Sample scene from HADASSAH

For your comments and consideration, here’s a scene from the book I’m working on about Esther/Hadassah. To set it up:  Hadassah has just been brought to the king’s palace at Susa.  Esther is sixteen years old. Simple enough.  🙂   “Welcome to the...
My Life with Mastiffs

My Life with Mastiffs

I blame it all on Tom Hanks. Well, maybe it began before Tom. Long before. Maybe it began when I was a teenager and had my first pug, a little girl named Suki.  I loved that little dog, and had to bite back my tears when one of my boyfriends ran over her backing out...
Love Hurts

Love Hurts

The last photo I took of Charley, a few days ago. Charley and Babe Charley couldn’t climb on our bed, so he’d stick his two front paws on the mattress and just hang there . . . especially if it was thundering. Charley with my friend Nancy Rue This morning...
Where does the time go?

Where does the time go?

Might as well ask where our life goes–we spend it a little at a time, here, there, everywhere! I can’t believe it’s been about three weeks since I last posted!  (Hint: If you require more frequent updates from me–ha!–check my facebook...