Pepper, the psychic dog?
My dog often acts in strange ways, like she knows something I don’t. It never bothered me before. After all, dogs are known to have keener senses than humans. But… Read more »
Category: Life
Bureaucracy does not promote happy thoughts
Man, oh man, alive! (I don’t really know what that means, but I heard it in an old movie, and it somehow fits the experience I just had.) Bureaucracy. It kills… Read more »
Over a house? Really?
My husband and I are shopping for a new home. It’s a horrible process that’s brought me in contact with an unbelievable number of houses that I’ve hated, a few… Read more »
Award winning author
The official certificate arrived today in the mail, accompanied by a letter welcoming me to “the world of award-winning authors!” I like the sound of that.
Outbid
I feared it would happen. And it did. The lovely little house I wanted so much–the house that captured my heart and imagination–will never be mine. Sigh. It belongs to… Read more »
Enamored with a house
I am enamored with a house. It’s not the most beautiful house in the world. Or the biggest. But it’s for sale in my price range, and I want it!… Read more »
Scripts and rewrites
I received coverage on my newest script, Haunting Engagement, the other day. I’ll admit it. When someone critiques my work my first, gut response is to be offended. “Why don’t… Read more »
Novel-writing muscles
The last novel I wrote took about four years. I don’t want a repeat of that so, to keep myself moving along at a good pace, I’ve set a goal… Read more »
A problem to have
I have a problem. In the big scheme of life, it’s frankly not a very bad problem. As a matter of fact, it might even be considered a good problem…. Read more »
Dog training
About four months ago my husband and I sold our home and moved into an apartment. The only problem was that our old house was the only home Pepper, our… Read more »