Ahead of Yourself

Ahead of Yourself

Don’t get ahead of yourself. Have you ever heard that phrase? I’ve been thinking a lot about it this morning. To me, it means thinking or fearing something may be true or will happen. It applies to me. In this period in America, it’s easy to over-think, to wonder and worry, not only about the […]

Cuddle with a Cozy

Sometimes people ask me where I get the ideas for my books. Let me tell you, they come from everywhere: from something someone says, from an unsolved mystery in real life, or just from asking, “What if?” Anything can prompt a story and I’m off and running. My characters? Well, sometimes a character is a […]

A Strange, Rainy Day Concluded

A Strange, Rainy Day Concluded

A Strange, Rainy Day

A Strange, Rainy Day

A flight of fancy, a children’s story to be concluded tomorrow.

A Staying Kind of Barn

A Staying Kind of Barn

One spring day many years ago, a farmer decided to build a fine log barn. First, he gathered large stones. He chipped and fitted them together for a firm foundation. The farmer cut many trees, chopped off limbs, and smoothed the trunks. Notch and groove, groove and notch, the logs rose straight and true atop […]

Rainfall

Rainfall

    Since we’ve been getting a lot of rain the past few days, this seemed appropriate. Published in Guide Magazine years ago.