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Can you believe it's been twelve years since my first contract? A lot's changed since then. People have shorter attention spans, AI is replacing human authors, and readership is down overall. Yet in the midst of this, idiots like me keep writing. Why? I DON'T KNOW . I think some of us just can't NOT write, if that makes sense. This need to create stories, to dream up worlds we can control and people we can push around like bullies--it's some kind of weird sickness. I'm fairl

My current work-in-progress, a post-apocalyptic novel of 90k words, was practically writing itself when my husband began the final leg of his earthly journey in January. Four months later, he stepped onto a golden road, and I was left to travel the broken one alone. My blog posts demonstrate the difficulty of that transition. No lie: I cried every day for over two months. Eventually, I cried every other day. Now, 5 1/2 months later, I cry every week or two. The reasons why ar

Well, Ireland cradles another son in her soggy arms. I took Maury's remains home for burial this week--an event I'd been dreading that...

I don't know how or why it's suddenly August, but here we are: August. August has been my favorite month, not only because it's sunny and...

I'm nearing the two-month mark. Two whole months since I spoke to him, heard his voice, felt the warmth of his touch, and savored the...

I had a lot of plans for today. All of them fell by the wayside the moment I decided to revamp my website, which, along with my social...

They tell me grief is a process. There are good days, and there are bad days. Today was a bad day. The only reason I didn't spend it...

I lost my husband last month. He was my north star. My anchor. My everything. When he died, he took my identity with him. I don't...

REPUBLISHED from 4/30/24: I had every intention of finishing a manuscript I've been calling  The Reaping of Songbird No. 2 , but last...

REPOSTED FROM 4/21/24: Since 2019, our world has changed, and not for the better. It started with the pandemic, then ratcheted up with...