A New Kind of Snowman!

In Chicago, we have had snow every day this week.  Yeah, it’s only Wednesday – but it is forecast for Continue reading →

Snow, snow, snow

Yes, I know it is February.  Yes, I know it is Chicago.  Yes, I know snow is normal for this Continue reading →

This is the Year you SELL your novel!

To paraphrase Walter Moseley, this is my plan.  So I will be submitting to open reading periods, agents and publishers.  Continue reading →

Thanks for Curator’s

Thank goodness for the people who keep the keepsakes long past their shelf life.  They can be called sentimentalists, bibliophiles Continue reading →

The Toddler’s Dream

For the past three weeks the city has been doing sewer work near our house.  We should have expected cacophony, Continue reading →

The Attack

There is a lot of talk about sexual harassment.  Yes, it is real.  I’ve experienced it all my adult life. Continue reading →

What happens to a blog when you are in Edit Mode

I haven’t said a lot lately, I’ve been editing. Some people won’t believe that after you write the novel – Continue reading →

A Walk in the Park

Once upon a time, I had a friend who was afraid of clowns.  I don’t know what they did to Continue reading →