Beginning Friday, June 9th, I will be stepping away from this blog, my book review blog, and social media as I recover from surgery. During my time away, I'm hoping to regain strength and energy lost during my 18 month battle with chronic pain resulting from a fall in January 2016. I'm also hoping to[...]
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SYNOPSIS What if you woke up one day, living with a family member who had changed into an entirely different person? What if she were an older sibling you had always admired and strived to be like? And what if you were an insecure preteen when it all started? What would that do to your[...]
Where is my memoir? After many months, here is an update on the status of my memoir. Over the last year plus, obstacles attempted to sabotage my efforts. In all honesty, I tried to sabotage the entire book multiple times. Thankfully I'm married to a man, also a creative, who would not let me turn loose[...]
BOOK Description When her alcoholic and emotionally abusive mother s health declines, Joan Rough invites her to move in with her. Rough longs to be the good daughter, helping her narcissistic mother face the reality of her coming death. But when repressed memories of childhood abuse by her mother arise, Rough is filled with deep[...]
The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library. ~ Albert Einstein It's National Library Week. I don't know about you, but several libraries played a role in my love of reading and, yes, writing. During National Library Week, I want to pay homage to Andrew Carnegie, a wealthy industrialist who[...]