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Book to Screen – My Picks

Posted on February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

I’m one of those readers who will devour my favorite authors’ new titles as soon as I can get my hands on them. I’ve printed reading lists to keep track of where I am in their series. (Some of my favorites are so prolific! I can’t keep up.) But I also love discovering new authors,…

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Who me? Scared?

Posted on September 30, 2020August 26, 2021

Halloween is a mere month away. Did you know that it is either the second- or third-favorite holiday of the year for most Americans? (That’s according to my very unscientific Google search of the topic.) And judging by the popularity of Halloween-ish stories, it’s clear we love being scared, at least in fiction. Curious about…

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Ah…the good old days.

Posted on August 31, 2020October 22, 2021

This is a tale of the old “interactive voice response” phone service and the “navigation tree” hell. I know many can relate. I’m trying to rent a car for a week in September. I’m pretty comfortable with reserving online and have done so many, many times. I have two simple questions about the fees and…

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Sleepless summer nights

Posted on August 12, 2020December 3, 2021

I grew up in a Colonial-style home in Central New Jersey. Built in the 1930s, it didn’t have a central HVAC system. It had a furnace and a fireplace to ease the frigid winter air. In the summer, we had windows and fans. And it was hot. Kids in the neighborhood would camp out at…

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A feline’s revenge

Posted on August 8, 2020August 27, 2021

When I left my full-time job at the end of January, I received this lovely peace lily from my coworkers. It was lush and weighed a ton, and I worried that I’d be able to care for it properly…since I’m not known for my ability to grow plants. (My family’s nickname for me is “Death…

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Careful what you wish for

Posted on July 27, 2020December 3, 2021

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a princess. Or Cinderella after the glass slipper incident. So it’s not surprising to me that one of my “coronaddictions” has been catching up on the British Royal Family. Stories of Harry and Meghan fill my news feed (I’m a fan), and most recently the…

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It’s deja vu all over again

Posted on February 17, 2020October 16, 2021

  It’s been a bit more than a decade since I finished and sold my first full-length novel (romantic suspense Surrender to Sanctuary). It was a shock to me at the time that anyone would want to publish it (it’s a bit on the kinky side)! But I was lucky, and thus started my career…

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Dear gods of technology, back off!

Posted on September 23, 2016August 26, 2021

  I took today off from my regular job so I could get some things done — Run to the post office (which isn’t open during hours that any working person can conveniently get to); Have lunch with hubby (who also took the day off); Clean my office (“clean” being open to interpretation); and Make…

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Adventures in Cooking – Real Pizza??? Not!

Posted on September 19, 2016August 26, 2021

Ever since I left New Jersey about 9 years ago, I’ve been bemoaning the lack of really good NY-style pizza. Hubby and I have been experimenting with home-made for a couple years. Sadly, the dough has been challenging to the point where it’s not worth it. Then I saw this posted on Facebook: home-made pan…

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Slogging along the writing trail

Posted on July 30, 2016August 26, 2021

I am so seriously behind in my writing projects, I almost wonder if I should just stop. When I saw this quote by Scottish author Alexander Trocchi, I thought, “Yesssss, this is how I feel.”

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