Change the most constant thing of all in life has wreaked havoc on...

This time of year floods me with memories. Uncle John’s Cider Mill is an apple orchard in Michigan where you picked a bushel and took it...

It’s that time of year again, the tang of apple cider tastes like home on my lips, long walks in the woods energize and chilly nights...

"Not just beautiful, though—the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.” –Haruki Murakami...

Life is short. You should eat cake. Listen up, it really does go fast and we should celebrate the cool stuff whenever we can. My amazing...

Thank you so much for your incredible support of my (double) book launch this weekend! It’s been a great success and I couldn’t have done...

- -Thanks for helping make Loftus Hall-Book 2-The Irish Phantom Series a success. I’m delighted to announce that Loftus Hall a...

-Flash Fabulous- It's easy as a writer to get soft and not keep the brain muscle flexed. Writing something every day will keep you ready...

Travel & The Muse - I just wanted to share a post with you that I made for my school blog. Travel for pleasure can also be travel for...

New release - Have you seen it yet? I am so excited about the book trailer on YouTube for Loftus Hall! | Book 2 in The Irish Phantom...

Southern Spinakopita - Today it's pushing 90 degrees again. Any sane person would have stayed inside (not me.) The car was filthy and I...

The art of writing - Writing is an art form, painting, sculpting, music, design and yes-even living a certain way might be seen as...

- Being a writer is so much more than just writing. When I am not chained to my desk editing or dreaming up new ideas, I like to explore...

It’s time for another one hundred word flash-fiction challenge. The mystery writer Veronica Cline Barton and I both wrote a story based...