The Jaws of Life

Several years ago, I was part of a charity anthology. (You can still buy it on Amazon—Feeding Kate—the profits go to the Lupus Foundation of America. Click the picture at right to see all the fabulous authors who contributed!) The original intent of the anthology was...

An Ocular Migraine in Four Panels

Until 2011, I had no idea that ocular migraines had a name. I thought everyone had them. But one day while I was working in a cube farm, my neighbor sent me a file and asked me to look at it. “I will as soon as my eyes clear up,” I said. “I have that...

Regional Conferences Rule

Back when I was writing cozy mysteries, my favorite conferences were Sleuthfest and Crimebake. Since I became part of the romance community, however, I’ve attended chapter meetings (very local) and national conferences, with nothing in between. National...

New Look…

I am trying to get a new look for the blog, so I apologize to anyone who shows up here and finds it mildly (or even majorly) confusing as I sort through the various options. Things will go back to some version of normalcy shortly, I promise. It will be, as they say,...